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Kivrin is learning new things every day! But they don’t all photograph very well. Since this is basically Kivrin’s online baby book, here is list of things she has been enjoying doing lately at 13 months old.
- Pointing to her nose or ears when we ask. Pointing to our noses.
- Pulling up her shirt to show her belly button. Wanting to be tickled on the belly!
- Sticking out her tongue when we talk about tongues or we stick out our tongue first.
- Playing chase by tagging us then running away and looking back at us expectantly
- Shaking her head “no” and sometimes saying “nyeh”
- Vocalizing more, although not specific words
- Pointing and vocalizing when she wants or does not want something
- Singing/shouting along with music, dancing and clapping
- Almost making the animals sounds for goat “meh” and lion “rawr”
- Trying to run or walk really fast
- Crawling up on the couch
- Trying to carry all of her dolls at once
- Stacking all of her dolls in her lap
- Cuddling her baby and rocking it
- Pointing to animal pictures and enjoying mama and daddy making animal sounds
- Pointing to the cat, the rabbit, etc. in the book when we ask her to
- Collecting animal magnets or other small items in bag or bucket and carrying around
- Understands that doorknobs and the baby gate handles are the key to opening things, also knows keys are needed for door and car
- Opening her mouth wide and saying “aaahh”
- Bringing a book to mama or daddy and sitting in a lap to read, repeatedly
- Walking around the library looking at all the books and people and playing in the kids areas
- Going down the slide and swinging high on the baby swing at the park
- Stacking things, fitting containers inside each other
- Riding in the stroller on walks outside or inside
- Throwing balls across the room (and throwing toys and food too)
- Sometimes eating part of her meal with a spoon or fork, especially with some assistance
- Climbing up on the step stool to wash her hands in the bathroom (she would do this all day and is upset when she has to stop)
- Fussing when she doesn’t get her way, with a peculiar “whinny” noise sort of like a horse
- Drooling (hopefully new teeth are coming, she still just has 4 on top and 2 on bottom)
- Standing up in the bathtub, every bath, the entire time
- Drawing with crayons, markers, ink pens, anything…
- Sticking stickers on paper
- Petting the cats, trying to snuggle the cats, chasing the cats trying to pet them more
- Fake talking on the phone (or anything small like a booklight, remote control, iphone, toy phone, etc)
- Drawing on the magna doodle
Current favorite foods that she seems to enjoy include frozen peas, plain tofu, whole wheat rotini with red sauce, whole wheat waffles, graham crackers, bananas, pieces of cheddar or colby cheese, cottage cheese, almost any pureed baby food vegetables, oatmeal, scrambled eggs, blueberries, raisins, sesame crackers. We only offer her water or whole milk to drink and she likes both.
Some of the artwork Kivrin has made at school lately
Piling her baby dolls around her on the couch
She had a big pile and I asked her to hug her baby dolls for this picture. She was happy to oblige.
On the popup toy, she can now push the center buttom to make the panda pop up all by herself, but she likes it better when someone sees her do it and cheers for her “You did it! You pushed the button all by yourself!” and claps for her.
Our first attempt with playdoh was not a success — Kivrin kept trying to eat the playdough. After I showed her how to smush it a dozen times, she finally got the hang of it, at least for a few seconds.
“Here Comes Science” by They Might Be Giants came in a package from Papa Staley this week — and has been played constantly ever since in our kitchen!
Kivrin wants to help in the kitchen now, and one of her favorite ways to help is by making music with the pots and pans!
Kivrin showing off her dolls
Huge grin and showing off her “girl truck” which is like a car but shaped like a happy ladybug
Cute kiddo at the library in her Halloween jacket from Aunt Gloria
Kivrin helping out at the library with her mama
Collins Park swings go nice and high, just the way Kivrin likes them! Grandpa and Grandma Fogt even got some high fives from the swing.
Kivrin playing peekaboo with mama at Collins Park
Kivrin playing with the gel window clings and rearranging them. This was before she figured out that she could rip them into small pieces and destroy them. 🙂
Taking a Sunday afternoon walk with Grandpa and Grandma Fogt visited from Kansas City.
Kivrin showing off the animals pictures than came in the package from Papa Staley.
View all of the pictures on flickr here.
Leigh Anne and Colin flew in from Milwaukee and we drove from Topeka to meet up for a fun weekend at Papa Staley’s house in Collinsville!
We visited Nana Herring for lunch on Friday, and although we missed her Cahokia Mounds retirement party by a few days, both great-grandkids enjoyed playing with her party balloons! Uncle Lee brought out his remote controlled helicopters which were a HUGE hit with everyone. Kivrin even got to color a picture for Nana, and I don’t think we got crayon on the coffee table!
On Friday night we met the Staley Family at Alfonzo’s in Maryville for some pizza and fun! Kivrin enjoys the flashing lights and sounds of course. She isn’t exactly skilled at the games yet, but she has fun trying to play!
Into an already full weekend we added some extra excitement on Saturday, including a trip to Shaw’s Garden for a children’s fair and to meet up with Dave’s family, a baseball game (the Cardinals beat the Brewers which made Colin happy at least), and a visit from Kate’s family in the evening.
We enjoyed walking to Woodland Park together, and playing on the playground. Kivrin is a brave one and likes to go down the slide on her own, she just needs help getting up the steps sometimes and getting seated before she slides, so she doesn’t go head first! The weather was warm enough to play baseball outside in Grandpa’s yard, and enjoy his flower garden. Kivrin especially loved playing in the back of Papa Staley’s pickup truck. Her hard soled shoes made a satisfying loud noise when she stomped her feet, she was tall like the grownups, and Mama kept playing peek-a-boo over the edges and through the windows.
Kivrin Anne 
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