Libby at 20 Months!

Libby is so much fun and we can definitely see the tell-tale signs that she is close to 2! She is changing and learning so quickly right now. Her language is exploding, she is becoming a bit more independent (although still prefers to be carried), is following directions a little better and is having some intense temper tantrums! Some of our favorite things about Libby right now:

1. Her singing - she loves to sing and remembers words to songs and requests them by name. In the car she requests "Pop Goes the Weasel" or "Apples and Bananas". At home, she loves watching the video for "Red Solo Cup" and requests it by name "Party". Funny that our 20-month old is requesting a song about partying and drinking beer? :) She can sing the whole ABC song and count from 1-10 fairly well. She loves watching cartoon videos of songs on the iPad - mostly "Pop" and "No More Monkeys".

2. Playtime - she loves the new car we got her that we push along - she beeps the horn and points out things around her like airplanes, the moon, birds and the sky. We have taught her that she can wake us up by kissing us (my only way to get a kiss from her) , so we pretend to sleep to steel a kiss, which she thinks is so funny! She likes to jump off of things into our arms, and loves to sing the songs about jumping from school: "Henry, Henry, Jump Up and Down". She loves to walk in Mommy's high heels and does incredibly well in them. She loves playing with my jewelry and has a new fascination with chap stick, that she calls "Lips". She loves playing hide and seek - of course she doesn't quite understand the premise, but thinks its so fun to hide, be quite, count and then go find me or Josh. She always chooses the same hiding places and still thinks its a riot when Josh or I find her! She loves playing outside with sidewalk chalk and bubbles and going to the playground - she can even go down the slide on her own now.

3. She is learning things so quickly - she can put on her own shoes, is much more helpful when getting dressed (although she hates it), she helps to scrub her belly in the bath. She loves helping to unload the dishwasher and do the laundry.

4. What Libby does not love is anything that makes her keep still - she still hates being in the car for any amount of time. She does not like sitting in her high chair for very long and is not very good about snuggling with us :(

5. Funny things Libby says:
- When you ask where momma is: momma sleeping
- When you ask where dada is: dada shower
- when you ask where doc is: doc at work
- When you ask who her family is, she names us all (Doc, Bubbie, Laura, Chief, Cici, Callie, Allen, Clay)
- When you ask who her friends are: She always starts with Erica and Judy (her teachers), then she names kids in her class. When I ask "who else", she says "Um... and names someone"
- She calls Baby Owen across the street "baby Omen"
- When we ask any random question, she always says "Chief": "Who's coming to see you," "Who are you playing with today," etc.

Some New Pictures!