Saying: Prim is babbling constantly and making all sorts of new sounds. She has a handful of “real” words, but she has extensive conversations in her own native tongue (which, unfortunately, I’m not quite fluent in just yet 😉 )

Eating: Prim still eats a TON of food — and I’m still totally surprised by how much she eats. The other day I made buttermilk pancakes from scratch (this recipe, which is great) and made the pancakes really large — like the size of a salad plate. Prim ate two whole pancakes AND an entire nectarine for lunch. And yes, she was hungry for a snack about two hours later. How is this even physically possible?

Sleeping: Prim definitely had a transition period when we arrived in Amsterdam, but she actually acclimated to the time change really quickly. She’s back to sleeping through the night like a champ, but I’m sure with the move into our new place just around the corner another little shakeup is bound to happen.

Doing: Prim is busy and constantly in motion, but will stop every once in awhile to “read” a book, which has become quite an event, full of loud nonsense words and dramatic page-turning (and given that I’m the one who reads to her every night, I can’t imagine where she’s getting all this flair from. 😉 )

Latest milestone: Prim can stand on her own unassisted, and can even get to a standing position from the floor without holding onto anything, but she has yet to take her first steps. I’m sure that walking is imminent, and I can only imagine what sort of trouble she’s going to get into once it happens!

Favorite toys: Prim plays well independently and especially enjoys “cooking” with her little pots and pans, which were a birthday gift from my sister’s mother-in-law.

Sweetest things: Prim has learned how to blow kisses, and no longer exclusively gives kisses open-mouthed. She’s learned how to do the “smack” motion, and loves to practice by grabbing my face with both hands and planting one on me. I’m sure that someday she’ll be devastated to learn that she ever loved to kiss her mama on the mouth, but right now there is just nothing sweeter.

Favorite thing about this age: Prim has become fascinated by airplanes (apparently watching them out the window is very different from actually being on one) and watches for them from our hotel, as we have a pretty decent view of the airport from here. Anytime she sees one, she yells and throws her hands in the air like it’s the most amazing thing she’s ever seen.