Whoops! I totally missed June’s blogpost about Rachel. At least 17 months without a miss is pretty good. Here’s how Rachel’s doing.I love how Rachel’s hair is growing. It’s growing thicker, which makes it much easier to do her hair. The problem is, she’s very wiggly and doesn’t like me messing with it. 
I do love how it is curling up at the back.
We flew to Utah for the 4th of July and Rachel did well on both flights. She especially liked playing with the tray tables and got upset when we wouldn’t let her put them down because we were taking off/landing. Hopefully she’ll do as well for us when we go to Colorado later this month. She had lots of fun playing with (and getting in fights with) her cousins. It’s too bad she doesn’t get to see most of them that often.
In June, our ward had an activity at Lake Meridian, so I put Rachel in her swimsuit and let her go wading in the water. She hesitated at first because it was so cold, but then emjoyed following the little kids into deeper water. Once, she got into almost shoulder deep water before I could retrieve her. We also went swimming in the hotel pool while we were in Utah. Rachel did not like that at all. She clung to me the entire time. She must have been scared of the fact that she couldn’t touch bottom. This picture is when we let her stand on the top step right as we got in.
Rachel’s favorite toy in nursery is the kitchen. So, we’re thinking about getting one for her birthday (shh! Don’t tell!) She also likes playing with her cousin Lily’s doll stroller. We got her a little baby doll of her own, but she doesn’t play with it that often. What she most likes playing with are things she gets out of my kitchen cupboards, such as stirring a spoon in a pot or cup.
Rachel’s continuing to learn new words, and I’m picking up some of her half-words too. She says “goak” for yogurt (one of her favorite foods) and “buts” for buttons (specifically remote control buttons or keyboard buttons). Her favorite word is probably “up” since she likes to be in my lap while I’m on the computer, or just climbing on everything.
I’ve got more pictures on facebook from the trip, if anyone wants to see. Now, hopefully I won’t miss out on another update next month!
