Ohh so polite...

Bella, now signs thank you (when prompted) after you give her something that she wants. It is amazing to watch her pick up new signs all the time. Even better that Granddad was here to see it happen for the first time!

A real human

Baby Belle, now has real human poop instead of the peanut butter mush of infants. Gabe thinks that the pancake log is easier to clean up though. I think it makes for much less mess when it comes to blowouts - yeah!! What it really means though, is that she is getting better about eating solid foods instead of just having a diet consisting of only breast milk.

Wide legs pants

When Bella is running these days, her legs are wider then her shoulders. It i t hilarious to watch. She gets going so fast that she falls over because she looses her balance, with her center of gravity being off.

Hugs and Kisses

We can now ask Bella for hugs and kisses and she gives them to us. It is such and amazing feeling. Who knew a kiss from for a little girl could be so awesome!! When we put her to bed at night, Gabe plops her on the bed, and she goes back and for between us giving kisses to each of us. My favourite part of the day, by far!!

Apple

Bella now signs apple. Instead of doing the ASL "a" on the apple of her cheek, she puts two fingers in her ear. Boy, is it ever cute to see!! I wish she would ask for apples all day long! She is also doing really well at eating apples with only having two front teeth. She drags the apple across her teeth and little chunks fall off. She is always very proud of herself when she bites a piece off!!

What's that hole?

Bella, figured out the name for her, and other people's belly buttons today! She now goes up to Gabe (or whoever]s) lifts his top and pokes him in the belly button, when we say "where's _____'s belly button"? : )

Putting her stuff away...

Instead of just throwing her blocks out of the bin, Bella now likes to put them back in the bin as well. I don't know that I would go so far as to say cleaning up, but it an additional fun activity for her to do while I'm trying to make dinner :)