Updates on Alexa

I don't even know where to begin, Alexa has learned so many things over the past weeks, with my being sick, I haven't been able to blog about them...

I'll start with while I was in the hospital (1/31-2/6)

Alexa stopped crawling altogether and started running around the house instead :) She decided to show off for Daddy and follow him around the house all the time.

Alexa started singing to one of her favorite shows "Superwhy" and she lifts her arms up with the Superreaders when they are in their huddle and when they say "to the rescue!" It is super super cute, she started this with Daddy :)

Alexa learned how to climb onto the couch by herself. She hikes her leg up real high and then pulls herself up.

She started putting two words together; when Tim got home from the hospital that first night, Alexa greeted him in Aunt Ana's arms by saying "Hi Daddy!" She normally says Dada, this time she decided to say Daddy. She really suprised him and Aunt Ana.

Since I got home from the hospital, some things I have noticed:

She likes to put on shoes, she tries to slip them on by herself when we get our shoes on. She brings shoes to me to put on her and she likes to bring everyone's shoes to them.

Alexa likes to give stuff to people, she brings Tim and me things all the time!

Alexa still loves clapping, all the time. She walks around so so happy, usually with her arms up in the air and a big grin on her face. She likes to carry things around the house, like helium balloons, huge blankes, food, toys... Alexa walks around the house and eats most of the time :)

She loves to scare people and roar at them and loves it when others do it to her. JoElle roaring at her now scares her, along with when Fred and Laura roar at her.

She is reading quite a few words: hi, clap, wave, arms up, arms down, and some animal words.

Alexa still signs milk, all done, more and night night. She also says "all done" and "night night" She started saying "Nana" when I was in the hospital. Other words she had already mastered and speaks very clearly are "Mama, Dada, bye bye, hi" Occasionally she says "Jojo" At Ana's house, she called her Ana once. I can't think of the other words she says right now.

Alexa is learning body parts: When she hears the corresponding body part/ comman, she can point to her ears, open her mouth, stick out her tongue. For nose, she can point to mine, but for her own, she pats her ears :) She knows her toes and eyes, too. She can show you her arms, as well as put her arms up when you ask her to. She can wave and clap when you ask her to.

Alexa loves books, she doesn't eat them anymore!

Alexa LOVES music and dancing. She will clap and stomp when appropriate for the song "If your happy and you know it" She also learned most of the hand motions for "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Twinkle Twinkle" If she wants to watch her "You're Baby Can Read" DVD, she brings it to me or Daddy.