Our sweet Miss Scarlett is 14 months old today!
Her little (BIG!) personality continues to develop. And wow, she is just one feisty lil' girl. Her current form of communication is to scream and screech - and she is LOUD. Also, when she's frustrated, she grabs at my face and digs her nails in - over and over again. And she's got quite a dance when she's mad - we call it "The Scarlett Dance."
I have taken to simply putting her down and moving away when she gets out of control with her screaming, flailing and face pinching. Sometimes it works, somtimes it gets her coming back for more.
She's also become a bit possessive of Mommy. If Christian comes to sit in our laps, Scarlett makes a beeline for us and tries to push Christian away. It is so funny ... but certainly something we need to be proactive about.
We're not making much progress on Scarlett's eating habits. In fact, it seems we are taking steps backwards. So we keep trying new things, hoping something will intrigue her. I got some Enfamil Toddler milk, hoping I could get more nutrition in her. Nope ... she rejected it right away. To be fair, it does have a funky vanilla taste to it - I can't blame her for not liking it.
She's been taking lots of steps on her own ... and has become a little monkey. She likes to crawl all over things - and on top of things. She'd been getting up on the couch when my back was turned and I was amazed (and frightened) by her ability. Turns out, it was Christian putting her up on the counch when my back was turned. HA!! But she can do it herself, too, if she has just a small platform - like a pillow or my leg.
Scarlett has been doing really great with her sign language. "More" is her favorite (wouldn't it be your favorite, too?) - both signing and verbally. She's getting really good at signing "milk," rather than pulling my shirt halfway down my body. And "all done" ... both with her hands and verbally.
One of her cutest movements is to nod hear head in affirmation - not to sure where she learned that one, but she picks up on things so fast! So I'll say, "Scarlett, do you want to change your diaper?" And she'll nod her head in an exaggerated way that moves her entire top torso. I hope I can catch a video of it to share with you!
Sleeping is still an issue. I am in the early steps of a process that is supposed to help her sleep through the night. So we'll see how it goes. I'm certain she'd be in a better mood throughout the day if she'd simply get more sleep.
