1st Haircut

Last Wednesday I gave Copper her 1st haircut. She didn't have the standard issue toddler mullet that prompts most "1st" haircuts, but rather these super random, super long strands of hair. While the majority of her bangs didn't even reach her eyebrows, she had about 10 strands of hair that went past her nose. So the cut was really more of a quick trim. Lose the freakish long strands in the front and clean up the back a bit. There wasn't even a lock of hair to save. Just a few dozen ultra fine wisps of hair laying around that you could barely even see, let alone gather together and bind with a rubber band. The result is crazy cute, even if most people would never be able to tell the difference in her before and after shots.

Books

Copper loves to be read to, but only certain books. We have a lot to choose from, but she only wants to read the same 10 books over and over again, day after day. I have some of them memorized. Last night I told her to get the book "The Very Silly Shark." She walked over to her book case, looked for it for a few seconds, and then pulled it off the shelf. When we asked for 3 more books by title, she knew exactly which ones we asked for. It's easy to forget how much kids her age can understand just because they can't talk to you.

16 Months Old

This tall little lady turned 16 months old two days ago. This past week whenever I look at her and watch her walk around with such confidence, I am amazed at how big she is. She's not a baby anymore, she's a full fledged toddler. Her sausage feet and lego hands are both gone. In their place are beautiful, slim toddler feet and hands. She has 8+ teeth which she hates me brushing. She can (almost) pull her pants down all by herself. She likes to go down slides and climb up and down steps. She loves playing outside. She still doesn't talk much (other than some pretty serious babbling), but says "dumb" all the time. She knows the signs for "bubbles," "more," "ball," and "music," and would know even more if I taught her. If you ask her to go and get something she'll do it. She knows where her eyes, nose, mouth, teeth, hands, feet, head, hair, and ears are. She's still way freakin needy and loves more than anything to hold on to your finger and just walk.