Ok, please forgive me for my blog neglect. I think the last thorough update on Alaina was given, oh, about 3 months ago or something. Say it ain't so! Oopsie :(
There is of course SO much to share about our girl. Let's see...what has she been up to the last 3 months or so? Hmmm...
A little bit of this...
And a little bit of that...
Some of this...
And a tad of that...
Alaina is not just a girly girl. She is a girly girly GIRLY girl :)
She loves jewelry. When Grandma JoJo comes around, she's in for a real treat because JoJo is one for *bold* jewelry too!
Here she is modeling JoJo's thick, beaded necklace. 
She loves clothes. In fact, I can't even open her closet without her running over and pulling on my leg and letting me know in a stern manner that she would REALLY like for me to pick her up and let her thumb through her outfits. She oohs and ahhs over her clothes. She runs her fingers through her hanging shirts and dresses, coats and pajamas. She marvels at one piece, then moves on to the next. Like she's on the hunt for the *perfect* piece.
She loves purses.
And bows.
LOTS of bows :)
Gotta love this girly girly GIRLY girl!
Alaina has enjoyed spending some 1-on-1 time with her buddy Aislynn (aka "Eye-dee").
She just cut her 5th tooth. Nope, not a typo. 15 months and only 5 teeth. Well, actually about 4 and 1/10. She is drooling like crazy though, and it seems as if she's cutting several more teeth at once.
Despite her delayed toothies, she eats like a champ! This girl can't get enough fruit and veggies. She loves soup, like her mama. And "tur-tey" and pasta and grits and pbj's.
...and corn...
Lainey Bug likes most things, although her appetite seems to have declined a bit lately. Sadly, anything dairy is out - nothing with cheese or milk or eggs - due to what I'm calling a milk protein allergy :(
Much of her time is spent reading books, loving on her favorite kitty cat Daisy, playing outside with her ball, running around the house, running errands with Mama, watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or Chuggington or Baby Einstein, listening to Daddy playing the guitar, dancing, laughing, hiding, peek-a-boo, sorting through her clothes, and organizing tupperware, and let's not forget MAKING MESSES!
This girl takes after her mama in that she is a busy bee who likes "doing" things. She stays busy all day long. And she's really into sorting or organizing things one by one.
For instance, she will take her pants out of her bottom dresser drawer one by one and place them somewhere else. Then she will retrieve the pants from the pile and "clean up" (there's a song I sing and everything!), putting the pants one by one into the dresser again. She does this with her pouch full of bows and lots of other things.
Alaina says dozens of words. She will attempt any word we say, even hard words like "refrigerator." She nods her head with a yes or a no, depending on the questions we ask her. And she signs :) :) :)
"All done"
And one of my many most favorite things is that she has started to say, "Bless You" if you sneeze. We did not teach her this intentionally, she just picked it up from us I guess. Her "Beh too" is enough to melt your heart!
Love my sweetheart to pieces :)
