Bigger, bigger, all the time

Cassidy is definitely still a baby. She recently hit the 14-month-old mark. She's totally dependent on us and baby-like in more ways than not. But it's easier every day to see her kid-ness emerging. She walks almost exclusively; crawling is out. She still doesn't like to eat much on her own, but has added clementine orange peels to her short list of "will-eats". She looks like a kid to us, not a baby. And she is verbalizing so much, now with recognizable (at least to us) words: mama, daddy, doggie, juice, cracker. She understands us a little more all the time, too. She responds to commands (that she likes...no is not a fun command to obey). She'll look for and go to get doggie, soft bear, or Mr. Stripey the Tiger when asked where they are. She has learned how to turn on the ceiling fan and light switches and loves doing so! She waves at every car that drives by. She helps to get herself dressed and undressed. She seemed to jump up a shoe size overnight. She is growing and changing and we love being here to see it every step of the way.