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<\/a><\/p>\nAnd let me tell you, 14 months is a pretty awesome stage. I skipped the 13 month update because I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d post monthly updates anymore, yet here I am, not wanting to forget the joy that is 14 months, so please indulge me <\/p>\n
At 14 months, Hailey loves exploring the world. She would be outside all day if it was up to her.<\/p>\n She points and laughs and the neighbor\u2019s dogs, crumbles fall leaves in her hands, and handles her walker like a pro. It\u2019s funny she loves it so much because she can now walk on her own!<\/p>\n She started at 13 months taking steps. She\u2019d take 3-4 in a row, fall down and try again. I guess some people call that walking, but I wasn\u2019t convinced. When I finally got to 15-17 consecutive steps, I declared her a walker. I LOVE watching her toddle. I still squeal when I see her pigtails bouncing up and down on the other side of the island.<\/p>\n Hailey is also a stair master. At 13 months she started handling them like a pro. As she approaches, she turns around and slides down backwards. As with everything she does, I think it\u2019s adorable.<\/p>\n Her favorite activities include peek-a-boo\/hide-n-seek, dancing to toddler radio and Christmas songs, giving high fives, grabbing Koda\u2019s tail, climbing into chairs, going down the slide and putting things in her bucket, spilling it, clapping and filling it back up again.<\/p>\n She\u2019s a sweet girl. Periodically she\u2019ll stop playing, walk over and lay her head on my leg. She gives the best hugs and snuggles. We\u2019re working on kisses.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t to say she isn\u2019t without her challenges. Besides pulling everything out of cabinets and drawers, she also sometimes bites when she is tired and it hurts! She also thinks of most diaper changes as torture and occasionally throws a tantrum when I take things away from her. Oh, the drama.<\/p>\n She is sleeping from 7:00pm-7:30am and I usually go get her around 8:00am. She always smiles, stands up and hands me both pacifiers. Yes, she still needs one for each hand for bedtime and I think it\u2019s adorable. She is napping once a day, usually going down between 10:30 and 11:00 and sleeping 2-3 hours.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s talk words. I really struggle with what to count as words. Is it saying them? Or using them consistently in context? Hailey says hi (hiiiii), dada, banana (na-na-na) and dog (dah) in context, meaning I know she, without doubt, knows what they mean. In fact, I can\u2019t say the word banana without her freaking out and wanting one. She wakes up every morning saying banana and pointing to the counter until I give her one. She says mmm<\/em> when she is eating something she likes and says moooo when I ask her what a cow says.<\/p>\n She also has said mama and ball, but doesn\u2019t say them consistently with meaning. Seriously? I\u2019m with you EVERYDAY and I can\u2019t get a decent mama? Sigh\u2026 I\u2019ve also found that she is mimicking our inflection. She repeats things back in babble, but with the same inflection in her voice. It\u2019s neat.<\/p>\n She\u2019s still eating well. 3 meals and 1 snack a day. Her favorite foods right now are banana, sweet potato, pomegranate arils, Greek yogurt and salmon. She\u2019s not as wild about her old favorite black beans unless they have some flavor added in. She drinks about 8 ounces of her milk\u00a0a day. No banana milk necessary. Whoop!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n