Somehow, my precious teeny baby has turned into a precious little toddler! It feels like I blinked, and she went from that chubby infant stage to the jeans-wearing, big girl who sings & dances along with the radio when we go for a drive. It's incredible, I tell you, how quickly they grow & change! And like I'm sure a thousand moms have said before, I just LOVE her at this age!
She laughs and smiles almost all day long! When we read books, she pays attention and laughs appropriately. She apparently finds my dancing hilarious (which isn't that hard to believe!), and is enamored with airplanes. Though she doesn't "say" much, she jabbers constantly, mimics sounds, and can find pretty much whatever it is that you've asked her to find. She does all kinds of animal sounds, my favorite (by far) is the monkey!! She cracks me up with her "ooh ohh, ahh ahh's"! She waves & gives kisses to practically everyone, and it just melts my heart to see how much joy she has to share :)
She is still an extremely laid back child. Now that's not to say that she's not busy!! Whew, she can wear me out! But, she rarely cries and gets over being upset in seconds...which I'm super thankful for. And, like I've mentioned before, she's a rule follower (just like me). She has certain cabinets/drawers that are "hers", and she knows it. If she touches one that isn't "hers", she'll look at me with those big blue eyes and shake her head "no". It's pretty funny to see actually! She did sneak off and find the toilet paper roll the other day though, and will make a bee-line for trash bags if I'm not careful and accidentally drop one :)
Books are, by far, her very favorite thing. We have them strewn everywhere it seems!! Besides her little Bible (above), she is really diggin' "Goodnight Gorilla" at the moment. It's pretty cute, if you haven't heard of it. Very few words, but an understandable story and really cute pictures. Anyway, it now gets read about 3 times a night :)
She's still a great sleeper, and has done a lot better with her eating lately. She used to really like veggies, but now...not so much. If I disguise them in whatever it is that she's eating that night she might eat a few bites. Other than that though, she's a bread and fruit kinda girl. She's in between sizes in clothes right now. Sometimes 12-18 months fit, sometimes they don't. She's pretty long, and I really hate for her pants to be too short (or for anyone's pants to be too short, for that matter!), so I usually put her in a size up just to keep that from happening. Am I weird?!
We tried coloring for the first time the other day, and though it wasn't a smashing success it wasn't a complete disaster either! At least she didn't try to eat the crayons :) She likes to watch Handy Manny in the afternoons, to swing on the porch when it's nice outside, and to cuddle anytime & anywhere (to my sheer and utter delight!). She's a sweet little girl, and every day that I get to spend with her is a blessing...and I'll never take it for granted.
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