20 Months

Time keeps flying by and Laneah is almost two! She is growing and changing so much every day. She is so smart, sweet, beautiful and fiesty. Every day I just look at her and think how lucky I am to have her.

Words and phrases:

She is at the age where she is repeating pretty much everything people say (the stage where parents say "yikes, I really gotta watch what I say! :) So there are a lot of new words but I will just list some of my favorites.

Jesus- "zeezus" She loves looking at pictures of Jesus. We have a picture of Jesus with a woman kneeling at his feet and she looks at it, points and says "Jesus, mommy, Jesus, mommy"

Shoes- "Suse". She still loves putting on people's shoes. This little girl has the biggest feet. She is already a 6 1/2 shoe size. I bought her some shoes for fall and got them in a size 7, but am debating about exchanging them for a 7 1/2 with the way that her feet keep growing. She loves her new shoes though and wants me to put them on her every time she sees them. One pair of her new shoes she can put on herself so she puts them on every time she sees them and walks around in them.

Boom- Laneah is crazy about the Boom Boom Pow song by the Black Eyed Peas. When she hears the song, or wants to hear the song she says "boom, boom, boom". Lately she has been bringing me my Ipod and saying "boom boom" because she wants me to play the song so she can dance.

Hat- Hats are all the rage at our house. Laneah loves to put them on and make funny faces. My parents had a hat made with her name on it while we were in Ocean City.

Cool- Everything new is "cool" now, and it is so cute when she says it.

I love you- "ove ewe" So sweet, especially when it comes with a kiss!

Where did they go?- "Where dey go?" is Laneah's new game. She either sits on something or puts it between her legs to 'hide' the item, then asks "where dey go" and laughs.

New Things:

High Fives

Blowing Kisses

Being shy- lately this social butterfly has been very shy of certain starngers. She looks at them and then covers her face, thinking herself invisible.

Jumping and marching- She can actually get both feet off the ground when she jumps now. She learned to march from Barney.

Dancing and Twirling- This girl loves to dance and she loves to twirl even more. She loves going round and round. She likes when we spin her too and as soon as we stop, even though she is super dizzy, she says "again". She also likes to play Ring Around the Rosie.

Animal sounds: She has been able to do certain animal sounds for a while but she is starting to branch out now. Her favorite sound to make is the sheep sound.

This little piggy is a new favorite game too and it is a great way to get her not to kick us when we change her diaper:)

When she wants to show you something, or take you somewhere, she will take your hand and lead the way.

Current Obsessions:

Arcades and Kiddie Rides- Laneah loves arcades and her favorite games there are skee ball and bowling. She played the basketball game last time we went to Chuck E Cheese and had a lot of fun. The kiddie rides at the mall and stores are great because she doesn't usually care if they are on or not, she just likes to sit and play in them. But her favorite rides are the really fun ones at carnivals and amusement parks.

Barney- yep, she is still in love with Barney. She brings me the remote or one of the Barney dvds and says "Barney" when she wants to watch him. She doesn't really care for any other cartoons or movies.

Umbrellas- I am not sure why, but she is facsinated with umbrellas. So much, in fact that my dad bought her her own princess umbrella that is just her size. She loves playing with it and twirling it around.

Balls- balls trump all other toys and is her favorite word to say besides "no"

Animals- especially cats and dogs.

Water- she always wants to play in the water and is really funny about it. For some reason, if she finds a glass of water, she tries to get in it. I don't know if she thinks she can fit, or what, but she does succeed in getting one of her feet into the glass.

Flags- We have to stop and look at flags all the time, and if there is a flag around, that is what she wants to play with and look at.

Needless to say she is a lot of fun and a lot of work. As mom says, "Laneah wakes up and hits the ground running" and she is non stop all day. My little ball of energy hates to sleep and makes bedtime a very long and drawn out process. But I treasure the moments when she finally settles down and snuggles in my arms. Happy 20 months sweetheart! Daddy and mommy love you.