20 months

Hello world!!!  Can you believe there is "no" on the ground today?  I couldn't either!  This morning when we got out of the car at the babysitters house I just kept saying "no. no. no."  Momma was confused for a minute because I usually LOVE going to the sitters, then she realized I was pointing to that white stuff all over the ground; "no".

Aside from the snow today the weather is finally getting nicer and Mommy and Daddy are taking me outside to play more.  The other weekend we were at Grandma's house and I ran around the yard for a whole hour just carrying my "purse" (A little doll house with a handle) and talking to the dogs.  This weekend we went to Grandma Bubby's lake house and I played with sand outside on the deck for a few hours.  I'm loving all this freedom Momma's giving me and I can't wait until it gets nicer outside everyday.  The neighbors even let me go down their slide and jump on their little trampoline.  I'm ready for summer!!!

I've added lots of new words to my vocabulary in the last month.  Daddy was so excited when I said "tat-tat" and pointed to the thermostat.  He had it in his mind that if he showed me the thermostat every day and told me what it was called maybe it would be my first word.  It wasn't but it's probably in my top 100 words now.  I also started say "yah you" or "la loo".  They both mean Love You and Mommy's been trying to get me to say that for 6 months now.  "Bipper" is another one of my new favorite words.  Any coat you put on me better have a "bipper" or I'll be mad and ask you about it 27 times.  Snaps are SO NOT the same!

We play the Opposite Game at the house a lot lately.  Well, not so much opposites, just "no".  I say "no" to just about every question you ask me....even when I mean yes.  So, if you asked me if I wanted a "gah-key" (cookie) I'd say "no" but man am I mad when you say ok, and put the cookies away without giving me one!

I've known that Dogs say "ruff ruff" (in a very high pitched voice) and that Lions say "raarrr" (sometimes whispered) for awhile now but I surprised Mom when she randomly asked what a Cat and Cow say...and I knew!  Mom's silly...doesn't she know the kids at daycare teach me new thing every day?!?!

We haven't done any outtake pictures for awhile, but this one was just too darn cute for Mommy to resist.  It nearly made the cut if I'd been just a little farther back and my hand hadn't been blurry.  These photos are getting harder and harder for Momma to take.  I just don't want to sit/stand still.  Four more months and we're calling this project finished!