22 Months Old

Well, Madeline is now 22 months old. And this is basically our last month with just her. (I didn't really think about that until just now. sniff sniff). She is growing up so fast! She definitely seems like a little girl to me rather than a baby. But, I still call her my baby. And probably always will.

She has definitely enjoyed all the renovations that are going on around here. We just finished painting baby brother's room. So, she has had fun climbing the ladders in there and yelling as loud as she can to make it echo. She also likes to yell really loud while we are out in public and then she will tell me, "no echo", like she was just checking.

The old cabinets are now gone from our house. But, while they were here, she certainly enjoyed the playhouses that she made out of them. Some of them became ovens to cook her food in as well.


She helped Andrew measure and install our new clothes rack in our laundry room. This will be our closet now.

She's still not quite sure about this "thumbs up" thing. So, she just decided to bite daddy's finger instead.

She has been enjoying books, especially at bedtime (anything to procrastinate going to bed). Her favorite right now is Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer. She can basically tell us the story now as we look through the pictures. It is fun that she is getting into longer books now that actually have story lines.

She still doesn't really care about food. She just doesn't eat much. So, she is still a tiny little thing. She can't keep her pants up unless they have the adjustable waist. I think it is going to be heavier to carry baby brother in his car seat than her. But, that's ok, she is still growing. She likes french fries, hot dogs, Nutella sandwiches, and usually anything sweet. But, she mostly loves her milk.

She loves to snuggle on the couch after she wakes up and watch cartoons. She likes Dora a lot now. We have cartoons on demand, so we have watched some of the episodes over and over. She can tell us whats going to happen next. She is also starting to talk back to the tv shows when they ask for audience participation like, "say backpack!" Some other shows she likes are Mickey's Clubhouse, Handy Manny, Zaboomafoo, Blues Clues and Wonder Pets.

She can basically say everything now. And she is really funny to listen to.

~The other night Andrew was reading a book and said, "The skunk is stinky". Madeline replied, "He needs a new diaper."

~She is very fascinated with the moon lately. In the car a few weeks ago she was getting very upset that she couldn't reach the moon. She said, "I can't reach the moon. I needs a really really big ladder."

~She is also very fascinated with stop lights right now. She knows that red means stop and green means go. She will stretch her neck over to see the lights so she can tell me when they turn green. If she happens to still see another red light when we start moving, she will say, "uh oh" because she thinks we are going when we shouldn't be.

~She says "Bless you, (insert name)" when someone sneezes. And she will also say, "Excuse me, I have a burp."

~She is very considerate of me since my belly has started to get much bigger. If I act like I am tired while carrying her, she will say, "I'm too heavy. Mommy is carrying baby brother."

~She told her Gigi the other night, "you look pretty Gigi". I thought that was pretty sweet.

~She is certainly getting the important parts out of our bible stories at night. In the story of Jesus' crucifixion she said, "Everybody wear flop flops" while pointing to all their sandals.

~She is also really into having other people make her animals talk. If I ask her if she wants to sit on the potty, she will say, "no". But, if her bunny asks her, she will do it right away. She will usually do whatever her stuffed animal or toy asks her to do.

Madeline is certainly a joy. But, she is also showing her "two-ness". We had our first crying battle over eating a bite of food last night. She just had to eat one more bite before she got her juice and it made her cry and cry. But, she finally did it. She is also picky about which color jackets or shoes she wears. She definitely has an opinion. But, it is fun to see her growing up. She truly has a sweet and compliant spirit. I love spending my days with her. And I love being her mommy. She is a precious gift!