Presley

I wanted to document some things you're doing now that you're almost 19 months old.

-Counts 1-13 (eleven is my favorite... it sounds like evan)
-Sings all the time: Wheels on the bus, Take me out to the ballgame, Row Row Row your boat, Open shut them, ABC's (my favorite is after S you say YAYA- V... it's too cute!)
-Love storytime at the library with all our friends and Cousin Liam. You go on a bearhunt and love when you get to dance there. You also eat snacks the whole time they read stories.
-Love going over to Mia's house and get sad and cry "Mia" when we have to leave
-You say "Potty" and I ask if you need to go and you say "OK" and run in the bathroom. You have gone on the potty for a few weeks now. Mommy is going to potty train you as soon as we get home from North Carolina for our Thanksgiving trip- you are MORE than ready. Mallie bought you lots of Minnie Mouse underwear and you love them. You also love your Abby potty book that makes noises.
-You love Elmo's World. Your TV watching started with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, then you were obsessed with Handy Manny.... now, it's all about Sesame Street, but really we have to fast forward to Elmo's World. You sing all the theme songs to these shows and Chuggington.
-You make mommy laugh when we are driving and you sing to me and do all the motions to your songs.
-You love riding in your car or taking the wagon to the park in our neighborhood. You now climb up the structure and slide all by yourself. Sometimes if I'm walking too close to you, you'll swat your hand and say No Momma. I know that means I just need to stand at the end of the slide to catch you cause you're too independent!
-You love the little slide we got you for your birthday. You go down it a million times a day.
-You loved saying your prayers for a while... now you enjoy playing while mommy or daddy says your prayers. Afterward, we ask who you want to pray for and you always have the most random people on your list. You always start with Mommy and Daddy, then it varies every night who pops into your mind.
-You talk in your sleep just like mommy :) I love hearing you at night over the monitor either singing or just babbling. Daddy and I always laugh at you when you wear your striped pj's cause you look like a jailbird in your crib. You still refuse to wear your new 24 month pj's. You pick out your jammies every night and always go for your older ones.
-You love sleeping with Min Mouse. You sometimes take a Care Bear with you in the crib, too, but you always lay down and pull Min Mouse in close and get rid of your bear. You also spoon her or put her in a choke hold every night... it's so sweet to see you laying there with her in your crib.
-You also now get a blanket to sleep with. We cover you and Min Mouse up every night.
-You get so excited to see Liam and now Bryn. Your little legs go crazy when I tell you we're going to his house or he's coming here. Today, you sat in mommy's lap while I held Bryn and read Bryn a story. You smile so big when you see her, it's so sweet.
-You love to change your baby's diapers. You lay them down and pull out all the different kinds of diaper creams we have and try to open them and put on your baby.
-You repeat everything!! It's great cause you are so smart and learn so much every day.
-You have learned almost all your letters. We have the foam ones in the bathtub and you now know all of them that we ask you during bathtime. You're so smart.
-You are still a great eater- You eat almost anything we give you. Your favorites are chicken, cheese, yogurt, blackberries- pretty much any fruit, you're obsessed with grapes right now. You still love guacamole and "ham and cheese."
-You love when we drive past horsies or school buses. It makes me laugh cause you'll still do the baby sign for more and say "more horses" or "more school bus". You're just so easy to please sometimes, it's precious!
-You love pretending to put on makeup. You know have your own brushes that mommy wasn't using. We pretend to put on blush and eye shadow. You even put makeup on mommy and daddy and say "Pretty" when you're finished. You are so detailed when you put it on us, it's funny to watch your face while you're working. You even close your eyes when you're putting on our "eye" makeup.
-You love our group of friends. It makes me smile when you call them each by name and smile when you recognize them and their mommies. Our schedule is usually to go to the train park on Monday morning, coffee and storytime Tuesdays, storytime or a playdate on Thursdays and playgroup at a friend's house on Friday. We stay pretty busy, but it's a lot of fun. We usually do the park in the afternoons or run errands.
-You love helping mommy. If I ask you to carry a bag or refill the fridge with waters, you get so excited and say Help momma. You also say "touch it" when you want to touch something in our hands or you'll see the cat and say "Pet her" or "I hold it" when you want something we have for you to hold.
-You love getting our finger and taking mommy or daddy over to look in the pantry when you want a snack. You could stand there for hours just smiling and staring at the food.

You are at such a fun age right now. You're pretty easy to take care of because you're becoming so independent. I love spending our days together and cherish all the memories we've made these past 18 months. I love you, Presley!