Screaming, standing

Ok this whole 'standing' thing is going to give me a heart attack! Seriously!
Just a minute ago she crawled to her walker, grabbed a hold of the back part and used it to help get a hold of the coffee table so she could stand there and get into all my stuff i had on it. She even fell once, straight back (thank goodness a stuffed animal cushioned her) I'm so afraid she is going to get hurt.

Oh and lately she has all been about 'getting mad' and screaming when she can't do something she wants too. Like right not she is screaming because she has a hold of the leg of the pack'n'play and can't pull it. If she drops her toys, she screams... she screams so much now. Before it was all for fun, now she is serious. It's crazy. She just started do this this last couple of days too.

What toddlerhood going to be like? LOL

She is getting another tooth on the top this time. It's not through the gums yet but i think it's close. She has been wanting to sleep and cuddle alot. Which would be fine sept she throws tantrums because even though she is sleepy she usually doesn't want to actually go to sleep. She still is nursing like crazy, and i've just been letting her... It's getting better (on my part) which is a relief.

Things Anabel can do:

• Say 'mama' and 'dada'
• Half crawl/lunge (she gets around pretty well)
• Pull herself up into a standing position
• Pick things up with her thumb and index finger
• Switches toys from one hand to the other
• Babbles
• Blows bubbles
• Stick her pacifier back in her mouth by herself (she's been able to do that a long time)

Things Anabel likes:

• HAIR!

She loves hair in her face. Loves me shaking my hair across her face. Love touching, pulling, chewing on hair. Laughs if daddy shakes his head on her stomach :) And she likes grabbing her own hair and messing with it with her fingers.

• Her ears played with
• CD's (one of her favorite toys, hehe)
• Baths
• Being read to
• Watching TV (loves it)
• Watching Mommy dance, hehe
• Balls
• Biscuit the dog
• Paper, cords and shoes (things i try to keep her from, lol)
• Peek-a-boo
• Mommy laughing
• Going to the store because mommy lets her touch everything (in less I'm in a hurry of course)
• Pressing buttons on the keyboard

Favorite way to fall asleep:

• Starring up at me (we have to look eye to eye) while i kiss all over her hands / or / her playing with my lips.

Other:

• Anabel has learned to swing in her Johnny Jumper. She has a rhythm. She hops forward, lets herself swing backward, the hops forward, and repeats. She is very fast at it. Boy is it funny!
• She recently got back into sticking her tongue out all the time.
• Also she crinkles her nose, squints her eye and bats her eyelashes, to make a very cute face. Sometimes she has the tongue sticking out with it too. I love it!

This is a pattern i bought yesterday and an antiques store.

These dolls are 32" tall... thats dang big!

I want to make one but Anna is probably to little for this Christmas.

Gangst'a Anna

Aunt Jessica put her pants on her head
I thought it was funnies


And this i made last night.

It's not 100% finished cause it needs eyes and a nose.

But i was proud of myself.

Got it done in like 2 hours.... I want to make more!

I have patterns for doggies and bears as well.

Noticing

Today i noticed Anabel actually watching were she dropped her toys off the side of her walker. It was so cute. She would drop them and she stand tall, extending her long neck as far as is could. Her arms would stretch out wide as she peired over the edge trying to see were the toy went.

She is getting to big... and very clingy. These days she doesn't want to be in her johnny jumper, on the floor or walker but a few mintutes, then her arms come out asking to be picked up and she fusses... boy does she fuss!

I don't know what to do with her most of the time because she fusses in my arms too... it's like nothing makes her happy.

I wonder if she is cutting more teeth... *el'sigh*