20 months!!

In some ways, it feels like Talia was born just yesterday and in other ways, it feels like she is way older than her 20 months.  A lot of this has to do with how much she is growing - it amazes me each day how much she is learning/has learned!  Here are some highlights:

* She is developing quite the vocabulary.  In addition to already saying a handful of words before, here are some newer words she can say - milk (mill), potty (paw-ee), Bella (Be-ya), Brody (Bro), ball (baw), bite (bie), and a few others I'm sure I'm forgetting :)
* She loves to go to the window after someone leaves and say bye (bye-ee) and wave
* She can also say "Dora" (Dorarara) when she wants to watch Dora, Mickey Mouse or Paw Patrol
* She'll also have full conversations with someone even though there are no English words that she is actually saying.  I love it!
* She loves to race the stroller/lawn mower with her brother, starting at the fridge and going all the way to the front door.  She'll grunt until she gets your attention and then you have to say the magic racing words, "Racers, start your engines!  On your mark, get set, gooooo!"
* One of my absolute favorite things is every morning when she gives her big brother a hug and kiss when they first see each other after waking up.  It warms my heart :) They really do love each other.
* She also gives brother a hug and says sorry (saw-ee) if she does something she shouldn't to him (which happens at least daily!)
* She loves to steal her brother's cars and run away from him while laughing.  She loves to annoy her brother as much as she loves to play with him.  Sounds like a little sister to me!
* This girl may be an actress.  She can put on her "sour face" or "mean girl face" and stay in character.  And you can't break her, no matter how hard you try to make her laugh or tickle her.  Again, 20 months going on 3-4 years!
* She love, love, loves to cuddle! Especially with cozy blankets and comfy pillows :)
* She tries to go potty on the little potty.  She either sits and grunts on it or stands next to the big potty (since that's how big brother does it - sorry, doesn't work that way for you! :)
* I can't wait to read her the Ramona books.  Sometimes I feel like she may be the real-life version of Ramona :)

She LOVES wearing other people's shoes.  It's mostly her cousin Eli's shoes that she'll wear the entire time he's over :)

They love to "work out" :)

A fake cry, I'm sure

 

Trying to be like her big brother

Pretty normal day

A little tattoo art to start the day

She loves this cozy blanket!

Flock of Seagulls

Favorite hiding place

She's probably mad at me because I found out about it.

Very rare occasion

She LOVES Bella.  And loves watching Dad working out in the garage.

 

What Dad is most useful for

Lawnmower race in action.  And it looks like someone found where Mom keeps the playing cards.

My big girl :)