Fourteen months old today...

On birthdays I like to give a few stats, but I'm not sure of her weight or height because we haven't been to the doctor. I guess she weighs about 23 pounds and is maybe 31 inches tall. It's not like she'll hold still for a measurement.

The biggest news is that she got a new carseat and now faces forward. It's a whole new world for her, and I love being able to see her face in the rearview mirror.

She is really trying to talk now. She says "Num-num", "ball", "bath", and "out" when she's at the gate wanting to go outside. She says "hot" perfectly, it's so cute. She also signs and says "more". She has her own sign for "water" and we're working on "please".

She loves to put on her shoes, clothes and hats. She is pretty good a catching and throwing a ball. Most recently she will take a towel or napkin and "wipe" things off. She did the whole kitchen recently. I think that says something about my OCD.

But her favorite of all is still her books. She will sit quietly and go through a whole pile of them. Or she'll bring them to me and then climb all over me while I'm reading to her.

She's just incredible...doing new things every day. So sweet, and so much fun...