It's been too long since my last post so I'm making up for it by giving you 3 videos of Miri to watch. I also believe there is a slideshow here that I never posted about... so check it out!
Lots has happened since my last post. Miri continues to grow, mature and learn at an amazing rate. So far she's following in her Aunt Smelly's footsteps and, at 18 months old, doesn't walk around without at least holding on to one finger. It isn't going to last for long though, as for about a week now, she has been standing up on her own. She even took a few steps last weekend!
Probably one of the biggest advancements is that Miri now uses the word "No". Lucky us. :) It's actually fairly cute the way she says it, even when she's quite serious. She has also drastically expanded her vocabulary and seems like she's at least learning a new word every day! She's very good at mimicking any word you say too. Oh... and her first sentence is "I SEE YOU!".
Her strong little personality is really shining through now and she'll clearly let you know what she wants and doesn't want. She will only feed herself at dinner time now and is also very good with the spoon. I'm surprised at how little of a mess there is when she finishes. (She rarely lets us feed her now.) Miri will pick out which book she wants to read, what to wear and what song to sing, while singing along with parts of some songs. She loves to laugh and play in interactive ways with us and prefers to be interactive with us rather than spending much time playing on her own.
Miri is a lot of fun right now and we're just soaking it up. We'll try to get more pictures out soon.
Here are the video's:
VIDEO 1
This is a video of Miri sinking a shot (basketball) while swimming in the pool.
VIDEO 2
This is a video of Miri bowling a strike while we were visiting Arkansas.
VIDEO 3
This is a video of Miri walking on the sidewalk in front of our house (with a pushtoy).
