Growing Up

Isabella seems to really be growing up lately, I still like to think of her as a baby but I suppose she's not, really. It seems like her birthday was quite a while ago, it's hard to believe that the day she was supposed to be born (her due date) was only a couple of days ago! She stands up without holding on to anything and I'm sure will be walking by herself any day now. She's been done with her bottle for about a month now, which I was so worried about, but it was actually a very easy transition. She refuses to eat any sort of baby food and has moved on to all "real" food. She eats all by herself with her little fork, which is very nice for me! We opted to start giving her organic whole milk, as it is not from cows that have had growth hormones. I've never bought so much milk before, she drinks SO much! Another thing that is nice about her getting older is that she can communicate with us much better, I actually know what she wants. She points at everything she wants. She also lets us know when she is all done eating, all done playing in the bath, or just plain all done being up because she wants to go to bed. She does the sign for all done which works so good, I think I should teach her some other signs. Has this worked well for anyone else? I don't really know too many signs, but I'm sure it would be easy to look up on the internet. She says a few words other than her ma ma and da da that she's been doing for months. She now says "baby". However, besides referring to herself as baby, all animals are also babies according to her. She also says "bye bye" and "nye nye" for night night. She gives us hugs and blows kisses, can show you wear her ears, nose, and tummy is, but as much as I love this little girl that is growing up right before my eyes, I miss the tiny, helpless, little baby that couldn't do anything. It just makes me realize I could totally do this all over again.