14 Months Old

This was a big month because Gabriela started trying out the potty. She has even started doing the sign for potty. She will sit there for a long time as we read stories, sing songs, and even give pedicures. She flashes a great big grin when she actually makes her little potty. Of course, she still has wet diapers, and we sometimes have to catch her in the act, but she's much farther along in this regard than I thought she'd be.

Gabriela understands so much more these days. She can identify lots of things in books that she can't quite say yet. Some of her new words include kitty kat "Ki-Kah", cracker "Kah-kah" and even though she said book before, she started adding the "k" sound to it. Although now, it's "boo-kah". Gabriela has started saying car, too. One of her most favorite new words this month is Bravo "ba-boh". We have also noticed her saying agua (water) and puerta (door). Gabriela is also starting to say a word for airplane and toothbrush.

We have a book that is actually a song. Sometimes Gabriela will bring us "This Old Man" and start dancing because she knows we sing a song every time we look at that book.

We haven't really been showing her more signs, we really need to get on that. But Gabriela has been doing the sign for bird a lot. She also made up a sign for toothbrush. She loves her toothbrush and does the sign and then signs please so we'll give it to her. However, she absolutely detests having her teeth brushed. She just wants to do it herself.

Gabriela now knows where her toes, knees, ears, hands, belly button and fingers are too. She is also starting to learn animal sounds. She can tell us what sound a lion, a horse, a dog, a cat, and a monkey make.

She pretends to drink tea from her tea set and loves to go outside. She will sometimes stand by the balcony and sign please and reach for the door. Gabriela is starting to understand about doorknobs. She reaches up high and can almost touch them.

Gabriela is learning so fast, we can't believe it. She is definitely not a baby anymore. She is such a big girl, but she'll always be OUR baby :-)