It's All About Jessie

So I have been told that when your child turns 18 months their language starts really taking off...so I have been excited to start understanding Jessie better, therefore "hopefully" having less fits. So here are the words/statements she is saying as of November 2010.
*Mama :-)                  *Dora
*Dada                        *help
*I want some            *baby
*juice                         *Hi
*kitty                          *fish
*nana (banana)           *she tries to say Jasmine
*Gamaw (Grandma)   *yes 
*Papa                        *yep
*cup                          *apple  
*eat
*please
*thank you
*nose
*eyes
*mouth

She also started making a kiss sound and puckering when she gives kisses. Jessie has a way to get her point across even without words too, by pointing, whining, throwing things, stomping, crying, saying uh uh uh.
*She wants to do EVERYTHING her big sister does, which doesn't always fly with Jasmine.
*She is starting to pretend play more, like cooking play food, and eating play food, talking on the phone, and taking care of her babies. she loves going inside the play tent and then coming out. One day she played with her dolly, a stroller, and a blanket for probably a good 15 minutes. I loved watching this take place because as many people know I loved playing with babies all the way till 5th or 6th grade probably. She seems more interested in dollies than Jasmine does at this time, and if it continues I plan on giving her my very special doll from when I was around 6.
*Jessie also has a very special kitty that my mom got her when she was 5 months old while in CO on our vacation last year...we call the kitty "kitty" and it already looks like she has had it for years, but she loves her anyway.
*Jessie's favorite things to eat are-bananas, crackers, pancakes, any kind of pasta, chicken nuggets, green beans, apples, applesauce, yogurt, cookies, hotdogs, mashed potatoes, french fries, waffles, bean and cheese burritos, mandarin oranges, peaches, cheese roll ups, and any kind of muffin.

Jessie is such a beautiful, sweet, funny, and delightful little girl...and we are so honored that we are the ones she calls Mama and Dada, and that we can train her up in the ways of the Lord.

Thank you Lord for entrusting us with this precious life.  We pray that we bring you honor in how we parent her. Amen