Fourteen months

At fourteen months, Ashley:

• Can say cat (“cuuh-ahh”), dog, duck, cheese (“cheesh”), boom, mama, dada, and light (“ight”).
• Loves to play in the kitchen, opening cupboards and removing pots, pans, and other items, and then trying to put them back in and close everything up again.
• Is fascinated with the idea of feeding and walking the dog.  She likes to take the cup we use to fill the dog’s water with and pretend to fill his water bowl.  If we leave the leash lying around she takes it over to him and tries to put it on him.
• Rarely cries—mostly only when she is put to bed, and if there’s a loud noise.
• Doesn’t crawl at all anymore, just walks.  Is fast indoors and out now.
• Is getting better about wearing her hat.
• Still has 6 teeth.
• Loves her Baby Einstein Alphabooks.  Seems to have certain favorites, and says “cuuh-ahh” when she hands me the one for “C”.
• Threatens to climb the stairs quite often.  Usually just goes up one step and then turns and looks at me, smiling, because she knows she’s not allowed to be up there.
• Will almost always give us anything that she has in her hand or mouth if we hold out our hand to her.
• Likes eating cheese, tomatoes, chicken, peas, pasta, and bread.

Some photos from her 14-month birthday:
I took her to Westmoor park, a little park nearby that has animals.  She enjoyed running around looking at them:

Eating cheese!

Always on her tippy toes!