A lot has happened in Nico's world and we can't keep up! Her girlishness continues to prove itself with her love of cheap vintage jewelry from the local shops. A jewelry box will surely be in order soon!
We can't leave her alone in Nolan's room not just because she will try to tear apart his train system but also because she will go up to the top bunk. She's so skilled at climbing the ladder I think she'd actually make it without falling but we're not letting her try on her own just yet...
Nolan is sharing this old car with Nico now and she loves to drive it out front trying to keep up with all the kids.
She also loves crayons or anything she can draw with. She stumbled upon a small thin piece of wood that has been perfect as her drawing board and for a while she was inseparable from it!
As soon as Nico thinks she's done eating her dinner she wants down to go feed the dogs! She helps by feeding Stella super slowly so our old mutt doesn't gorge herself too quickly. Nico will give her one piece at a time and Stella sits and waits obediently.
Someday when the kids are fighting over music choices they'll laugh over this picture. They were enjoying records together on Nolan's old player. Nico dancing and singing with Nolan as deejay.
The word tally! Nico has an incredible vocabulary for 14 months old! Since I last tried to document it all she can now say woof woof, meow, ball and tried to imitate whatever you say. When I was trying to teach her the noises a train makes as they were playing in Nolan's room she was instantly into her own version of "chugga chugga choo choo." Sometimes I think she might be saying something to indicate her brother but it's not solid. However today it was obvious that she is calling out the neighbor girl's name! She'll look to the front door and say "Gus!" and look for her and call her by name once she's in sight.
And Nico is officially walking. I'll mark it down as October 7th, the day after Nolan's birthday when she actually walked away from me for the first time. She had been walking toward us a few steps but once she walked in the other direction it seemed like a whole new world of walking opened up for her. Now she is all over and speeding up. It was funny a few mornings where it seemed like she started out crawling and then recalled she could walk instead and was elated. She's graceful and cautious it seems, too, as she will crouch and catch her balance. Welcome little walker!
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