Carrigan at 12 Months

The first thing I have to list about Carrigan at 12 months is her list of words. It is rather impressive. There are 26 words on this list!

Night Night "Nigh-Nigh"
Cookie "coo-coo"
Cracker "Cakah"
Kitty
Mouse "Mou" -It's what she calls her Minnie Mouse doll and says when Mickey Mouse Clubhouse comes on
Bubba
Momma
DaDa
NaNa
Diaper "DihDih"
Stuck "skuh"
Bite
Bath "Ba"
Baby
Eye
Hair "Hae"
ByeBye
Hi
Uh-Uh "said instead of No"
Elmo
A Book "a boo"
Hand "ham"
Cheese "chee"
Stinky
Bottle "BaBa"
Fire "Fiyah" although she only knows this as the fireplace in the book "Goodnight Moon"

Animal Sounds:
Pig: she snorts and puts her finger in her mouth trying to copy Gavin who puts his finger on his nose.
Dog: She pants
Monkey: Ooh Aah Aah
Cow: Moo

She will point to my eyes and say "eye" and point to my hair and say "hae"

You have 8 teeth. 4 on top & 4 on bottom.

First thing in the morning, you tell me bye bye then follow daddy as he gets ready for work saying, Hi Dada!

You love to follow around your Bubba and play with whatever he is playing with. This causes him a lot of stress! Gavin likes to take "ya ham" (your hand) and lead you around. You LOVE this!

You like to be chased. You do this by picking up a puzzle piece (or whatever else Gavin is interested in) pull it to your chest, then RUN! If the first try doesn't work, you pick up toy by toy, stare into his eyes with this funniest "naughty look" on your face until Gavin yells, "MINE!" then you get up and go!

Anything high enough to step on or climb, you will step on it or climb. All dining room chairs are in the garage. The computer chair lays on it's side when not in use. You like to jump on the bed and have fallen off countless times. The other day I caught you standing up on a chair that Gavin had put on the bed. Needless to say, you are fearless.

You LOVE cinnamon graham crackers and will stand under the "snack cabinet" multiple times a day asking for a "cakah." You would also drink apple juice all day if I let you.

You like to look at books and pretend like you are reading. You imitate the way Gavin reads his books by counting the objects.

It is not possible to let you go around without pants because you will take your diaper off within seconds!

You will eat just about anything I give you. You LOVE bananas! You will eat an entire one and beg for more.

If your brother takes a toy from you, you pull his hair or bite.

Elmo and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse are your favorite shows to watch. You carry around a Minnie Mouse doll that your Nana got you for your birthday.

You aren't the easiest baby to take into a store. You want DOWN and to TOUCH! People always want to come up and comment on your big blue eyes and long eyelashes. You however are very easy in restaurants. As long as you have food, you are happy!

You love to give kisses to Mommy & Daddy. You will carry around baby dolls and hug them while patting their back. You will also blow kisses.

You suddenly went from the most difficult baby to put and stay asleep to the easiest! I carry you in your room, turn on your lullaby Cd, lay you down, pat your little booty until you fall asleep. You wake up 1-2 times a night and will usually put yourself back to sleep. The same goes for naps. I only wish you'd sleep a little longer during naps. You NEED 2-3 naps a day. You just can't function without them! You HOWEVER wake up about 10 minutes before the sun comes up, but I think your daddy's alarm clock is at fault.

Your daddy & I aren't sure where you got your personality from. Daddy, myself & Gavin are all pretty quiet and reserved, but you are OUTGOING!!!!

You keep us smiling all laughing all day long and we LOVE YOU!! We look forward to all you will accomplish as you grow. I can't get enough of you my Little Sunshine!!

I think this picture set the stage for our next year together as a family of 4!