The Blanchard Family: Grace is 14 Months!

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Grace is 14 Months!

Wow these months just keep flying by for this little lady! I can't believe we are two months past her 1st birthday already! Grace took her first steps this past month! She still isn't walking but if you stand her up a couple feet away from you, and hold your arms out, she will walk to you taking 3 or 4 steps (before she dives at you!) :) Of course Erik saw this for the first time, as I was down taking a shower and when I came up he (or one of the kids) said, "Grace was walking all by herself!". I replied with "since when?!" and then they showed me. :) So, we keep practicing! She actually stood up a couple feet away form me and then walked toward me without any prompting at all for the first time towards the end of the month, but she still has a long ways before she switches over to "walking full time". :) She of course walks around everything though and then drops to a speedy crawl when she wants to go somewhere else. I have really noticed this past month how much Grace understands when you talk to her. If you tell her to "stand up", she will usually do it for you unless she is being difficult. :) She is also starting to follow directions and knows what different things are. You can ask her something like, "can you go find your baby?" and she will go get it and give it a hug. She also sings "more" and says "muur" if she wants a certain object or more of something. She can also sign please and thank you, but hasn't quite figured out the meaning of those yet. :) She also waves "bye-bye" and says "beee" when someone is leaving the house or driving by. :) She loves to hug her babies and anything else soft and cuddly. She is at such a fun age right now! Just wish she would sleep the whole night… :) :) Here are some pictures from the last month!