Baby O and her Dog

Our sweet baby girl loves her dog. We got our dog shortly after we were married, and he has been around her whole life. She now loves that dog almost as much as me.

He is a chow-retriever mix of sorts and is a big softie. At first he realy wasn’t sure of what to do with baby O. I’m not sure if it was because he was scared of her, or was afraid of accidently hurting her (I understand that feeling) they are now thick as thieves.

Since O is learning how to thrown, she now plays fetch with her dog. I have to say that she is developing quite the throwing arm. it is so cute to see them running through the house and playing. She will grab the ball and start running, and the dog will wait where he was…watching. When she finally throws it, he takes off and she just stands there and laughs.Then as he runs off with his ball, she chases after him babling away.

There is nothing better than being a dad.

Using Her Words

O has been making me a super proud daddy lately. She is really starting to use her words now. She knows what she wants, and when she wants it. She knows how to get it too. One of her favorite snacks is a stick of string cheese. SHe knows where its kept in the fridge. The only things keeping her from going to town is the fact she has a hard time opening the fridge, and she can’t unwrap it yet.

She has also learned to climb on the table. We can be there sitting, eating dinner, next thing we know, there is a baby standing next to us. She will even reach over to our plates, stick her finger in what ever dip there is and say “yummmmm!” with a big ‘ol smile.

If you are just sitting and doing your own thing, and she wants a cookie snack, or a drink (coconut milk or water) she will stand betweeen the living room and the kitchen, point at the fridge and yell “drink!” It is actually quite adorable. It is also helping me figure out what exactly she wants.

It has also been a great manners exercise. Any time I ask her to do something, I always say please and thank you. When I fill her sippy or gyro bowl, she always says thank you has she toddles away. Its very heart warming to see how sweet and independing she is growing up to be.

My Baby Speaks Swahili

So I think my baby girl speaks Swahili or some other primal African language.

This evening I was enjoying a tasty Snickers bar on the bed. Baby O caught onto the scent of my treat. She immediately started crawling towards me and clicking. She wanted my candy.

This wasn’t the first time that she has made the strange noises. Nevertheless, they continue. At least now she sounds like she will be talking soon. I can’t wait for that first word.