Every day is another surprise

We had lunch with Grandma today and wore our pretty ladybug dress. Photo? Oh no, no photo is available because I didn't get a chance to take one since the moment we got back home she decided to poop and pull her diaper halfway off and streak through the house like a poo-flinging-dervish.
The house is clean, the baby is asleep, and my sanity is mostly intact.
New developments for our 16 month old:
Nora reaches her hands out when she wants to give you a kiss and even puckers up now.
We have a game in the car of driving over the speed humps and I yell out "bump!" to warn her and we both shout "wee!" after each one.
She loves the underside of her chin to be tickled and raises it with a smile to invite you to do so.
She picks out her own outfits, starting with the shoes and then we go from there.
She's figured out how to put on her shoes and wants to wear them in the house now.
She understands requests and instructions well enough now to help pick up and bring you things.
If you call to her she runs away laughing. If you sit down at the computer she comes running.
She's fascinated with doors and loves to study how they work.
She can climb stairs with assistance, get into her carseat with a boost, and gets in and out of her toddler bed (unfortunately) without any help.
Baby dolls are her new favorite toy. She carries them under her arm and talks to them, sleeps with them, and shows them around the house. She mimics me when she's in a time-out and disciplines the dolls while pointing her finger at them and saying, "No-no, baby."
She brushes her teeth whenever you offer her the chance and loves to pet Simone with her toothbrush if you don't stop her. Simone and her are buddies.
Farts are funny, raspberries are hilarious, but Cookie Monster is the king.
She loves fruit as long as it is pureed, meat as long as it's ground up, and anything in a tortilla. Burritos and enchiladas are her new favorite along with beef stew and sweet potatoes with horseradish.
If you give her a wet washcloth she uses it to wipe her mouth, hands, and high chair tray.
She can count to five.

She loves saying "hi" to people and waving. It's sometimes delayed though and I noticed the other day she gets sad and stares at the ground if people don't respond. I make a point of saying to people now, "She's saying hello to you." A couple people seemed startled or embarrassed but I didn't care, they better say hi back or else!

When Jamie leaves in the morning she waves good-bye at the front door and gives him a kiss. The moment his key turns in the door to turn the lock she quietly says with a smile, "Dada." Then comes to me and asks for "Sheep?"