18 months old

Alexis,
You are now a year and a half old and in the last 2 weeks you have become a new person. You have officially began the terrible twos and are such a toddler. At your 18 month doctor's appointment you were 22 lbs., 9 oz. (24 percentile) and 33.5 inches tall (95 percentile). Your language button has been turned on and you now try to repeat almost every word we say. You say almost a new word a day and it is so much fun to have a conversation with you and watch you learn. Just a small sampling of your vocabulary: shose (shoes), nose, eye, toes, teeth, knee, keys, car, go, bye-bye, daddy, mommy, nana (banana), peas, geen (green), beans, coat, cat, p (pig), dawg (dog), puppy, moo, quack, gobble, roar, eat, cup, wa-wa (water), bub-les (bubbles), baa, bath, hi, helwo (hello), pry (pray), cook-ee (cookie), crak-er (cracker) and the list goes on.
You are such a loving little girl. You blow everyone kisses and you especially like to give your stuffed animals kisses. You like to snuggle with mommy in the morning and you still like to drink your milk sitting on mommy's lap.
You have been introduced to the naughty chair a few times and throw your fair share of tantrums when you don't get your way. (Maybe that's because daddy spoils you too much, if there is such a thing.) :)
You are constantly on the go and enjoy your daily outings to the store, library, and park. You like to run non-stop and are full of energy. Pushing your baby stroller is one of your favorite things to do, but you still don't like your babies to ride in the stroller (only Cur*ous Ge*rge and El*o get to ride in the stroller). They both get fed pretty well, too, by you.
Your typical day is sort of like this:
7:30 am : wake up and hang out with daddy while he gets ready for work
8:00 am: cup of milk with mommy on the couch
8:30 am: take a bath (with bub-les), brush teeth, and get dressed
9:00 am: eat breakfast
9:30 am - 11:30 am: Play, go to the store, visit the park, or story time at the library
11:45 am: Nigh-nigh (night-night) take a nap
2:00 pm: cup of milk with mommy on the couch
2:15 pm: eat lunch (yup, it's a late lunch)
3:00 pm-5:30 pm: play, run errands, visit the park, or music class at the library
6:00 pm: cup of milk with mommy on the couch
6:15 pm: take a walk with daddy & mommy in the wagon
7:00 pm: eat dinner and have a cookie
8:00 pm: brush teeth & read books
8:30 pm: say a pry (prayer) & go nigh-nigh (night, night)
As you can see, you and mommy have a very busy day.
Sweet Pea, you are so much fun to hang out with and spend my day with - I wouldn't trade it for anything! I couldn't imagine my life without you - you always make the sun shine brighter. I hope to be the best mom you could ask for and I hope that when you are older you will remember & cherish the time we had together when you were younger. I don't want to blink because I know it won't be long and you will be a "Big Girl" going off to school. Please don't grow up too fast and know you will always be my little sweet pea!
Love, Mommy