20 Months!

E is growing up so fast. At this stage in her life, she continues to want to try to do everything by herself and thinks she knows best. But we are having fun showing her everything that we can offer.

E, at 20 months you:

-Love to high-five and fist-pound as part of your normal goodbye routine.

-You are doing a great job eating with a spoon and fork.

-You threw your first major tantrum; you really don't like to be rushed through your morning routine.

-Daddy let you have your very own popsicle instead of sharing with him on a hot day on the patio.

-You love to draw outside with sidewalk chalk and inside with colored pencils. You have even surprised Momma with a beautiful mural on one of the walls in the house.

-You have grown out of your first pair of Converse Chuck Taylors,we definitely need to go shoe shopping for a new pair to keep with family tradition.

-Momma gave you your first timeout for intentionally throwing crackers on the floor.

-You had your first injury (with blood) while out to lunch at Madison Bear Garden. You slipped on the picnic table and cut the inside of your mouth. There was a lot of blood, but thankfully, not too many tears. You were a  tough little cookie. 

-You have an amazing vocabulary and pick up on new tasks and words very easily.
-You are regularly using almost 50 words.
-You can point to most major parts correctly when we ask.
-You love looking at pictures of animals and telling us the sound they make. We just play along and let you think that giraffes growl every now and then.

Within the past couple of weeks, you have really been working hard on figuring out how to put your pants and shoes on by yourself. Sometimes you will sit quietly in your room and empty your entire pajama drawer so that you can work on getting each pair of pants on. I just have to make sure I pop my head in every few minutes, because complete silence might mean trouble.

We are loving this phase with you. Even though sometimes it's hard to interpret exactly what you want, you are so gracious in showing us what you are trying to say. I can't believe your birthday is only a few months around the corner.