New Tricks

Reese has a few new "tricks" in her 12th month...

She now says the following words: Dada, Mama, Ball, Belle, Baba (bottle), Ni-Ni (night night), Yah (yes), and her newest word, Hi. She surprised me in Target last weekend when she waved and said "Hi" to a random lady in the shampoo aisle. Of course she got a tremendous reaction from me and the lady, so she now says "Hi" to almost everyone she meets. It was interesting to try and distract her during church on Sunday when she kept saying "Hi" to people throughout the sermon.

She has a few new moves:
- Shaking her head no, and then immediately wrinkling her nose and laughing. She must think it's funny to tell me no
- Chanting by moving her hand back & forth on her mouth while saying "ahhhhh"
- Turning her books right side up if she happens to pick them up upside down
- Moving objects (toys, diapers, tupperware, books) in and out of containers. She will not rest until every single object has been moved out, then back in to the container. Don't even think about interrupting her during this task
- Putting on sunglasses and socks. Ok, she can't actually put her socks on, but she sure tries hard
- Pushing my hand away when I try to help her with things. Not sure I like that new trick, but I guess it's a part of allowing her to grow up

She also understands nearly EVERYTHING we say. It amazes us every day when we tell her do something (like go get your Frog book), and she actually does it! This understanding also has its draw backs as Todd and I now need to spell some things like b-a-s-e-m-e-n-t (where she loves to play) and c-a-k-e (which she loves to eat).