She has started walking (May 26th)! She was about 13.5 months when it clicked with her that she could do several steps in a row at a time. But my favorite thing that she has enjoyed doing are her "squats." She's been excellent at just standing up any and everywhere (without using something to pull up on) for months, but over the past few months, she's also been doing squats. And is so proud of herself when she does. I have tried countless times to get it on video, but I have yet to successfully accomplish that.
Of course, she is still climbing anything that she can. Anything. Everything. Just...all the time. BLESS US.
She finally cut her first tooth on June 29 at FULLY 14 months old. She currently has 1.5 teeth. Boswell children are slow with teeth (Claire cut her first at 13 months). At least they wait until they're weaned.
A few other skills:
* Can get a tissue and blow her nose.
* Can shut doors and loves to.
* Can successfully sign "please" when asking for things, particularly food. Although, she tends towards hanger and most often yells for more food. It's a work in progress.
* Can make the most amazing facial expressions and can mimic almost any face or sound you make. She's a little comedienne.
* CanNOT be trusted in bathrooms. Not with toilets, toilet paper, or trash cans.
A few anecdotes:
One day, Lily was playing with Claire's doctor kit and found the stethoscope, which alternates noises between a heart beat and a cough. She played with it for a little while, and after a few minutes I noticed that every time it was time for the cough sound came around, she would fake cough preemporily.
At my parents' house, we say "off off off" to Bingley (the dog) when he is thinking about jumping on people. She heard me do that a few times, and next thing I know, when Bingley tried to jump on her, she gestured her hand at him and said, "ah ah ah."
On our way from Durham to Atlanta to drop Brad off for his journey to Greece, we stopped for dinner at a Chick-Fil-A so the girls could play for a little while. I called Lily's name at some point, and a little girl in the play area whirled around to ask me, "Is her name Lily?? Did you really name her Lily??" I said yes, and she told me that it is her favorite name and that she names everything Lily, including her new cat. A little while later when we were packing up to leave, she and her mother were also leaving, so she (Daisy) said, "Bye, Lily!" Her mom looked at me and said, "Is your daughter's name actually Lily or did Daisy rename her? She names everything Lily, even our cat." LOL.
On our way to my parents' house after dropping Brad off at the Atlanta airport, we stopped at a Milo's (hamburger restaurant) outside of Birmingham to meet my aunt and uncle for lunch. It wasn't terribly crowded and the girls had been in the car for a long time, so I let them walk around the restaurant. Lily was having a blast. And then, she walked up to a man in line and lifted her arms up to him to be picked up. She knows no stranger.
Lily is hilarious. And sweet and very spunky. We're having the best time with her.
Claire called Lily a "dragon muffin" one time. Then the dragon muffin sat on a muffin tin.
Bye, bye, Daddy!
Stuck. Maybe you should have listened when I said not to do that, Lily.
Accessorizing.
For real, with the accessories.
First time riding in the buggy like a big girl.
At Costco, of course.
Dr. Boswell in the house.
And now, she climbs:
She'll literally try to climb anything. Including snack cups, apparently.
A friend of mine said, "She's on the phone." HA!
Love you, Lily! We're so grateful for your fun little self!
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