Update

Alia is almost 14 months old now. She loves walking and is getting VERY good at it. She only crawls if she gets tired or is on a mission to get someplace as quickly as possible. It's still the fastest way to get someplace. She is quite the talker too (big surprise, huh?) ! I tried to make a list and I think she has about 24 words now. Some of them sound very similar or are best distinguished by their varying hand gestures, but 24 words that she uses consistently and Mommy and Daddy understand. It looks like we might be making the transition to one nap, which I am both very happy and sad about at the same time. I know it will make scheduling activities and running errands much easier, but it sure was nice having two breaks during the day :-)

At Alia's last check up (12 months) she was 32 inches tall and I am pretty certain that she has grown since then. One of my favorite pairs of her little jeans looked like capri pants when we put them on her this morning. We attempted to do a weigh in on the scale today and my best guess is that she is about 25-26 pounds. She is a growing girl with a healthy appetite to support it. Alia will eat just about anything, but prefers whatever Mommy and Daddy have on their plate. She'll say "more" and point to our food even if she is eating the same thing. Silly kid!

Alia's current favorite activities are climbing up slides and then sliding down on her belly, reading books, playing in her playhouse, climbing in the window sill in the front room and looking outside, talking on her phone and saying hi to strangers in the grocery store. She is also currently obsessed with Elmo ("Mo").