The Handley Family: Monthly Update

Monthly Update January 2013

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All about Addie

New Words/Phrases:
"Daddy" - We've always called Shane "Dada" but lately she's been mixing it up a bit and calling him Daddy. She sounds so much more grown up when she says it. Potty Training

"Oh Gawrsh" and "Aw Shucks" - She picked this up from Goofy on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. If we tell her we love her or she looks pretty she will say "Oh gawrsh" or "Aw Shucks" just like Goofy does.

Captain Obvious - Addison is really good about pointing out obvious situations for example:

"Food is done" (when the microwave beeps)

"Someone is calling you" (when my phone beeps or rings)

"I'm crying" (when we try to talk to her during one of her fits)

Potty Training - We have nixed candy when she goes potty on the toilet and now give stickers. She did great transitioning from the candy and actually enjoys having a piece of paper on the side of the refrigerator where she can admire each sticker from the day.

All about Cooper:

No More Bottle: We started getting Coop used to sippy cups recently. He took really well to them and we decided to cut out the bottle all together. He did GREAT with the transition.

New Solids: Blueberries and Yogurt are some of Cooper's newest foods. He seems to love both quite a bit. Other favorites are Frozen and canned fruit. Around the middle of January, we cut out baby foods completely (no more purees). It was nice to be feeding Cooper more normal foods.

Waving bye-bye: Cooper started waving bye to people. It's a pretty simple wave of his hand in the air but sometimes he will open and close his fists to say bye.

Little sickie: Cooper came down with his second cold ever this month. It wasn't too bad and I'm sure it bothered mommy and daddy more than it probably bothered Coop. Humidifiers and Vick's seemed to help quite a bit though.

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