I have lots of new pictures to post but at the moment I can't find my camera. So you'll have to make do with a verbal update until I find the pictures.
Charity is definitely a toddler these days. Talking, walking, climbing, throwing fits.....
She is a chatter box, always talking. You don't always understand what she says but she definitely has a lot to say. Climbing is her new thing. She likes to get on things and stand up. She climbs up on the little foot stool of the rocking chair and stands up on it and gets in trouble. She is so smart sometimes she scares me. Mom won't let her go in the kitchen but there is no way to use a gate or anything to block her. She does however have to go right past mom's recliner to get there so they have this constant battle over the passage to the kitchen. It has become a matter of principle for both of them. Charity has started to try to think of ways to distract her Granny so she can get past her. She tries sneaking past from the other direction by going around behind the rocking chair and crawling up the hallway. The other day mom had her toy box sitting in the way to block her off. She just kept going for more toys. Then she climbed in the toy box ( oh how cute) except the purpose was to distract Granny. I was in the kitchen cooking and next thing I know she is standing next to me with a triumphant smile on her face.
She loves books. I keep buying her the sturdy books. She will pull them out and bring them to you. The amazing thing is she will sit and let you read to her. When you finish the book she will get down and go find another or sometimes if I read to her she will take the book to Granny so she can read it to her again. I don't think I have ever seen a 14 month old who loved to sit and be read to.
We had a milestone today but it was kind of sad. She cried when Virginia dropped her off this morning. She was not happy to see Mommy leaving. She cried at the door. I picked her up and we watched as Mommy got in the car to go to work. I'm sure Virginia had a little cry on her way to work. It looked like it was killing her to walk away. She has never done that before. She usually doesn't seem mind that Mommy is leaving, sometimes she even tells her bye bye. Of course one day last week when Virg came to get her Charity saw her walking up to the door and started saying "yeah yeah yeah Mommy Mommy Mommy!" It was too cute.
Uncle Galen gives kisses.
Two sisters in a toy bucket. Having a great time.
