All About Ellen, June & Frances: May 2013

June Bug turned 14 months old on May 15! Little Red is doing great, but she really is LITTLE! She still loves to eat most of the time, but is losing a lot of her chub (probably because she's always on the move!). I'm not sure how much she weighs, but when I went to put size 6-12 month shorts on her the other day, they instantly fell to her ankles. I was forced to dress her in size 3-6 month shorts (the same ones that were snug on her last summer) and there was plenty of room in the waist!

Here's what June has been up to in recent weeks:

Singing. I think JEB sings more than she talks. She "sings" "Elmo's World," "Twinkle, Twinkle" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep."
Not talking much. I don't think June has permanently added any words to her almost non-existant vocabulary this month, but she has said "read it" a few times when brining me a book and I've heard a "Mickey" once or twice in reference to Mickey Mouse. (June LOVES "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.")
Scaring us. She lets out a ferocious growl when we say "Oh, don't you scare me!" and then laughs hysterically.
Calling herself (and lots of other things) Dada. I mentioned before that June thinks it's the funniest thing in the world to point to herself and say "Dada," but she seems to say "Dada" for just about everything (even Mama most of the time).
Woofing. June has added "woof" to the list of animal sounds she can make. (In addition to "woof" for dog, June makes noises for pig and duck, which sound the same).
Pointing to various body parts on command. June can correctly identify her tummy, hair, teeth, mouth and "pee-ew stinky" feet.
Proudly sitting on things like a big girl. June loves to sit in little kid chairs, on our little kid tuffets, at the bottom of slides and anywhere else that makes her feel like a big shot. The look of pride on her beaming face is priceless.
Working on more teeth. I swear this girl has been teething since birth ... June now has (I think) six teeth (four on top, two on the bottom), but it looks like more are on there way.
Still nursing about three times a day. We're trying to get June to drink more cow's milk, but so far she's been nothing more than a casual sipper during meals and snacks.
Sleeping less during the day. June has phased out her morning nap and now just takes one nap a day (after lunch).
Still wearing size 3 diapers, size 4 shoes and a whole mix of sizes when it comes to clothes ... I think I even need to unpack some more smaller sizes from last summer based on the experience with shorts I mentioned above.