14 Months

Today Sabine turned 14 months old. I say it every month, but I just cannot believe how fast time is going. This is a really fun age; Sabine's absorbing so much, she is getting better at communicating, and is generally a really happy kid. She's also cutting another molar, and we've officially started transitioning her to one nap a day. It seems to be working for her sleep needs, but the transition has thrown her schedule off, and the molars are not helping. We're going to try and lay low this week, since there is certainly a lot of excitement coming next weekend.

This past week Sabine got to go to the zoo for the first time, because Colorado has been having unseasonably warm weather. We met Sabine's friends B and E (and their mommy, my good friend!) there, and while I was very excited for Sabine to see a REAL lion:

You can see that I was perhaps a bit more excited than she was. They didn't move much. (But Sabine did recognize them enough to give a good Sabine-growl/squeal.) The highlight of the day for all the kids really seemed to be the pond full of ducks and geese. You know, like the kind we see outside of our house. *sigh* Sabine and B spent a long time watching them swim, and honking at them. We also got to see the giraffes, and at least they were moving. They are really big animals. It's been a long time since I've been to the zoo.

Later in the week we went up to visit Grandmom and Grandpa, and to finally see Grandpa's trains, up close and personal. They were...loud. But Sabine "whooo-whooo"ed all day long. Clearly the trains made an impression.

Sabine also discovered Great-Grandmom's Mexican maracas. Those were a huge hit.

She's already got more rhythm than I do (although that's not saying much) and she is turning out to be quite the percussionist, too. Fortunately, Tupperware can withstand a good amount of toddler drumming. Tupperware is also very convenient for holding and dumping small objects, like Aunt Dani's cat toys, which is a new favorite pastime.