19 months

Good lordie, Critter Girl, you had a busy month! And you are now officially closer to two than you are to one, which blows Momma's mind wide open. Let's see what went on this month:

NUMBERS! OMG, you know your numbers. I about fell off my chair (good thing I was sitting on the playmat with you) when we were playing with blocks and you started telling me the numbers on all of them. Just like that, bam, correctly identifying the numbers 0-10. No slow learning curve for you! One day, no numbers, next second, all the numbers. And you can count now too. Yikes, Momma thinks you are a baby genius. And you are learning your alphabet letters too. You have ABC down, love H and I and think Z is super funny.

Language! You know the possessive "s" now, so everything has become either Critter's or Mommy's. Sometimes Daddy's and rarely Cat's. And you have added -ing to a few verbs (cooking! eating! sleeping! cutting!). And your vocabulary knows no boundaries, it expands by several words a day it seems. It is amazing to witness this growth on a daily basis.

Shy! You have suddenly become shy around people you don't know. You will just close your eyes and freeze, like if you can't see them and don't move, they can't see you. But I know you are peeking through your lashes, I see you smile sometimes when you get caught peeking. You will also sometime cover your eyes with new people, but again, you peek through your fingers. You think you are so tricky!

You took a trip on an airplane this month, you started Gymboree class, your hair became long enough to put a barrette in it! I love watching you grow and figure out your place in the world, Critter Girl. As the cashier at the pet food store said, you are a happy little girl. I'm so happy I get to be there to watch it. I love you so very much.