Annie is 19 months old and I haven't really updated the milestones she's recently reached.
Language- Annie knows some sign language and is able to verbalize words, as well. They are listed below.
Signs:
- yes
- more
- eat
- please
- thank you
- I love you
- cheese
- bird
- hi
- no
- more
- mine
- thank you
- Mommy
- Daddy
- ni-night
- shoes
- Rainbow (for cat, since our cat's name is Rainbow)
- nose
- baby
- please
- bye bye
- move
- uh-oh
Fine motor- She can self-feed using a spoon/fork, drink from a regular cup (although I still give her sippy cups for my own sanity!), string beads onto a pipe cleaner, and push small buttons (you know, like to turn off the television or change the channel on the remote when others are perfectly content watching a show).
Cognitive- Annie knows a plug goes into an outlet, understands when I say, "Let's go outside" that she needs to get her shoes (and now jacket), and that puzzle pieces fit into a puzzle a certain way. She also knows that I can't be everywhere all the time, and she waits for the perfect opportunity to take advantage of me being preoccupied before she clears the computer desk, shreds the napkins, dumps the clean laundry baskets, or colors on the doors/walls with pencils or crayons she's meticulously hidden. I often hear the following words from my other kids: "Mom, look at Annie!" Annie is too smart for her own good!! She fits right in with our family, and I am so thankful for her spunky personality, even if she does exhaust me! =)
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