20 Months

My Sunshine girl, at 20 months, you...

-Weigh in at just about 24 pounds. You are still teeny tiny!

- Have the most delisghtful disposition. Of course, you are a toddler, and you have your moments, but you are so happy, laid back, curious, giggly, and silly. You really are one happy little girl.

- I try not to go on and on about this, but you are one smart cookie. You can count to ten all by yourself, point to and name all the numbers, and sing the whole alphabet and identify about half of the letters (you LOVE to say "ABC's" all the time whenever you see letters). You posess an incredible vocabulary and talk SO MUCH. Now, you speak in 3-5 word sentences all the time. Your communication skills are off the charts, and it is so fun to watch you learn! It seems like you have something new to share with the world every day.

-  Have some favorite phrases you love to say! The big ones right now are: "Mommy (Daddy, Leah) do it", "Leah eat dinners", "Baby sisser in Mommy tummy", "Leah nice to ____", "Its dark outside", "

- Sing and dance all the time now! You love to help us sing "The Wheels on the Bus", "You are my Sunshine", "Itsy Bitsy Spider", "Somewhere over the Rainbow","Clean up"  and "ABC's". Sometimes, you just bust out with a song. You dance all the time, too. Pretty much every night we are home turns into an iPod dance party in our kitchenm and it is the best. You have some moves, for sure!

- Have this absurdly darling lisp now. You put it at the end of all of your "S" words.

- Are still a great eater, but you are definetly pickier than before, as you are getting older and older. Some of your favorites are berries, watermelon, mango, avocado, banana, grapes,  oranges, peas, carrots, green beans, craisins, eggs, noodles, cous cous, toast, cheese and crackers, hummus, turkey, beans, yogurt, applesauce, soup, grilled cheese, squeezy pouches, ice cream, and Nutrigrain bars. You are really not a fan of meat. You ARE you father's daughter.

- Are starting to really test us as parents. You are experimenting and learning to be independent, and sometimes this results in you "breaking the rules". We are working to make sure you are learning that you can't always get your way, you will treat others with kindness, and try to make good choices to leave the world a better place. We are all learning together!

- Love to play with your babies. You must sleep with at least one every night, and sometimes you declare that you need "2 babies" at bedtime. You have a stroller, a crib, carseat, bouncy seat, and blankies for your babies, and you play with them over and over. Some other favorite toys are your kitchen, your Little People, letter blocks, cars, phones, kitchen stuff, you broom an vaccum, wallets, balls, and anything outside.

-Have some favorite books, including 10 Little Rubber Ducks, Your Baby Bible (Jesus book  :) ), We're Going on A Bear Hunt, Big Sister book, The Strawberry book, Eloise, and so many others!  You say "gen" every time we read a book. I hope you keep loving books as you grow!!

- are the light of our lives, sweet girl. Every time you smile, say Mommy and reach for me, and tell me that you love me, I melt into a puddle of mush. I am baffled at how much love I have for you. Thank you for being my sunshine.