What She's Doing Now

Since I have been away from the blogging world, I have lots of catching up to do! Here is what Eliza has been doing lately:

-- Starting to walk! Over the past couple of weeks, she has started standing by herself and taking a few steps here and there. Just this past weekend, she took about 10 steps on her own!

-- Loves to say "bye bye". She says it every morning when Daddy leaves for work, and it is just the most precious thing! She will also say "bye-bye" when she holds the car keys or gets in the car.

-- Greets Daddy at the sound of the garage door opening. The moment she hears the garage door, her face lights up with a smile, and she rushes to the door. Once he walks in, she immediately reaches for his keys or phone...go figure!

-- Has more teeth! For a while, we thought Eliza would be a toothless child. Her two bottom teeth are in, and she has three on the top now. She does have quite a gap between her two top teeth!

-- Loves to get into everything! Whether it be cabinets, boxes, baskets, she loves to try to climb in. She also tries to climb up onto chairs and loves climbing stairs.

-- She is fascinated by dogs and cats. She likes to say "hi" to them and follow them around.

-- She still loves books and magazines. Sometimes we can make it through several pages of a book, especially Wheels on the Bus or Dear Zoo.

-- Eliza still enjoys eating and especially snacks! Now that she is pretty much over the excitement of real food, she would much rather eat Goldfish! I try to introduce her to different foods, but she certainly lets me know what she doesn't like by spitting it out and giving me an awful face!

-- She is a pretty good napper, and she usually takes a short morning nap and a longer afternoon nap. We aren't completely scheduled, but I try to keep her on somewhat of a routine.

-- She loves to be outside - walking, biking or just playing on the porch.


Eliza is such a happy child, and we are so blessed with her wonderful personality. I will post some more pictures and videos soon!