New Developments in Gaby-land

Talking
Gaby's vocabulary is growing! She seems to say something new every couple of days. Although, "NO" still continues to be her favorite word. And yes this is still very, very frustrating. She still hasn't learned the word "yes" or "si" and even when she does want something she still says "no" first. A few of her words: mama, daddy, banana, mas, gracias, agua, all gone, bye-bye, hi, oh-oh, Gaby, mio, stop it, and puppy. As you can see it is definitely a mix of spanish and english. And then there's a whole slew of words that only she can understand:) Patty, her nanny, also taught her to do the sign for more/please. It is just too cute when she does it! Funny story- she started doing it one day and I knew it was some sort of sign language but I had no idea what it meant or where she had learned it. Took us a few days to figure it out. She must of thought we were idiots!

Tantrums
The princess is learning how to show her frustration and short temper. I thought it was called the Terrible Twos. She has little tantrums here and there and when we're in public it is pretty embarressing! It doesn't happen often but one time is too many in my opinion. She can achieve some impressive volumes though :) I've learned already that the best thing to do is just ignore her, if possible leave the room and -poof- she's over it. Gotta love a toddler's short attention span!

Whining
When Gaby doesn't know the word for something or just doesn't feel like saying it her favorite thing to do is whine for it until someone pays attention to her. It's this high pitched, screeching sort of noise. Utterly annoying!! Starts to sound like nails on the chalkboard. Give me patience, Lord!

Molars
Gaby's first molars are coming in! Yippee! I'm ready for her to be able to chew everything with no problem. Athough it is pretty amazing how much she can eat with just her gums. I'm talking chips, granola bars, toast etc. It's also very cute to watch her chew with her front teeth- just like a little old man :)