Sunday, March 14, 2010

Leah at 21 months

My little Leah is growing into such a little girl now. I can't really call her a baby, although she will always be my "Baby Love." She loves to color! Unfortunately if there is not a paper handy she is happy to color on the walls, fridge, cupboards or whatever else suits her fancy. Leah is also becoming a very independent child. She doesn't want me to carry her anywhere but squirms out of my arms and yells, "Walk!!!" This also includes stairs, which can be very slow going. She is good about holding my "Hand" as she says while she clutches one or two fingers and we toddle along. She mostly wants to feed herself but utensils are optional. She still loves "Sauce" but is also branching out to "Butter" which can be anything from peanut butter to sour cream. She will literally lick the PB, butter, or jam off of the bread and the holler for "More." Oranges, pickles and instant oatmeal are a few of her current favorite foods.
This little grin is just adorable. She loves having her picture taken and will cheese for the camera. Leah's vocabulary is exploding and she is stringing several words together. A few of my favorites are "Where did it go?" and "I found it" as well as "Blech, No like it." She loves playing with her baby and pushing her in the stroller. She has discovered "Mooovies" and her favorite is "Dora, Dora Explorey" which she asks for with a lilting voice and her head cocked to one side. Mostly Leah loves being involved in whatever everyone else is doing. She clamors to put on make-up with me in the morning and we do our eyes and "wips" to look "pretty." Leah loves taking bubble baths and playing with toys. We say "bye-bye" to the bubbles as they swoosh down the drain. She always wants to play piano while the kids are practicing, or color on Abi's homework with her. She loves to play in the bubbles while we do dishes and wipes her baby with a wipe while I change her bum. She LOVES going outside to jump on the trampoline, to explore the yard, or walk around the block with mom. Leah is full of energy and we rarely make it through a whole sacrament meeting, but she is loving Nursery again and goes with a little wave and a "bye-bye". (Blowing bubbles with the leaders did the trick.) Mostly Leah is a joy to our family and we just love our little "Honey."

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