Kate at 21 Months

Our sweet Kate is 21 months old today! So hard to believe. I have been trying to do the updates every 3 months so I guess this is the last one before she turns 2. So hard to believe! So here is what Kate is up to at 21 months:

• You LOVE to eat! You will eat any and everything we set in front of you. That is the first thing that your teacher said about you on the first day of school. It makes this mama very proud! Some of your favorite foods are yogurt, cheese and fruit.


• You are really starting to talk a lot. You babble to yourself all the time but you are also copying everything we say. You will try to say anything and have started putting 2 and 3 words together. The first sentences!


• You love to play! Some of your favorite things right now are books, dress up clothes, jewelry, baby dolls and your stroller (and of course any of Ben's toys that you can get into). You are very much a girly, girl! You love to wear dresses and accessorize and pick cute shoes. It amazes me how much you notice about these things. You have a bit of an obsession right now with Mickey & Minnie Mouse! You have really gotten into watching them on TV along with Arthur. In this picture it is all your favorite things. You are wearing bracelets and pushing a stroller with Mickey in it.


• Your personality is so sweet. You love to rock-rock and snuggle! You do not meet a stranger. You will go and hug anyone! You are very independent. With this come some battles. You know what you want and are not afraid to let us know. There have been some royal fits pitched when you didn't get what you wanted! We have started putting you in time out which as been working really well to get you to calm down and let us know what you want.


• You just continue to grow so big! I would guess you weigh somewhere around 25 pounds. You are wearing 18-24 month clothes. Your foot has finally started to grow and you are wearing about a size 5. This summer your hair has gotten so light. You are not a big fan of having it fixed so it looks crazy alot of the time. You do love bows though! Your sleeping habits are amazing. You usually go down to sleep at around 8 pm and are up at around 7 am (this summer you would sleep until 9:30 if I would let you). You take a great 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon. Can't complain about your sleeping!


• You recently started back to school and really seem to love it. It is fun to see you interact more with other kids. Your 2 best friends are Addy and Isaac (the younger siblings of Ben's 2 best friends). You absolutely adore big brother Ben. On the days he is at school and you are not you act sort of lost without him. You want him around and you guys play so well together! In this picture you were pointing to the seat next to you because you wanted Ben to sit with you!


• You love to laugh and try to make us laugh at you. You can wrestle with the best of the boys. Even if you are a girly, girl you are tough! You love being outside and getting messy as well. I have to say you are a big flirt. If there is a boy around you want to try to get them to notice you. It is so funny!

I can't believe how big you are getting. You are a full blown toddler now and not a baby anymore. This is such a fun age and we love all the experiences we get to have with our sweet Kate!