Still

18 Months...How is that even possible???

You are still the sweetest little thing I have ever seen. Your laugh melts our hearts, and with your impish grin you could get away with murder.

You still love people, animals, being outside, playing in water & eating. But there are more words now, more silly antics, more drama.

You still love to explore and discover and play. But not with toys. You look at toys like they are something beneath you..."who me, play with that???". Instead we play outside with the dirt. We play with the pots and pans in the kitchen while we are cooking. We read books and drag around our stuffed animal friends. We play with friends, 'old' and 'new' (when you are 18 months, that's a relative term!).

You are still tall (85%) and lean (35%), and we still haven't moved out of size three diapers.

You are still beautiful, with big blue eyes and crazy curly hair.

You still teach us to notice people and to be kind.

You still don't like to miss anything, from cuddle-time, to talk-time, to play-time, to dinner-time, you want to be included.

You are still a little bit of trouble, and you still are full of opinions!

Most importantly, you are still our little one. We are still thankful for every day with you, and we still love you more than we can say.