21 Months

• Opens house doors by herself
• Likes to feed Bella and Rudy..will carry the pitcher of food to the backdoor and say "heavy"
• Says "Bye!  See ya"..I ask her where she's going..she says "shopping"
• Says "Good Morning!", "hold you", "all better", "snuggle", "peace out"
• Answers "Yeah" after a question
• I tell her she's such a big helper, and she says "I know!"
• Associates praying with eating and will say AMEN at meals.  At bedtime, when we say Thank You Jesus, Amen, she'll look at me with a confused expression and say "cheez its?"  I often have a hard time understanding whether she's saying Jesus or cheeze its.
• When Jeff reads a rhyming book to her, he will pause before the last word of every sentence, and she will say it!
• Becoming more proficient at throwing tantrums. Difficult especially when trying to get her into her carseat.
• Had croup/bronchitis and still weighs 23 lbs (15th percentile).
• Wears mostly size 5-5.5 shoes
• 18 month shirts are getting too snug :)
• Doesn't eat a whole lot in one sitting..though we've recently discovered that if she sits on Daddy's lap while watching Caillou, she will eat everything on her plate (including peas, gasp!)..a bad habit to start.. I know.
• Carries her puppy, doggie, and Big doggie everywhere (yes, 3 stuffed dogs)..She will "feed" them by holding food up to their mouth, hold her binkie up to their mouths, and pat their heads
• Loves to color and read!
• Likes to sing the ABCs, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and You are my Sunshine
• When we put her down to sleep at night and are leaving the room, she will say "bye bye", and occasionally "peace out"

20 Months

Natalie is getting to be such a big girl!  She is learning to use a spoon/fork and talks a bunch.  She will tell me when she has a poo poo, which is awesome..She's lost interest in the new training potty, so we aren't pushing that.  She is starting to string words together: all better, no thank you, take a bath, night night doggies..

Yesterday, I was sitting at the computer with her and something made me say "Oh crap"..Almost immediately, I hear this little voice repeat "oh crap!".  Uh oh.  I better watch what I say! :)

She loves to "swim" in the bathtub. She turns over onto her tummy, says "swim" and looks all proud of herself. 

Her favorite TV shows: Dora the Explorer and Caillou

She did the cutest thing at dinner last night.  Lately she's been holding my hand and Jeff's hand while we pray and as one of us starts praying, she will start "talking in toddlerese" with her head bowed..and then says "Amen!"..Throughout dinner she grabs our hands and says "pray, pray"..and of course we let her. Who can turn her down from that?

Her new game is to watch the digital picture frame and name people she sees.."Momma, Daddy, Nana, Pop, Drew, Max, Kyle, Bella (Beyya), Rudy (Ruueee)"..

She LOVES playing with the water hose..