13 Months

Tomorrow Sabine will be 13 months old.




(Sometimes boots can be a little tricky to run in.)

There's been a lot of development in the past month, not the least of which is language. You can tell she's on the brink of talking. In addition to "a puff," "dada," and "up," she's also attempting "mama."(Be still, my little heart.) It actually sounds more like "nya nya" right now, so Nana Lin should get some recognition, too. The b-words all get the same sound, so right now "BUH!" or "A BUH!" translates to: bear, bunny, book, or bath, depending on context.

Sabine knows a cow says mooo, although it sounds more like "bruoo" right now, and knows a lion says roar, which comes out sounding more like "AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" with a big grin. Her favorite, and most accurate sound, though, is a train. We can hear the local train go by several times a day, and while I block it out anymore, Sabine always announces when it goes by. (Grandpa's little girl.) Normally she's more enthusiastic, but doing because mommy says so is a lot less fun than announcing it's going by RIGHT NOW!



Physically, Sabine's still working on jumping. She's also been walking backwards a lot, recently. She's doing more and more independent play, including spending time looking through her books by herself.



Her comprehension is amazing. She's able to identify several animals when we ask her to point them out now, and she follows instructions really well. (When she wants to.)

This has been a really fun month, both because of what we've done and how Sabine's developing. She's pushing her morning nap back later and later, which I think means we'll be transitioning from two naps a day to one nap a day pretty soon. That will make our days easier and more flexible in a lot of ways, but we are not going to do it until she's definitely ready. Still, it's exciting to think about what's in store; not the least of which is SNOW, and all the fun activities that can entail! We're ready.



Happy early Thanksgiving!