Mireya can now point to 11 body parts that we name without any difficulty and there are several others that she almost has down. She can take you to many things in the house when you ask her where they are, including knowing each of our cats by name. If you ask her where a door is, she will go to the nearest one and knock on it. If you ask her if she wants a snack, she will take you to her snack cupboard and point at it. If you ask her if she wants milk, she will go to the fridge.
She will now follow simple instructions. She will put books away in a bookcase, take things to Mommy, place dirty clothes in her hamper, give a cat's toy to one of our cats...
She still loves to dance and has even figured out some new dance moves. She will twirl in circles, shake her head back and forth, and bounce up and down while squatting down a little. She picked up on a rhythm of one of her BabyFirst TV shows, Mio Mao.
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She loves to do things that will make us laugh. One thing she does is she will squint her eyes and smile big. She thinks it is so funny and will laugh at herself. She also has a mad face that is so adorable and hilarious. Sometimes she does it just to make you laugh, but she usually reserves it for strangers that get too close. When she gets something she really wants, she laughs this scary gremlin sounding laugh. She will also now grab her own nose and make a snorky sound.
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When she's not doing all of these cute things, she's usually getting into trouble. For her birthday, she got a tool bench with a toy hammer. Lately, she will hammer on things like Daddy's computer and our dining room chairs. She also enjoys shutting Mommy in the pantry. Mommy doesn't appreciate it too much. She actually goes around and shuts all kinds of doors, sometimes closing herself or others into a room.
Her two favorite things right now are dogs and her bright orange ball. She will "woof" at pictures of dogs and out windows at neighborhood dogs. She also plays with her orange ball. She picks it up and lifts it over her head, then drops it and watches it bounce. She kicks it and chases it around the house.
When she is eating something with her hands, she has to pick everything in front of her up all at once, using both hands. She ends up with huge handfuls of food that she can barely keep hold of. She is also very suspicious of food. When we give her something new, she will examine it thoroughly, touch her tongue to it and take her time before finally accepting or rejecting it.
At the end of the day when she has completely worn herself out and has eaten until she could pop, she will grab her blanket from her crib and will curl up on it on the floor, ready for bed. Thankfully, her night terrors, or whatever was going on before, have gone away. She'll have an occasional bad dream, but usually sleeps without any problems all night long. Let's just hope that continues.
