19 Months

Dear Lily,

It's so hard to believe another month has gone by! You are learning things so fast now, it's hard to keep up!! It's amazing to me how fast you pick up new words now!

Last month was all about your words though....this month was all about music! You really fell in love with singing and finger play games this month! You've started requesting songs all the time now. You love when I sing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider"(you request this by doing the first movement and saying "itsy itsy"), "If You're Happy and You Know It" (you request this by clapping your hands and saying "happy happy"), "This Little Piggy" (requested by playing with toes and saying "piggy, piggy"), "Head Shoulders Knees and Toes" (requested by putting hands on head and saying "head", then moving down to toes, and saying "toes"), and "Patty Cake" (requested by clapping hands and saying "Patty, Patty"). You also loves the Hot Dog song from play house Disney. You do this funny swinging arm dance when I sing it for you! And of course, your all time favorite, the theme song to Elmo's world! You tries to sing along with it, "Do do do do, do do do do, Elmo's world!" It' so great seeing you really starting to enjoy music and singing! I hope this continues for the rest of your life!

Singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider":

Speaking of Elmo's World, this month you went to your first theater production...Sesame Street Live! That had to have been my favorite day with you from this last month! You were so excited to see Elmo and Abby, and all your other favorite Sesame Street characters! I'll never forget the look on your face when the show started, or the excitement in your voice when you yelled "Abby!!" when she first came on stage! I hope this is the beginning of a life long love of the theater! I can't wait till the first time I take you to a real show on Broadway!

Lily watching the finale of Sesame Street Live:


Unfortunately also this month you were pretty sick. You had a stomach virus for a week at the beginning of the month. You threw up most days that week. :( We got in a lot of extra cuddle time in though, and it was nothing serious.

Well, since I'm writing this halfway through your 19th month, I can say that you're learning just as fast as you did the last few months! I can't wait to see what the next two weeks hold! I'm truly amazed at how fast you are learning, and picking up new things! We are so so proud of you Lily! Keep learning, but don't grow up to fast! We love you!

Love,
Mommy

Saint Patrick's Day:

This face always cracks me up:

A sneak peak at what Lily will look like in 3 years when we have to get her glasses
(come on, we all know it'll happen! ):

Playing with sidewalk chalk: