Check Me Out

Climbing the stairs is Anna's new hobby. She goes up 1 or 2, turns around and slides down, repeat. Repeat again, and again. It's fun to watch how she analyzes something and will not quit until she has it figured out.

In the past few weeks we have learned quite a bit about Anna's personality. Anna is very independent, and has been since she was born. This independence is asserting itself in new ways now that Anna is older though. For example, Anna may decide one day that she likes chicken and she can't eat it fast enough. The next day, or two days later, she may put it in her mouth and gag and spit it out as if it were poisonous. Anna also wants to do things on her own - like climb up stairs, get her toys or books, drink from her bottle or sippy cup, etc. She is a little girl with her own wants and needs, with a very determined spirit. Hard to believe that about a year ago she was so tiny and relied on us for everything.