(All the pictures are from a recent trip to Freddy Hill Farms where we had some ice cream, hung out with pigs, cows, goats, sheep, etc, and hit a few golf balls at the driving range- fun times)Taylor is really in to sorting, stacking, and unpacking. She could keep herself busy for a VERY long time with things like a case of Sprite that can be unpacked, sorted, and put back. At two of our memorial day picnics she found enjoyment for at least an hour straight by getting ice from the chest, walking it to someone, handing it over, and going back for more. She also loves taking her clothes out of her drawers and walking them to our room and taking our clothes back to her room. This has been a favorite of hers for sometime now. I think I should give up on folding for a while since I hate to do it anyway, and she just rips apart whatever attempt I have made at keeping the drawers organized.
I love that I can have a conversation with Taylor and she can respond to what we are telling or asking her to do. We have started to teach her some signs and she is really using them to help us understand what she wants. The first sign she learned was "more". I think at first she thought it meant, "give me what I want" so she was using it when she was annoyed about having her diaper changed and wanted to get off the changing table, when she wanted to get up on to the couch, or when she saw food she wanted. I think she has now started to grasp the real meaning of "more" and has started using it specifically when she is eating. So far the few signs she has learned have been great to eliminate the pointing/grunting that she was doing previously
Taylor also starting to do things more and more that we haven't specifically taught her but she has figured out on her own... some good, some bad :) Recently she has figured out that if she takes a handful of Emma's food to Emma, Emma will eat it out of her hand. I appreciate her desire to feed Emma but on the few occasions that Emma declines her generous offer, Taylor immediately places the handful of dog food in to her mouth. Good thing we just upgraded Emma's food to a higher quality!
We laugh at Taylor on a daily basis. Her little sense of humor is great. Nothing beats her laugh. The thing that gets her belly laughing the most right now, is pointing a remote control at Maddie and pretending to turn Maddie on (she acts goofy) and off (she stops whatever she is doing). Ahh, it gets her every time! She also loves to walk around the house with her blankie on her head and we pretend we can't see her... hearing her laugh and pretend to walk in to us never really gets old!
Taylor's PopPop always says, "she isn't thinking about yesterday and she is not looking forward to tomorrow, she is just completely in the moment" So true and how great for her!
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