20 months

Oh Critter Girl, my darling little girl, yesterday you left your teens and turned 20. 20 months that is! Let's not rush things that fast, ok?

Anyway, let's see what happened this month in your world:

Ballet! You began ballet class, or as we call it dancing class, or as I secretly think it should be called, herding cats in pink leotards. You are not so sure about this class. You like the leotard and tights ok, but you refused to put on the tutu they passed out at class. You would not even look at it, let alone put it on like everyone else did. You liked the other props, like fake flowers an magi wands, but I'm not so sure you will take to ballet. Too much structure for you? Well, either way, Momma thinks it is fun to dress you up and take you :)

Dizzy! You have learned (somehow, not from me!) that if you spin around and around you get dizzy and stagger around like a drunk and fall down. Which you think is hilarious! You say "dizzy" and spin and spin, while Momma tried to keep you from crashing into hard objects while you stagger about. Good times.

Sleepy! Your favorite pretend game of the moment is pretending to be "sleepy" and rest your head. Then you shout "wake!" and jump up. This can go on for a while. But Momma thinks it is cute that you are getting the concept of sleep versus awake, and know it is something that you can control. You also get that Momma and Dada sleep in our bed, and the Cat sleeps too. "Shhhh. Quiet. Sleeping."

You've also mastered the alphabet this month, and like to turn letters and number upside down to see what else they can be (6! Now 9! Now 6!). You love to dance to music. You made waffles and pancakes with Dada for the first time. You love to "read" the Williams-Sonoma catalog.

You are Momma's light, my happiness, my world. I love you.