Amity is 16 months old...

and is just getting more personality every day! Here are some video clips that will give you a feel of what a typical day is like with Miss A:

She loves to talk about her grandparents! Dennis has decided that he will want his future grandkids to call him GG too (as in "Grandpa Grover") because GG seems to be the easiest grandparent name for a one-year-old to master.

When she starts to get fussy in the car or on the changing table, she can usually be distracted by playing the unofficial "Name your body parts!" game. Today, I placed her in her Pooh chair and tried to interview her. This is what we got!

Of course, a girl can only take so much. Amity has figured out that whenever she has had enough of any particular activity, she can express her opinions by saying "all done"! Note her very articulate enunciation of the word "Please!" Ha! It is a word that only a parent would understand!

When she is not talking, eating, or sleeping, she can usually be found pushing one of her babies around in her stroller. She loves to make the rounds from our living room to kitchen to dining room and this girl is fast! Just ask Paco!

The biggest milestone that Amity has reached in the past few weeks is that she is finally walking on her own. She can usually take about 12 steps before toppling over and is still not super steady on her feet but she is gaining confidence and enjoying the freedom that having her hands free affords her. I am enjoying a break from so much laundry!

Some other words that have appeared in her vocabulary this month are:

• boobewies (blueberries - her favorite fruit)
• Ca-Co (Paco - this has evolved from Caca for which we are very thankful!)
• Cacos (crackers - not to be mistaken for Paco..usually said in the context of the highchair)
• Ju-Jus (Goldfish - sounds very similar to "juice" but she tells us "no, no, no" when we hand her a sippy cup)
• din-keeee (stinky - said with the wave of her hand in front of her nose)
• hummm - (home - said whenever we pull into the garage)
• out-shide - (outside - said whenever she looks out the window...we don't go outside very often these summer days)
  

For all of your activity, you are still a cuddler, Miss Amity, and for that, we are very grateful! I love how you say "Ohhhh" when you give your baby dolls and stuffed animals a hug because that is what I say when you squeeze me tight. Thank you for the joy you bring to our home!