Gabi 23 months
Gabi 12 months (below)
Gabi is still the cuddliest of our kids. She loves being held, being on your lap, and being close to you. However, don't let that fool you... if her siblings are off doing something she is right there with them! One of the cutest things she is currently doing is reaching her hand out and with the cutest voice says "a hold a hand". She loves holding our hand going down stairs (even though she doesn't need us to) and sometimes just to walk around with us. We also love the way Gabi shakes her head "yes". She nods up and down but her eyebrows go up and down too... it's so funny!
Her favorite songs remain Ring-Around-the-Rosie (which she thinks is named for her), her A B C's, Itsy-Bitsy, Happu Birthday, Tomorrow (from Annie) and of course 5 Little Monkeys. She loves the show Bubble Guppies (or Bubble Buppies to her) and loves all the kids music we play in the car. She is sweet with giving with hugs and smiles. She adores the males in her life... her Daddy, her Bapa, Jona, Evan, Paul and of course Will!
I think it's adorable that she gets so excited and waits for Isa and Will to come home from school. If she is up from her nap before they arrive she will look and me and ask "where Isa go?" or "where Will go?". She asks for them often when they aren't around. She is consistent about giving them a HUGE hug when they wake up in the morning and as soon as they get home from school.
Gabi has been vocalizing more. I have noticed some of her frustrations are being relieved now that she can show me, get, or tell me what she wants. I am sometimes amazed at the words she know... many I didn't even know she knew! Though she is getting better at communicating... she is still starting to have a bit of the terrible two's kicking in. Although she is still our sweet little baby girl... she has been a little bit more temperamental (especially at meal times). She had been crying alot more too. With that being said, she is also getting several teeth and molars right now!
She has also starting showing some interest in the potty. She has gone in the potty several times (mostly right before her bath). However, nothing too consistent. We will really work on this when we come back from Texas next month.
Gabi has been doing well in her Big Girl Bed, but we have had to put a gate up at her door since she now knows how to open them. She still takes one nap a day around 1pm for maybe 2 hours and is asleep by 8pm. Gabi's smile is contagious (she smiles with her eyes too)! We are in awe of our little girl and really wish we could slow this time down...she can't really be turning 2 next month, can she?
