* Anne likes to dance! If she likes the music she's listening to, she'll sway back and forth. It's adorable.
* Pointing at what she wants is her new favorite form of communication. It helps a lot, actually, though sometimes it's hard to tell just what she's pointing at, which sometimes results in crying until I get it right. It must be very frustrating to be a toddler.
* I thought "Up" was going to be one of Anne's first words, because I swear I've heard her say it, but it hasn't been consistent enough to count. On the other hand, she does know "Cat" and "No". So we have four words now, Dada, Mama, Cat, and No. I'm rather pleased that Cat was basically her first word :-). She also said Dog this past weekend, but only once or twice, and any small animal is usually a "cat" right now.
* She calls nursing "Nam" which I think is a butchered version of "Nom," since that's what Kristian and I call it.
* She's been off bottles since she turned 1, and I'm slowly shifting her to cow's milk (served in sippy cups) so I can stop pumping at work. I'm down to 1-2 pump sessions a day now (instead of 5) which is a HUGE relief for me. Much less stress. She also didn't nurse at daycare this morning for the first time, so I guess that's the end of that routine.
* Speaking of nursing, I no longer have to nurse her to sleep at night. Our new bedtime routine consists of me nursing her while I sit on my bed, then while she's still awake I hold her with her head on my shoulder, rock her, and sing to her until she falls asleep. Then I put her down on her bed, make sure she stays asleep by patting her or singing some more, and then enjoy the rest of my evening. I am loving this routine because it means I'm not stuck to her until she passes out, and it means I'm not falling asleep and wasting the few precious hours I have to spend with Kristian at night. We're making progress. Next goal is to night-wean her. I severely miss sleep.
* She loves to play outside. I intend to encourage this as much as possible.
