Sally Jean 22 months old

Sally Jean 

22 months

Sally:  lover of sweets, carbs, pretzels, movies, Laura Numeroff books, taking everything out of their proper place, walking around in stores, watching movies in the car, listening to music, giving hugs and kisses, running from us at diaper changing time, Mimi's dog Sheldon, taking off her socks and headbands, throwing fits, pacifiers, and chewing on her toothbrush.  

Sally: hater of all things healthy, cooperating during diaper changes and getting dressed, being buckled into a shopping cart, being told no, being put in timeout, getting toys taken away, strangers, long waits, getting teeth brushed, being stuck in a carseat for too long, not having Fuzzy and Boo to sleep with.  

Enjoying a small cup of frozen yogurt from SweetFrog's for good behavior

Instead of eating her grapes, Sally decided it would be more fun to work on her motor skills by moving
her grapes from her plate to her cup lid.

Sally relaxing while watching a Christmas movie.

Getting some lovin from daddy!

Sally getting ready to enjoy the sugar cookie she sprinkled.

Helping daddy put a cart together for mommy.

Sally showing her dislike for sitting with someone she doesn't know.  Santa grinned and muttered the words, "take it fast!"

Looks like she found a new way to sit at the dinner table.  

Eating her sugar cookie.

She is just cute!

Sally, you have an exuberant personality.  And there are many people who do not know how to take you all in.  I find it funny, most of the time.  However, there are days when that exuberant personality can be extremely exhausting.  It is especially tiring when I am carrying this huge load in my big belly.  You don't seem to care, though.  :)  Not that you really should!  

I hope you like your little sister.  I am a bit concerned about that.  You do fine with other babies.  But those babies either leave or don't come home with us to stay.  We shall see in about 40 days! 

You love to play, watch movies, and listen to music.  You began humming this month, which is cute, but I remember having hummers in my classroom and it can become not-so-cute very quickly.  You like to dance.  It is cute when you grab one of our hands and say c'mon and lead us to the family room to dance to the music on Pandora.  You love to twirl around with Ava.  Your favorite movie that will entertain you the entire time is Curious George, a Very Merry Christmas.  

You do not like to share or clean up.  In fact, you spend most of your day undoing all the cleaning I have done.  And there are times I have asked you to put something back and you shake your head no at me.  

Some of the things you are saying are: milky too!, paper, bubbles, c'mon, see you yater, see you in morning, pacy, fuzzy, ok?, bless you, thank you mom, sowee (sorry), get out, get down, walk, mine!, scootch, gapes (grapes), cheese, pwease (please), cookie, MiMi, Poppop, sit, nite nite, hold it, more mommy more, hot, teef (teeth) star, Christmas tree, movie, dance

You are a lot of fun.  I can't help but love you.  You really are a pill, but there is something undeniably sweet and lovable about you.  And even your feistiness  is endearing.  We love you so much.  You are such a bright spot in our lives and we cannot imagine not having you in it.  You are something else, but I wouldn't trade you for a second.  Not. One. Second.  Love you silly girl.

Love,

Mommy