I wrote in my journal
Lillian is now 17 months old. What a curious little girl she is! She is great at entertaining herself. Whenever we go somewhere she just takes off any chance she gets. She seems to move before thinking. We have to keep an eye on her at all times. there is rarely a time when she is timid or shy. I am seriously considering some kind of baby “leash” for going places like the fair of the airport. Once she feels comfortable with something- she just goes for it. For example we went to the beach on the 4th of July and once she got her hands wet, all she wanted to do was run full force straight into the ocean. I was more than happy to hold her in the water, but it was ice cold! Speaking of that, she loves baths and the pool. Even when she goes underwater at the pool, she just gets back up and keeps playing. It makes me happy that she is not easily deterred like other kids, but I worry that she’ll get into much more trouble than is necessary since she doesn’t seem to sense much danger.
We have a long list of words coming from Lily now. Mommy, daddy, hi, bye bye, might night, more, bite, doggie, kitty, meow, baby, out/up, and, of course, NO. It is exciting to be able to communicate more and (sometimes) understand better what she wants, She also knows how to say and point to eyes, nose, mouth, and belly button/tummy. Even when she’s not saying anything in particular, she babbles a lot. She’ll say “one, two” and wait for us to say “three” or tickle her or something. She dances when she hears music and is starting to song along with some of her toys that she’s had for a while. Lily loves her new little cousin Colin- especially pointing to/poking his eyes.
She definitely knows what she wants and I try to respond to her quickly- as a result she is good about asking for things without whining. We have lots of fun together and I’m so glad that she is entrusted to our care :).
Fourth of July Fun
Just hanging around
Playing with cousin Colin and Grandma
