Twenty One Months Old

Miss Fancy Pants is 21 ONE MONTHS! Another exciting month has whizzed by, and it has been a fun-filled month!

At 21 months, Madeline loves:

• people, especially other children, and even more especially, little girls older than her!
• talking, non-stop. Seriously, she's never quiet. I really wonder how she doesn't run out of things to say.
• to shop.
• chocolate, peanut butter sandwiches, toast with cream cheese, Golden Grahams, milk, yogurt, peas, hot dogs, bacon, Goldfish, chips, ice cream, Popsicles, & lollipops.
• anything having to do with Daddy.
• books, books, books!
• coloring.
• "talking" on the phone.
• wearing my shoes.
• Blues Clues.
• other people's dogs.
• being outside.
• shopping, running errands, & going to the gym kids' care.
• getting her hair cut and having her hair blown dry.
• the potty.
• using a spoon, fork, and napkin all by herself at mealtime.
• being tickled.
• her bunny lovey.
• sitting at the table "like a big girl" (translation: not in her booster seat).
• drinking out of a regular cup.
• to say "No."
• reading her books all by herself (as many of these pictures depict her expressions during this activity)

At 21 months, Madeline loathes:

• taking a nap, going to bed, diaper changes, & taking a bath especially when it's not her decision. (Life's tough sometimes, sweet baby.)
• being scolded.
• coming inside.
• having her food cut up for her.
• being fed by an adult. (Mealtime requires much patience and resisting the urge to help her.)
• people getting in her personal space. She gets quite irritated when she's been messed with, fussed over, and overstimulated.

Madeline is just blossoming into this little, independent person right before our very eyes. She's a sweet doll baby, 90% of the time. I see those "defiant, testing house rules eyes" every so often, but it's just that, she's testing to see if we're going to follow through. Fortunately, for her, we do follow through even though her bottom lip drags the floor and those giant tears flow or worse yet a tantrum ensues. Luckily for us, these moments are just that, moments in a day that pass as quickly as they happen. We are so lucky that Madeline's disposition is sweet natured, fun-loving, and spunky. We have a busy month ahead of us, and I know Madeline will just take it all in just as she has every other month in her little life.