Have a Seat

We decided it was time to buy Jenna a potty. In the last month she has started to show interest in the potty (especially while we are in there...that is another story). She has even started patting her bottom and saying diaper sometimes after she goes. There are a few toddlers in my mom's group that have used the potty, so we figured why not get one and have it present in the bathroom. She has shown some interest, but mostly wants to lift the lid up and look inside. We really have no plans to start potty training soon, but we figured we would have one just in case. Until then she can use it to sit down on when she decides to visit us while we are in there!

Finally!

Sorry for the delay of blog posts. I was taking a blog break.
A major milestone occurred while on a break....Jenna started walking on her own on 5/14/12! She had been taking steps on her own but wouldn't walk by herself. She is still toddling around and will fall occasionally. She would rather walk indoors where she knows she can grab onto something but will walk outdoors as long as we are close by. Here is a video from my cell phone when the first steps were taken:

 She also has been talking a lot lately and says several words or they sound like words: Up, Oh, Whoa, Oskar--"ah-kar" (my parent's dog), Mama, Dada, Tuse (my sister's nickname), Yes, Bird, Diaper--"da-per" and then pats her bottom, Papa, Hi, Woof, GG, Cracker--"ka-ker", Apple, and Yah. This stage has been so fun and I love how she is trying to communicate with us now. She still gets frustrated if I can't figure it out but I'm trying :)
Here is a video from the end of April talking to my mom:

And another video taken a few weeks ago saying "Oskar" (his picture is on the fridge):

She is a full blown toddler now (9 teeth), around 23 lbs, likes to chat with us, "talks" on the phone, snuggle, read books, play with her new kitchen, listen and watch music being played, playing with friends, loves her baby doll, loves wearing sunglasses and eats basically anything we give her! Love her more everyday, such a joy!!