I'm so impressed

Beth is just getting smarter and smarter! I am so impressed lately with her growing knowledge. She constantly is doing things that surprise me or crack me up. Right now he favorite attention-getting trick while I'm on the computer is she walks up to the desk, *lightly* taps her head on the corner of the desk, then fusses while she rubs her head. She knows that previously when she's bumped her head (not on accident!) I swoop her up and rub her head. So she'll do this over and over again until she gets my attention. Meanwhile it's so funny and cute to me that I watch her out of the corner of my eye and giggle while she does it!

Recently we've also discovered that she can shake her head yes and no. If you say "yes?" to her, she'll nod her head up and down. If you say "no?" she'll shake her head (and her body!) back and forth. She's so smart! We're trying to teach her how to use a spoon right now- she's really never been interested in holding a spoon during feedings so I've just fed her. It makes for a very clean meal! Now things are getting totally messy and disgusting, but she's just about figured it out. She prefers to bang the spoon on the tray, then toss it and say "uh oh!". Someone must have forgotten to tell her that "uh oh" is for accidents only!

A few days ago she was with Ryan and he was trying to help her say "banana". He's say "ba" and she'd say "ba". He'd say "na" and she'd say "na". He'd say "na" and she'd say "na". Then he'd say "banana" and she just said gibberish. It was so funny, it reminded me of the Friends episode when Phoebe was trying to teach Joey to say something in French. He got every syllable correct but when she tried to make him say it all together it came out in gibberish! Not that Beth is anything like Joey, lol!

She got some new shoes also because she's outgrown the pair I bought for her after Thanksgiving! Just in time too because those were starting to get smelly! These are her new shoes because they are the *only* soft-soled shoes I can find that fit her right now! She's between sizes in the Pedipeds and I hate the look of the Robeez and similar shoes. They weren't my favorite but she couldn't wear her other shoes anymore! And when she outgrows these, she has a pair of shoes from Christmas to grow into- pink and brown Pedipeds. Shopping for little girls is really too much fun!
Beth "feeding herself" with her spoon
Outside before Valentine's dinner. She was really excited about some water!
Pretty girl
Stuffed with yummy food, our little family.