M and L

Ashlyn at 18 months

She is in such a fun stage. I probably have said that about every stage since about six months, but she is so interactive now. We get a kick out of all her little quirks and preferences.  Here is what she is doing these days...

-Any kind of animal. She notices every bird, rabbit, dog, cat, horse, you name it.

-Babies! She takes her baby doll everywhere. She puts her baby down for "nigh, night" complete with a blanket, a pat on the head and a good night kiss. When she sees pictures of herself or another baby she points and says, "baby!"

-Fruit.  She will eat any kind of fruit we put in front of her.

-"GoGoes" = Gogurts.  Asks for them alllllll day long. I limit her to two.

-Playing with her cousins. They fight a lot but they are always quick to give each other hugs and kisses. 

-Throwing stuff off the balcony in our house. Yesterday she was upstairs and she dropped a diaper downstairs. When I went to go check on her after not hearing her make any noises (you know something is up when there is silence) she was playing with Mike's retainers naked. Luckily she didn't have any accidents.

-Music and dancing.  She is starting to recognize certain songs on the radio and will sing and dance to the music.

-The pool.  She asks to go to the pool everyday.  She always notices if there is a pool on t.v.

-Snuggling in bed in the morning with me. It's probably my favorite time of day. Just me and my baby enjoying some morning news in bed together.

-Bubbles.  My sister bought her a bubble machine and we use it almost everyday.  She asks everyday for bubbles.

  -Stickers.  Obsessed with them and don't even think about taking them away from her.

-Throwing things in the trash. She insists on throwing away her own wrappers. I have to watch her though because she will try to throw away things that aren't trash too.

We love watching this little girl grow up.  She is just so darn sweet and we can't get enough of her.  She has been such a good girl since the moment she came into our family and we feel like we won the lottery. We are so lucky to be her parents and to have her in our lives.

Love you little Ashlyn Jane.