Sienna is growing up faster than ever and has started talking. Every day, a new word or phrase surprises us and even if she doesn't quite have the phonetics down, she definitely has mastered the inflection of many words and phrases. Among her first words and phrases were "Uh-oh," "Where'd it go?," "Tickle Tickle," and "All done/gone." Lately, she has been saying, "Up and down," from her favorite book "Elmo Loves Opposites." Every day when Daddy and the girls get home, she points at the big evergreen and says, "Tree!" She has loved the word "shoe" for practically as long as she has been wearing them. She loves to tell you what a lion says ("Rarrrrr") and what sounds a monkey, doggy, rooster, horse, chicken, and lamb make. She points at all of her facial features and makes it evident that she knows exactly what you are talking about at any given moment.
Besides all of her communication advances, Sienna has also told us that she is no longer a baby by refusing to sit in her high chair many days so that she can sit at the table in a big chair next to her sister. Also, before we lowered the crib a couple of weeks ago, Sienna proved to be quite the athlete when she climbed out of her crib and wandered into the living room. She always keeps us on our toes!
