Since the middle of July Lily has been taking steps...but to say she was walking would be a huge exaggeration. Crawling, by far, has been her preferred mode of transportation (that is if I'm not carrying her!) Well, I think she may have turned the corner. Today Lily spent much more time walking then she did crawling! Lily started off the morning by walking over to Tony and giving him a huge hug around the knees. Talk about a great way to start the day. Tony left the house with a huge smile!
Lily is still rather unsteady on her feet but today that didn't seem to deter her. Each time Lily fell she just stood right back up and kept going. Over the last two months if Lily fell too many times she would become frustrated and revert back to crawling. I guess we'll need to wait and see what tomorrow brings.
Lily is also quite the little chatter box. Honestly, Lily jabbers away constantly. It's so funny to listen to and to watch. She talks with her hands (gee, wonder where she learned that) and uses the most hysterical facial expressions!
I'm sure I wont remember all the words Lily is using now (it's growing every day) but here's at least a partial list:
Daddy
Mommy (or TJ)
More
Eat
Drink (Dink)
Please
Hi
Hello
Bye
No
Nose
Eyes
Chin (Din)
Cheeks
Socks
Shoes
Doggy
Turtle (Strange, huh? It's in one of her books and she can say it perfectly!)
Night night
Where (Woo)
Up
Pee Pee
Boo (Bird or Butterfly)
Lily is also making animal sounds. Paula, a very sweet lady from my mother-in-law's church, gave Lily a pack of Baby Einstein Touch and See Animal Cards. Lily *loves* them! She can roar like a lion, growl like a bear, bark like a dog, and moo like a cow. Lily is working on making elephant and horse sounds but mostly she just makes funny faces without a whole lot of sound for these two. Now, if someone can please help me and tell me what noises a giraffe, turtle, rabbit, and dolphin make I would greatly appreciate it! When we go through the cards Lily looks at me when we get to these animals like, "Ok Mom, make a sound...come on...I'm waiting!" I'm really at a loss here people. So, if you know please share!
On a separate note, when we came home from our walk tonight our neighbors were watering their lawn and Lily just couldn't resist! It is already getting pretty chilly out but Lily was having so much fun we just had to let her play for a little bit.
Daddy, now that I've already taken a shower...can I still have Tubby Time Spectacular?
2 comments:
Turtle sound.....GO TERPS!
Fear the Turtle!
Love, Aunt Teresa and Uncle Bob
TJ,
I was lucky on vacation to hand-feed an adult giraffe on an exotic animal ranch in Kerrville, Texas. He made no sound and was a gentle giant. Here's some info:
Giraffe:
Giraffes are rarely heard and are usually considered silent mammals. Giraffes communicate with one another by infrasonic sound. They do, at times, vocalize to one another by grunts or whistle-like cries. Some other communication sounds for giraffes are moaning, snoring, hissing, and flutelike sounds. When alarmed, a giraffe grunts or snorts to warn neighboring giraffes of the danger. Mother giraffes can whistle to their young calves. Also, cows search for their lost young by making bellowing calls. The calves return their mother’s calls by bleating or mewing. While courting an estrous cow, male giraffes may cough raucously.
Rabbit:
Though generally silent, rabbits are capable of making loud screams when frightened or injured. They communicate with each other through scent cues and touch, and thump their hindlimbs on the ground to warn of danger.
Turtle:
Sound perception is poor in turtles, but they do have a good sense of smell and color vision. They use touch to communicate with each other, particularly during mating. (Maybe they use sign language!)
Dolphin:
Sounds emitted under water are low frequency clicking noises and a "rapid tonal sound", but no whistling.
I'm glad Lily loves the animal cards.
Purple Paula
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