{yes} with a side of giggle

Photos by CharlaBlueBlog.com at Oktoberfest is Long Beach.

Oh man, how I love this girl. She is becoming quite the communicator (this is a polite way of saying demanding). For example, today she brings me her socks, her shoes, and her hat (mind you she hates hats) says "on", and then says, "outside." She is putting together two and three word phrases like, "open please", "more more", "milk mama", but our favorite is "no no, papa, no"! Oh yeah, and I also like, "I poo poo" when she farts. Even better, is when she can't communicate and we play the guessing game of what she does want. Once we get the right answer she gets a grin on her face and gives the smuggest giggle. I love it. It has become a game for me and of course it is hard to resist giving her what she wants, even it if in a box a crayon and white walls. 

She is also starting to remember fun games from the day before and requests to play more, like "tickle, tickle, tickle", "bite the feet", and "baby massage!" If you ask Lu if she wants a massage, she gives a grin, some squinty eyes and lays on her tummy. If you stop the massage she peeks out of the corner of her eye and says "more, more."

With this communication is coming a little bit of frustration. Now that she can tell us what she wants and if she doesn't get it, she is starting to be very dramatic about it. Walking backwards until she reaches a surface to bang her body against, or if no surface is close stumbling to her bottom and getting mad about it. Unfortunately, Lu bites in her frustration fits, but as for now, she is just biting herself, so no harm no foul. At daycare she learns how to be nice, and will stroke your face softly and say "nice" (well more like "ni"), at home she is starting to not be so soft about it. She likes to poke out eyes and pick nose (probably my fault from always pick hers) and ears (again, I can get q-tip happy). 
She is a ball of energy and super goofy. You can tell she will have her fathers "Zeegets" (a word Aaron uses for crazy maker). I can't believe how much of a little person she has become in just four weeks. I would change nothing about my life. 13 months is fun...I can wait for more.