one year old: what else can she do?
oh, lots of adorable things!
- respond to “how big is charlotte” by raising her hands above her head
- respond to “how old are you?” by gesturing with “one”
- respond to “is that a hat?” by putting it on her head
- respond to “high five” and “low five” by putting out her hand and sometimes smacking yours
- put something “in” a container when prompted (doesn’t always let go and often takes it right back out)
- dance (to music unasked or just when asked. moves her head, arms, and bounces)
- clap when she hears applause (on tv, in crowds)
- push any button or anything that looks like a button
- respond to “blow kiss” by putting her hand in her mouth (we’re working on the second part)
- gesture along with “head, shoulders, knees, and toes” relatively well (even the “eyes, ears, mouth and nose” part)
- point to a few body parts (emerging skill except for “ears”, she’s got that down). sometimes she’ll point to yours instead (especially nose)
and some useful things, too!
- understand what “no”, “not in your mouth”, and “gentle” (for petting animals and not pulling hair) mean (but doesn’t always comply)
- help you dress her by putting her arms through sleeves or stiffening her legs.
- trys to put on her socks (although she doesn’t open them, just puts them on her feet)
- eat finger-foods relatively neatly, even out of a bowl instead of just sprinkled on a plate.
- nibble larger food (soft pretzel sticks, cookies) into smaller pieces (although this is usually after trying to cram it all in her mouth at once and choking a bit)
- “eat” with a spoon. (she’s got the in the bowl/in the mouth step down, but is missing “scoop”)
- “help” you get her out of car seats, strollers (sometimes this is not a good thing
- turn around and lower herself off couches, beds, and other cliffs (but doesn’t always judge the distance down ;)
- ride on your shoulders and keep her balance (so long as you hold her legs)
and some not-useful stuff ;)
- unvelcro her shoes (this is not helpful when she’s in the car)
- cry when someone leaves the room and doesn’t take her too (she stops about 10 seconds later if she’s distracted
- express her distaste in her food by dropping/throwing it off the side of her chair
- pout when she doesn’t get her way by slapping/hitting whatever’s near by or beating the table
i’m sure there’s a bunch more, so if you’re the baby equivalent of “what? she can’t tie her shoe yet and she’s already 8 years old?” she probably can. i just forgot to mention it. ;)