Quick Emma and Lilah Updates

I was thinking of a few things this evening that I've been meaning to keep track of officially. Somewhere in all the shifting of rooms I misplaced Emma's calendar of events, so now I try to be better at posting them. (I suppose I could have purchased another calendar)...

- Emma's speaking a bit more. (Pardon me if any of these are repeats). I got an unprompted 'thank you' the other day! "Get down" And of course my mind is going blank as I'm trying to remember the words she says.... Excuse me (s'cuse), Please, Cheese, Kitty (getting really good at saying that one). We are working her answer to what a kitty cat says. Right now, she says "hello". She does a pretty good "Raaaa" for a tiger though, and "Mmmmm" for a cow. Her dogs also say bark, bark ("Ba! Ba!")

-She thinks bodily noises are so funny. After making one of her own, I'll ask her to say excuse me, and then she laughs and continues to make a similar noise with her mouth. Pretty funny. **See video below

- Emma's also pretty darn good at using a fork to eat. I haven't tried a spoon yet, because I'm too afraid of the mess. Solids seem more safe right now. I should try a spoon this week...

Lilah is giving up her nap. :( I know I've been fortunate to make it this long. She does play quietly during naptime for a couple of hours, so I still get some quiet time for myself. If we have a super active morning, she'll still take one, but right now it's only about one or two a week.

Lilah is also crazy good at doing puzzles. She's got a new one for Christmas that she loves with Pooh and friends on the front. As of about two weeks ago, she does the whole thing by herself. Granted, I'm sure it's intended for 3+ (24 pieces), but I didn't expect for her to be able to do it totally on her own. Way to go Lilah!