Hello Hello! This past month was so fun. I've been keeping busy and keeping mom even more busy. I'm such a busy girl that I need to get right to it. Here is my monthly update...

1. Walking & Almost Running - I'm fast! Dad and mom keep saying I'm crazy and fast. I am walking faster every day and much longer distances without falling. It's great! I never have to crawl anymore and I can go wherever I want whenever I want :) well, sort of. Sometimes mom catches me, picks me up and carries me back to where I started. It's so annoying when she does that. I'm really trying to start running? I think that's the word. I see other kids doing it and I really need to learn because I NEED to keep up with them. So yes, I've been trying. Mom says there's no hurry to learn to run, but she doesn't understand I just have to keep up. Anyway, I'm hoping to figure it out soon. 

2. Climbing improvements - I don't mean to brag, but I've gotten goooood at climbing and getting off what I climb. With a little assitance, like having mom's hand to pull on I can get unto their bed! I've also figured out how to get off. I realized that it's tall and I just can't crawl off it. Mom says I've learned perception, whatever that is, I just figured out that heights are to be treated with respect. I can climb off the couch and on if I have something to hold unto and pull on. I can climb unto the coffee table, but that's not too fun so I rarely do it. I'm still working on climbing into and out of my crib. I think it'll be a while because I'm too short. 

3. Food - Mom says I've gotten a bit better. I am eating more adult food instead of baby food although sometimes, if I feel like being nice and cooperative I will eat a puree or baby food pouch. I like the ones that are sweater and have fruit in them. My favorite thing is stealing a piece of mom's bagel during breakfast. I like all kinds, cinnamon raisin, sesame, whole wheat. I like cheeses and yogurt a lot! I also love cheerios. For dinner my new favorite is pasta and veggies although I had this mustard chicken mommy made.. I stole it from her plate and it was amazing! I hope I get more soon. Today I actually store some of her roasted kale and turkey sandwich. I loved that too. Honestly, I like food, I just don't like to sit to eat it. The best is when mom lets me walk around while I eat. Usually we start at the high chair and when I get too bored being tied down and get fussy then she lets me do laps and at the end of each lap I take a bite. It's funn-er that way. She doesn't like it, but she's smart and picks her battles. 

4. Words & Singing - I still don't know why they think I'm not talking. I talk all day, it's not my fault they didn't take a course in baby talk in college, why do I have to talk their boring language that everyone else speaks? Just saying. I spend my days chatting with my toys, reading my books outload, and singing while I take everything off my bookcase and out of all drawers I have acces to. I think I'll give them a few more months to figure out my language and if they don't I'll give in and start using theirs. It's fun though because I can choose when to react like I can understand and when to pretend like I am confused jaja I have a blast with it. Mom said to let you know I am using all my vowels and practically every consonant. 

5. Princess Wave - it's my favorite wave of all. People smile and say its cute. I do other waves for the commoners, but when I have to turn on my charm I pull out the princess wave. Like the other day when we walked out into the stadium after the game, I had to princess wave, what if people were filming me on TV?

6. Visits - I had many visitors this past month and I loved it! Hanging with mom is so fun, but sometimes I get bored and then I end up getting in trouble because I touch things I'm not supposed to. Mom's best friends from Paraguay came, then daddy's friends from High School and then Grandma :) I had a blast with all of them. It's fun when there are many people at home because I get tons of attention. 

7. Yoga - I've been doing some stretches. Mom calls it yoga. It's funny, cracks me up every time. I like doing both childs pose and downward dog, that's what mom calls them. I also enjoy when she joins me and then we both laugh. It's a good time.

8. Soccer Games - There have been sooo many! We've been going to the stadium a lot. I don't go out to the game that much anymore because I'm busy playing with all the kids and the babysitters. They've got tons of fun and different toys there. I like playing with all of them, the kitchenette is sweet but so are all the different kinds of balls and cars they have. They even have a shopping cart like the ones at the store! Sometimes, I get to play with markers. Those are cool too I hope mom gets me some one of these days.. but she says we are NOT ready for them yet. 

9. Music & Dancing - Two of my favorite things. Mom and I like to dance in the mornings! We dance to disney songs and it is so much fun. I also like to dance when I hear good music, I like tapping with my feet and bouncing side to side when I dance, I'm hoping to add some more moves to my repertoire soon.

10. Parks & Wading Pools -  Summer is amazing. Everytime we go to the park there are so many kids to chase. I spend a lot of time shrieking and yelling chasing the older kids and trying to get their attention. I also like the one park that has a huge sand box and toys. I'm over swings, those are only fun if other kids are on them and laughing with me. My new thing is the see saw and I've even hung from the monkey bars! Dad didn't want to let me go but I kicked him and after doing a pull up I held on for 3-5 sec. My parents freaked out, I can't believe they thought I couldn't do it. The other fun thing about park is wading pools! All the parks around us have them :) ugh I love it so much!! I run into the water and splash reminds me of my awesome swim lessons and my little pool. I'm a happy fish. 

11. Peaches & Ice cream - Holy Moly where have these been all of my life?! I'm in love. Don't worry apples, I still love you and hyperventilate if I can't have you every time I see you. The other day I thought I saw an apple and snatched it from Dad. I was so mad that he didn't want to give it to me... anyway, turns out it was a peach.. Oh myyyyy how I wish these had been in season sooner. I was so excited I couldn't stop walking around while eating it. I didn't even share with Mom jajaja I won't even start on ice cream because I can't imagine there's someone out there who can argue that this earth isn't better because of ice cream's existence.

So yea, that's my story for this past month. I hope you're all doing well and that your stories are just as fun, which if they include ice cream then it's a no brainer =) Ok, I gotta go practice my runs, see you all next month! 

XOXO 

Keeks