18 Months!

Holy smokes! Where does the time go?? It seems like overnight my little baby girl has become a sassy little person! Since today is her 18 month-day, we celebrated with a party that brings joy to the hearts of children and parents alike - yes, I'm talking about nursery! I walked her in there, said goodbye and walked away. No tears, no turning back - for either of us! She followed in the footsteps of her older brothers and made herself right at home in nursery. I wasn't ever really worried but it was nice all the same to know that she's not going to have any adjustment issues.
Since she is Little Miss Personality right now I wanted to share some of the things I love (and don't love so much):
-She still has those killer blue eyes. 18 months was around the time when the boys eyes started changing color. She's still sporting the blues and I hope they stick around!
-She's a monster eater - but only if it's snacky, noodly, or fruity. Meats and veggies, forget about it! We keep offering and hopefully at some point she'll start to like it, but for now she just sticks with what she likes (and makes Disco extremely happy because she shares with him the food that she doesn't want).
-She loves to be center of attention and can turn on the charm rather quickly when she suspects that people are watching her.
-She's a tad dramatic (one of the bigger differences that I've noticed between her and the boys). But it doesn't take too much to snap her out of it.
-She's very girly. I love it. She loves shoes - especially heels, make up, hair ribbons, jewlery, etc. It's very cute to see her snag one of my make up brushes and try to use it.
-She has a handful of words. 'Daddy', 'Keen' (Clayton), 'Oww' (Noah), 'Ooh' (Disco), 'Uh-oh', 'Mama', and 'Wasdis' (What's this). I'm convinced that she actually has many more words, but I just haven't decoded them yet because this girl is a talker! She is babbling all day long.
-She loves her big brothers. They are so good to her. She's a pest at times to them, but they (mostly) tolerate it well and love her tons. She is constantly following them around and I think she gets a little lost during the days when they're both at school and we're just hanging out at home.
-She's funny. She will act crazy and if it gets a laugh out of you she'll repeat it over and over until you stop laughing (which sometimes takes a while).
-She's SO social. She has no problem going right up to strangers and holding her arms up demanding to be held. She'll 'talk' to anyone anywhere. She's outgoing.
-She's independent. She knows what she wants and, even though she can't always express it, she tries to get it! She won't be left behind. She always wants to be right in the thick of things!
-She loves to dance and sing! In the mornings, when we're getting ready for the day all I have to say is 'Dance Party' and she starts grooving! Amazingly to me, she seems to understand the beats of different songs. She dances appropriately for the speed of the song. It's pretty incredible to me - maybe I DO have a future ballerina!
I love this little girl so much and am so grateful to have her in our family. I'm not sure what we'd do without her, but life sure would be a lot more boring and a lot less fun! Love you Jo, I'm glad you're 18 months now!