Amelia -- 14 Months

Whew, weee, Miss Amelia! Fourteen months and going strong! We went from the best month ever to another awful month at the snap of a finger. I'm blaming teeth for all of these adjectives that describe your most recent month: grumpy, not sleeping well, loss of appetite, drooly, snotty, blow out stanky diapers, fussy, clingy, and horrible diaper rash. However, her little self presented FIVE more teeth (THREE were molars!) over the course of the month, so who can blame her for being so miserable? I have to say: Bless ALL of our hearts! :)

On the upside, Miss Amelia has decided that walking is AWESOME! She doesn't walk alone yet nor has she even taken by herself steps yet, but making laps around the house behind the baby stroller is pretty much the only activity she wanted to do everyday! She loves it and has this hilarious grin on her face the entire time. Anytime she sees the stroller she goes after it and literally walks until she can barely stand anymore. She cruises easily on both carpet and hardwood floors, and she's even figured out how to get out of "jams". But it is pretty funny that when she gets herself stuck, she stands there shouting out, "UH-OH!!!" over and over. Climbing steps is pretty awesome too!

While I'm bragging, I'll go ahead and note another word in her vocabulary, "Thank you!" She loves to pass something back and forth over and over. Each time you hand her the object, she says "Thank you!" (garbled, of course, but it's the same "word" each time), and when she hands you the object, she expects a thank you in return. I have a love-hate relationship with this new game. It provides great entertainment at restaurants while we wait for food, but when I'm trying to grocery shop it definitely impedes my concentration. She doesn't say "hi" or "bye-bye" or even "mama" or "dada", but she gets that arm waving when someone greets her or says "bye bye" to her. All very cute stuff for such a grumpy month. Her actual "speaking" is not really developed, but I only have Madeline as a comparison, and well, Madeline is and always has been a clear, verbal little gal. Not to mention, when your big sister can talk FOR you, who needs talking?!

Amelia's favorite food items this month were milk and icy cold water. She may have lost her appetite for food, but she was hydrated! I guess last month she ate enough for two months since she was pretty much on food strike all of January. Poor baby!

All in all, a rough month for everyone, but we expect great things once all her teeth make their debut! Sweet baby girl, you've had a rough month, but we are seeing you through all these uncomfortable milestones, and your happy days are coming, I promise! We love you Amelia Bedelia!

Sidenote: Dearest Amelia, Please forgive your Mama for missing the "monthly sign picture". Sometimes, it just doesn't happen. We LOVE you to bits and pieces!!! I promise we take pictures of you -- they are just more candid than posed with "the sign". Love, Mommy