22 months

Well, this little girl is 22 months and continues to make good progress.

If I could only want to write it all down, I used to be so good at blogging and just don't have the desire, but will continue since it their milestones.

Melanie loves my parents dog Buster, she gives him massages if he lets her.

 We were referred to the Moran Eye Center and went down in November to meet with the doctor there. It was a bit of a wait, and all but it was a good appointment. We don't have to patch her eye anymore and we go back in 4 months for a follow up. She gave Melanie the same diagnosis that our eye doctor here gave her. They dilated her eyes so she got to wear these awesome glasses, and I was kind of surprised that she kept them on. She also did so well with the long doctor visit.

 She has ventured into the kitchen and loves to open and close cupboards. Thankfully she hasn't pulled anything out of the cupboards yet. I have to watch where I am stepping when cooking dinner.

 Rob helped her learn how to climb stairs, he is so much more patient at teaching her than I am. She now loves stairs and we can't keep her away.

 Rob got a sphero ball after Melanie crawled after his brothers. Both Melanie and Julie love to chase that thing around.

 Waiting to get labs done at Primary Childrens(another post). She looks so excited doesn't she. Poor girl.

 When I am to slow at getting her to bed for a nap, this is what happens.

She has started to pull up to furniture. This is so awesome to see her doing this. It still shocks me every time I come into a room and see her standing by the couch. 

 The only problem is that she pulls up to the couch and then turns herself outward and she doesn't have the balance to go along with her new skill. So this kind of keeps me on my toes. I hear Julie say from the other room, "Mom, Melanie is standing" to which I have to run in the room to make sure she doesn't hurt herself. What a big girl she is, sometimes it makes me so sad because she wants to do so much and her body won't let her. But, she will get there.

 Having fun with Dad. Still loves to hang upside down.

 Daddy's headphones.

 I just love this face.

 Now that she can get herself to a sitting position, she does this all the time.

 This is also another thing that is crazy to see her doing when I come into the room.

 Since she has discovered sitting, she can now kneel in place too, which I think takes more strength and muscle than sitting. She has even started to get onto her hands and knees and crawl a little. I think she has seen a taste of what she can do and just doesn't want to stop.

 Giving herself a nice hairdo while eating is a common occurrence.

 Touching Matthew's hair, he didn't seem to mind much.

 This just makes me laugh, Julie loves to do what Melanie does occasionally. Funny that they were both undressed as well.

 Melanie just exploded with milestone after milestone this month, really a lot of them were within a weeks time. During the week that she started to get to a sitting position, she also started to be more interactive, as in interacting with Julie while they play, trying to get your attention, she will point at something and then make a sound, pointing instead of using her whole fist. She is just more bright and alert, wanting you to play with her. I wish I gave her more attention, she is so fun and I am so excited with the things she is doing.