Making great progress

Well once again I've been slacking on the posts so I figured I should check in and give my monthly Paige update. She's been doing really well and seems to make progress with her development every day. Although she's going on 14 months and still not walking, she's certainly getting close. She cruises along the furniture and will easily walk with push toys or while holding our fingers. She can stand on her own for a few seconds and is also getting close to getting in a standing position from the floor. She gets into a tripod position with her butt in the air but just hasn't figured out how to actually stand from there. So I'm really happy with how she's doing and I think that moving into the next room at daycare has been a huge help since she's the only non-walker in the room. I would imagine she'll be running around in the next few weeks.

She still isn't saying much other than her babbling but it seems like her first consistent word is MORE. She does a modified sign for More by clapping her hands and always says Maw, Maw. Perhaps she's already developing a Boston accent with that pronunciation? Jake seems to think she's saying a lot more than this one word but that's really the only one I think she has down. I don't think we've been consistent enough with the signing because she really doesn't do anything other than More and the occasional All Done.

Paige is also a big fan of reading now although she only really likes books that she's familiar with which is a bit of a bummer for Mommy, who would love to add some variety into the mix. Her favorites are Good Night Moon and the Maisy Books which she could read over and over again. But I won't complain because I think it's wonderful that she loves reading. So that's about it for now, nothing too exciting but she's definitely in a fun stage, learning every day.