My sweet, sweet Audrey Anne, I cannot believe you are a year and a half old. You were JUST a little blue-eyed bundle who wanted nothing more than your mama. Now you are a wide-open ball of spunk! You amaze me everyday, baby girl! I stand humbled that God would craft you into our family. You are delight and joy! Here are some important things I want to remember about this special age (it may just be one of my favorites)!
-You love stuffed animals and baby dolls. You grab them up all the time and just squeeze them on your shoulder. Even your head tilts! You are usually found with one of them “on your hip!”
-You learned to jump around a month ago, so we all jump a LOT! A few times you have gotten a bit of air!
-We call you our little “Shortstack.” Besides at birth (when you were off the charts at 10lbs 1oz), you have remained in the 25-50% in weight and height. Little, but mighty.
-You have lungs! When you are mad, everyone will know it! You have your Daddy’s lung capacity and can go for quite some time, sister! Oh, and you may have my loudness too!
-You ask to go potty ALL THE TIME! You will grab your diaper and want me to rip it off…ummm, I am just not ready for that yet…does that make me a bad mama? I will sit you on the potty a couple times during the day, and you stay there all proper for a few minutes. Nothing has happened yet, but I sure do love looking at those chunky little legs all smushed on the seat!
-You have finally fallen in love with sitting and reading! You ask multiple times a day to read. Some of your favorites right now are Eric Carle books, “Jeese Bear, What Will you Wear,” “Everywhere Babies,” “Five Little Ducks,” “Moo Moo Brown Cow.”
-I just absolutely love that you are still such a cuddle bug! All I have to say is “You go night night” and you lay your head on my shoulder and wrap your arms around me. It makes me tear up just thinking about the sweetness!
-You still sleep with your blanket. It was given to you by your Grandmama. Her Mama made it for your Daddy! It is a very special blanket and you make it more special! I cover you with it and you immediately find the corner and rub it on your nose. Back and forth it goes as you hold it tight with your little chubby fingers.
-You still hate bananas.
-You love to dance to music.
-You are still a better eater than Ella at this age, although you are beginning to show some opinion…can we say broccoli?!
-You have discovered juice this month. I can’t believe it took that long with an older sister!
-You are still really good about sleeping in the car…hallelujah!
-You moved to one nap recently. I still can’t get you to sleep past two hours.
-You have fallen IN LOVE with your Daddy. You prefer him all the time now. I don’t mind too much as you were attached to me something fierce for the first year of your life! You ask for him all the time when he is not around. Your eyes just light up and sparkle when he walks in the room!
-You favorite toys are anything your sister has!
-You are finally talking more! You say 30-40 words regularly and independently now! (For memories sake: Ella, Mama, Daddy, mine, doggie, bird, up, down, juice, more, shoe, bow, eye, ear, nose, napkin, duck, Lee Lee, Pop Pop, Grandmama, bebo, meow, chair, water, cheese, bye bye, hi)
We love you sweet girl, the world over!
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