She's 16 months old.
She loves when people come home or come to visit. She runs as fast as she can, yelling Dad and waving, to Darrin when he comes in the back door from work. If she's in her high chair you must get her out or she will get upset.
She gets equally excited to see the bus pull up in front of our house in the afternoon to drop the big kids off (when she's awake from her nap).
She knows where the snack cupboards are and finds many opportunities to bring me something for her to eat.
She likes finding toys that fit around her wrist (like stacking rings) to wear like bracelets.
She is saying more and more words every day. Up, Cat, Hot, Dad, Paba (Palmer), Bumpa (grandpa), Din Doo (thank you), Pees (please), Mom, and there's more. When in the mood, she tries hard to say anything you try to get her to say. Today we worked on Annabelle and she got two sounds {A-B}.
She has elaborate conversations with us as she's pointing at things, as if she is certain she is telling us valuable information.
She's pretty tough and doesn't cry easily.
She's lays down very well for a nap (only one) and for bedtime, and has recently given up nursing. She has only been sleeping through the night for a couple months. When she would wake up, she had a quick "snack" and would go right back to sleep.
She is a busy girl who doesn't sit still long to look at books (for example) very often. But her pack and play keeps her happy for quite a while when I need to get a few things done without a mini tornado following behind me.
She often comes up to one of her family members for a quick hug before she's on her way again.
She is very loved in this family. Her and her brother have quite a connection which amazing to watch. He loves to get her out of her crib in the morning and caters to her needs even before she has them :).
WE ALL LOVE YOU CALLAMAE!! You are a JOY! And you are definitely a VandenBerg sibling. No doubt about it. Love, love, love you!
