nd her hair is getting longer and longer. Little curls are even starting to form in the back of her head; it looks like she will end up with a full head of curls!Aside from her physical appearance, Kaelia's physical development has grown. She has been working toward more and more milestones - especially walking. Kaelia moves around the house quite fast by crawling and cruising furniture. And just at the end of this month, she took her first couple of steps! She has been diving toward us throughout the entire month, and then was finally able to add some steps to it. She was standing up against the coffee table in the living room and wanted to come over to me. Then without any fear, she simply lunged toward me. Her feet scrambled two steps before falling face first in to my lap. Kaelia was so excited and proud of herself and has not stopped attempting to walk ever since.
Kaelia's personality continues to shine as well. She really likes anything interactive and silly, yet she is a great snuggler too. She also likes to read books (especially touch and feel books and anything with baby faces), play peek-a-boo, give-me-five, play in the sand, destroy puzzles and stacked blocks, and she loves to play with her sister. Kaelia is finally at the
point where she understands Taelyn's little games like "tickle Kae-ya," pretending to sleep, and wrestling. So now Kaelia will play back. After Taelyn tackles Kaelia to tickle her, Kaelia will flip around, get on top of Taelyn, and smack her in the face to get her back. Or when Taelyn gives Kaelia a hug, Kaelia will sometimes hug back and give her sister a great big slobbery kiss on the face. Taelyn will often ask Kaelia to "fall asleep" so Taelyn can tuck her in and then surprise her by saying "awake!" Now Kaelia will lay down on the pillow patiently while Taelyn puts a blanket and a stuffed animal on top and then scream with excitement when Taelyn yells "awake." It has been such a joy to watch the two girls interact.The usual babbles are a daily part of Kaelia's day, while she will also repeat sounds that we say when we try to pair a word with an object. If we see a dog, for example, we will tell her that it is a do
g over and over again, and then Kaelia will say "duh" for "dog." She does the same for cat too. And during the end of this month, we think she said her first actual word without prompting. Justin usually gets her out of bed in the morning when she wakes up, and she has started to say "da" when she sees him. She does the same when he comes home from work. We are not quite sure if she is just saying the "d" sound or if she is actually saying "dad." She does not say that sound very much during the day when Justin is at work, so it looks like it might be her first word!
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