Addison: 18 Months

 1 1/2. Seriously.  I can't believe it.  Technically you are 19 months old in just two short days.  This Momma is a little late with your update this time around.  You are the sweetest 18 month old with a touch of sass. I feel like I say it every update but these past 3 months have been a big change. You are talking so much more, are that much more independent, and are all toddler.  

 Here is what you are up to these days.  You ...

• are talking all the time.  Some of your favorite words are:  ice (yes), ott (hot), dadda, momma, nana, ep (help), moe (more), cah (car), moooon (moon), cah (star, yes, sounds like car), boo boo, poo poo (yep, you say it when you go), shoo (shoe), booball (football), and .... boomah :)
• sign both More and Please
• know a lot of animal signs.  Some of our favorites to hear you say are your roar of a lion, oink of a pig, and meow of a cat.
• have started singing where we can really tell you are singing.  Love it.
• still love fruit... bananas, pineapple, apples, oranges, peaches, grapes, etc.
• climb on everything you can

• sleep 12 hrs at night, 2 hour nap
• still love your books.  We will often find you in your room reading to yourself.
• find airplanes in the sky when they are a speck... seriously, you have really good eyesight
• love being outside
• are such a big girl at school, carrying your lunchbox to class
• have moved up classes and are now with 1.5 - 2.5 year old; Chipmunks
• have crazy hair and it is getting lighter.  Makes mommy sad.

• dance like no one else.  It is precious.  And you have started trying to jump off two feet.
• have quite the sassy side when you don't get your way and will stomp your feet so fast back and forth while you whine

• still get your paci when you are sleeping
• love to play with your older cousins and do everything they are doing like you are 5
• are really into getting dressed, wearing hats, wearing your shoes, sometimes wearing more than one shirt or your pjs over your clothes... it all goes around here.
• don't need toys... you play with anything and everything else.
• love opening and shutting doors and can now reach the door knob.  If we had levers, our world would be over...we are very thankful for knobs these days.
• give the best hugs.  You hold your hands out together and open and close your fists for someone to come to you and when you hug, you will often embrace their face. It melts our heart.
• are wearing size 5 diapers, no more night timers; wear size 6 shoes, some wide; 18 mos pants and 18mos or 24/2t tops/dresses

Miss Addison Leigh you are our world, our everything.  You are our light each and everyday and we cannot get enough of you.  We love you to the moon and back sweet girl and cannot wait to see what this journey brings next.