Carson - 14 Months

At 14 Months:

• She says "no" A LOT. It's not always just "no." Sometimes it is "no-eee." It also isn't clear if she fully understands what "no" means. For example, today Brooke asked her if she wanted a squeeze fruit, to which she replied emphatically "NO." Two seconds later Brooke asked her again...and she nodded her head yes. This happens at least once per day.
• She refuses to say "yes." She will only nod her head without sound. She has said "yes" before, but she just refuses to.
• She is starting to say a lot more words - cookie, bow, bubba (her version of brother), Mike Mike, Nana, PatPat, ow (when she falls).
• She continues to say mama and dada, although not always to the right person...
• When you ask her what a sheep says she responds with the sweetest "baaaaa." When you ask her what a cow says she responds with..."baaaaa." We have some work to do.
• She is starting to learn her body parts, at least sometimes. She will touch her head, stomach, mouth, toes (she wiggles them sometimes instead of touching them). She used to touch her nose, but she refuses now.
• She loves to feed herself and will refuse to eat at times if you don't let her. There is a lot she has to learn still in this area (see the picture below for evidence).
• She continues to be "feisty" (maybe even more so than her brother was at this age). Examples of her feistiness (not sure that is a word) - she likes to bite when she is angry, she slaps at your face if she is mad at you, she does not like to share.
• She loved the ocean and the sand, but only after she got used to it. The first couple of days she screamed anytime we even acted like we were going to put her down.
• She is a little dancer! I'll post a video soon.
• She loves shoes (she comes by this honest from both parents). She likes to put on her shoes, even if it means putting on just one. She loves to put on my shoes and attempt to walk, but she doesn't get anywhere. She also likes to put on Reed's shoes, which she can walk in a bit further.
• She also loves to put on Reed's socks. It doesn't matter if they are clean or dirty, she doesn't care. The first time we did it was because she screamed for them. She then laughed (full belly laugh) uncontrollably.
• Speaking of her laugh...it is probably the funniest laugh ever. It is a deep, belly laugh that sounds like a cross between a chain smoking old lady and Fat Albert. Our friends almost always comment on her laugh.
• She loves to give kisses and even makes an "mmmm" sound when she does.
• She adores her Nana and Granddaddy and Mike Mike and Kath. They get the same squeal that Daddy gets when she sees him everyday. Precious!
• Carson has been working on getting 8 teeth over the past few months, 4 canines and 4 1 year old molars. She has been none too happy about it. They are all almost completely through, so hopefully her pain will be eased soon.
• We aren't really sure what color Carson's eyes are. I think this is actually the first time I have even mentioned her eye color, because we just aren't sure. I am pretty sure that she has Chris's blue eyes with gold brown in the center, because she still has a steel blue ring around her eyes. I am pretty sure Reed's eyes were noticeably green by this age.

This is how pretty much the entire picture time went. Silly girl.

She does this with her tongue a lot.

 "I am so cute, I can't even stand it."