16 Months

Oh my baby girl. It has been a while since I wrote in your journal. Life has gotten busy and I have been slacking.

This month we moved in to our OWN apartment. Which means you are finally in our OWN room. I'm sad to see you go because I loved having you so close to us at night. But you needed your own room. I mean really. You are so big now and when you would wake up at night you can stand up and look at us and just scream until we get you. Now you are able to calm yourself to sleep. You sleep better because you don't wake from all the noise Dad and I make.

Your grandparents are sad to see you leave as well. They miss seeing your sweet face every day. You are growing in to this wonderful little person. It almost as if you aren't my "baby" any more because you are becoming my "child". Ouch that makes my heart hurt to type. You understand so much and follow a ton of requests. You can communicate your wants and needs, though you do get frustrated often.

You had your first go with the stomach flu this month. It was one of those moments that helped define me as a mother. I HATE vomit. So when the puking just kept coming it was so hard to clean it all up and deal with the mess. The cuddles from you were so sweet, but the long nights were rough. Not to mention you ended up passing the sickness on to ME and as we were a vomiting mess together your Dad had to step in and take care of both of us. Thankfully the cards aligned and he had a couple days off work, otherwise we would have been stuck alone barely surviving together.

You make me smile almost every day. Its fun to watch your little personality start to really shine. You are not good at sharing toys and have a hard time when playing with other kids. I'm hoping this goes away soon as you prepare to enter nursery with the other kids. I guess its one of the down sides of being an only kid for now. And no we don't have any plans this year to give you a sibling. Though we may have our own space now.... the space is VERY small and our wallet is very tight. Those two things don't allow for another baby at this time. Maybe one day. But not know.

And honestly, sometimes I just look at you and think "my life is complete". But then other times I realize that you need a sibling and a friend in life. I can't guarantee how many siblings you will have, but I know you need to have at least one.


You have 12 teeth. Size 3 diapers, Size 18 month clothing. Weight 22 lbs.
You love playing in the snow and almost daily find your snow clothes and ask to go outside.
You bark at the window when the neighbor dogs bark. Its hilarious.
You watch tv with me before you go to bed. I love the quiet cuddles.
You and I are becoming best friends. You follow me around all day and help with chores. You share all your food with me and constantly have to show me all the new things you discover.
You know all your body parts and can point to them when asked.
You slap the top of your head when anyone says "im totally freaking out". I love it.
You run laps around the house all day as long as someone says 1...2...3
You love facetiming your MiMi and Grandpa.
You love dogs.
You love chips, avocados, oranges, and sweets
You are pretty friendly these days and enjoy trying to run out the door during sacrament meeting.
You always keep me on my toes
You follow me around all day, literally everywhere!
You can kinda talk now and say things like "i want some, wheres dada,
When we pretend to not be listening, you sing and talk to yourself.
You love reading books.