For my Journal

My girl is 18 months... 18.11 pounds- She is getting so smart. I have loved watching her play the last few weeks. She is really getting into pretend. She will put a purse over her shoulder and kiss me and wave bye -but never leaves the living room. She is starting to be a good momma too! She used to only give balls rides in the stroller, but she has replaced them with babies and she loves to give her babies a bottle after she has had a few bites on the plastic nipple. She loves to comb her hair and put on makeup. She is always on the phone whether she has stolen mine, using a play phone, or sometimes just uses her hand; she walks around head tilted just chatting nonsense. When I get her down from eating I say go play and she takes off running like she is really headed somewhere but comes right back obviously forgetting her assignment. She knows she can't have a binky unless she is in the crib, she thinks she is so sneaky when she comes out with one, she comes right over to show me and then runs away. She is getting more independent, she cries if she has to sit in the highchair and would rather sit at the table. She cheers and dances at ball games and loves to go up and down the bleachers. She throws whatever she doesn't think is important away, and gets whatever she thinks is out of the garbage. She is a lot of fun but does throw many fits throughout the day - screaming and banging her head on whatever hard surface she can find. She has only gone to nursery once but didn't even look back at me, hopefully that will last. She already does a fake smile for the camera and closes her eyes half way - that does not make a cute picture. She still loves her dad so much and gets gitty and runs to the door when she hears it open. I love spending all day with her and we are truly enjoying this age - the dramatic fits and all.