Just for fun I occasionally go back through this blog and see where Nate was at Marissa's current age. I rediscovered this pic of him around 18 months. Wow. Do they look alike or what?
Hard to believe our little princess is a year and a half old tomorrow!
- She is full of spunk these days-busy discovering her independence, and thus, testing limits!
- She continues to add words and simple sentences to her vocabulary by the minute
- She now insists on climbing into her car seat by herself rather than allowing us to place her in it
- She wants to don her own socks and brings her shoes to us
- She wants to brush her teeth by herself and is pretty resistant to us helping her (imagine how fun that is every morning)
- She loves books (especially Goodnight Moon) and insists on turning the pages herself, at her own rate, despite where the reader is
- She is becoming quite bossy, often saying "No No, Bubba/Lola/Daddy" with one hand on her hip and the other wagging at whom or whatever is the cause of her moment of displeasure when she does not think she is getting her way
- She loves to dance more than ever now and will push anything that has music (about 30 times in a row) so she can sway back and forth
- She continues to enjoy playing with pretend food/dishes/her kitchen
- She ADORES her brother and attempts to mimic his every move (Boom-Boom Head is a favorite game they play in the car)
- Her seemingly endless curiosity is amusing and she wants to know the name of everything she points to (although I am not convinced she always knows what exactly she is pointing to)
- We consider it sleeping in if she stays down past 5:30 am, no matter what time we put her down at night
- And in the last few days she seems to becoming rather attached to Minnie Mouse, we will see if that lasts
I love, love, love my baby girl! Even if she is growing way too fast. Thanks Roo-Roo for all the sweet smiles and giggles you have given us this last year and a half. We cannot imagine life without you.
