Look what I can do at 21 months!

Please excuse my grammar and terrible transitioning in this post. I was trying to type as fast as I was thinking of things and I'm too tired to go back and proofread.

In the last few weeks Finley has become quite the comedienne. She does the funniest stuff! Her most recent thing is saying “awww mannnn”. She says it at the appropriate times too. We’ll hear a loud thud and then “awww mannn”. If she drops a book, spills her food, falls down or bumps her head there is a short pause and then “awww mann”. So funny!!! She says please, thank you, shoo she (excuse me) you’re welcome, here you go and here I am. She knows the names of the Yo Gabba Gabba characters, she knows Special Agent Oso, Kalian, Oswald, Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh. She says snowman whenever she sees snow. She says it’s cold, it’s hot, it’s gone, gone. It’s really cool to see her actually be able to communicate with us. If she’s hungry she’ll say eat or snack or if she’s thirsty she’ll say juice. If I put our shoes on she knows we are going bye, bye. If she wants to watch Yo Gabba Gabba or Pooh, she says I see Yo or I see Pooh. She loves to watch youtube videos on the computer. She loves to color or just draw with a pen and a piece of paper. I let her finger paint while we were snowed in and she did great. Later on that day after I had cleaned everything up she came up to me and said “pint peas”. Paint please. Of course it was so cute and sweet I drug everything out again. She is eating more and drinking less. We are off the bottle finally and she rarely brings it up anymore. She has started taking a later nap and then doesn’t go to bed until 9pm or later. I’m not sure how we got so off schedule, but her going to bed at 9pm is fine with me. We usually lie in “mama’s bed” and watch Backyardigan’s while we settle down. I love that time of day because she’s still and she will lay with me and snuggle. Her behavior is better. I haven’t put her in time out in a while. Now that I think about it, I can’t remember the last time she took a swing at me ;) She still loves to take a bath and she’s getting better when we go out places, although we haven’t taken her out to eat with us in a really long time so I don’t know how she would do in that situation. Her hair is getting a little darker, but she’s still a blond J She’s in a size 4 diaper and 18-24M clothes. I’m pretty sure she has all her teeth except for her canines. I have no idea how much she weighs, but she’s about 31 1/2 inches tall. People always say she looks little so I’m guessing she is still in the 50%. We go back to the doctor at 2 years which is less than 3 months away. I cannot believe it!!! I’ve started planning her 2nd birthday. She is really into Mickey Mouse right now. I had to put some kind of girly spin on it, so we’re having a Minnie Mouse birthday party. She plays well with other kids, but mainly just watches them. She still loves to read books especially in her crib. She understands so much that we say. If we ask her a yes or no question she will either shake her head no or say mmm hmmm. (as in uh huh). If I sing the ABC song she will chime in. She knows abcd, jk, tuv. She just makes up the rest. She knows her number 1-9. The other day we were in Target and she looked up at the numbers over the cash registers as we walked and was saying them as we passed each one. I was so impressed. Her favorite foods are pizza, grilled cheese, hot dogs, eggs, apples, bananas, waffles, juice, milk, any kind of crackers or chips, popcorn. She is a big snacker. She eats 3 small meals with lots of snacks in between. She is starting to do a lot more pretend play. She will pour tea in your cup and then pour herself some and drink it and say mmmm. She rocks and kisses her baby dolls and pushes them in her stroller. If I tell her I’m hungry she will walk over to her kitchen and make me something. She climbs on EVERTYHING! She loves to climb up in the beds and doesn’t want you to help her. She climbs on top of the dining room table, the couch, her high chair, her crib, me and Joey. She likes to be tickled and for you to make faces at her. She makes faces at herself in the mirror and laughs and she’s really good at playing catch. That’s all I can think of for now. Joey and I are so proud of her and everything she does makes us smile. She is a joy and I am so thankful I get to be home with her to witness it all 