20 months

As life continues to go by super fast, it is getting harder and harder to remember to post all the fun and crazy things Elizabeth is doing.  I can't believe that she is fixing to be 2 years old!  Where in the world does the time go?  As Elizabeth turns 20 months, Mommy is now half way through her pregnancy.  I am hoping this little person inside stays inside too at least after her second birthday, but the way this blood pressure has been acting up, it will be a close call.  Besides having to deal with the high blood pressure, I have been pretty good.  I have good days and bad ones but all and all, I am doing good.  We get to find out the sex of the baby next week which we are so excited about.  It isn't that we care what the sex of the baby is, but I just need to know so I can get everything ready.  If it did happen to be a boy, I would have nothing and I am planner so I need to know!  When I went for my last monthly visit in May, the doctor told me I could have an in-office ultrasound to see if they could figure out the sex of the baby but the little person was breech with his/her legs tucked up tight!  It was still nice to see that he/she is healthy and growing but next week can't get here soon enough.

As I might be out of commission for Elizabeth's birthday, I have already set the wheels going to planning the whole thing so if my mom or Greg has to do, it will all be done. 

Here are some of things little miss is doing now:

• She is so freaking independent that sometimes it really gets to me because I might be in a hurry or want to just do it really quick, but Elizabeth will NOT let you help her with anything these days.  Even sometimes putting shoes on can cause a tantrum.
• I guess they are called the terrible two's for a reason... she can through herself on the ground, fake cry, and just be a mess.  Greg still does not believe in the terrible two's but he got a dose last night when she didn't want to take a bath.  I just laugh at him and let him learn.
• She is now saying so many phrases... my favorite "Daddy's at work" (I guess she hears that alot)!  Some of the other phrases: "I broke it." and "Get up."  She can also do almost all the animal sounds and they are so cute.  My favorite is monkey and then she puts her hands under her armpits and says "ooo, ooo, ooo".  I still think that getting tubes put in her ears has helped so much with her talking.  It continues to amaze me.  She will even now repeat things we say so we are definitely going to have to be more careful in that department.
• She loves to be outside.  We have to literally watch her all the time because she can open the doors and go outside on her own.  Even at my mom's house she knows how to open the screen door.  After her morning milk on Saturday's the first thing she says is "outside".  Now with summertime coming on with a vengeance, we have been letting her do lots of swimming since we have to be outside all the time.
• We are so fortunate to have a great daycare that teaches her so many awesome things.  Her sign language and being able to identify all sorts of things is totally attributable to daycare.  She feeds herself so good and only drinks from an open cup at school.  (We still use sippy cups on the weekends because of convenience but all week she only drinks from an open cup.)  They have also been potty training them at school and this past weekend it actually looks like it has been paying off because she actually took her shorts off herself and we found her using the restroom in her little potty.  We were so excited for her!  My goal is to have her potty trained by the next baby... four months and counting! YIKES!
• She loves all her vegetables.  Some nights that is all I can get her to eat.  I pray that she continues to love them.  She also loves mandarin oranges and strawberries.   I don't like to give her much juice (as she doesn't really need it) but my mom and Greg always find a way to get her some!  She will say "apple juice" and they just think she wants it so she can have it... oh the joys!
• She was still going to bed at 7pm until the middle of last week and she decided that she was going to fight me on that too.  She is now pushing 7:30 because I don't want to fight her too bad but by then I put her in her bed and she will cry it out.  She is often so tired that I think that might have  a lot to do with it.  Of course she still wakes up bright and early at 5:30am EVERY SINGLE DAY!  Routine is a kicker sometimes! :)

I love her so much and sometimes wish I could just stop time for a while and remember everything she is doing.  I feel like I have already forgotten her as a baby and often find myself reading back on old posts to remember. 

Here are some pictures from my phone and camera of our silly girl:

One of my early morning "OUTSIDE" times!

We all love nap times... she still takes a nap everyday for about 2 hours...

 

"CHEESE"!  She loves taking pictures now but doesn't pose very long to actually capture the picture. 

 

She can now almost dress and undress herself.  This is both a good and bad thing! :) 

 

Another pose...

 

My angel... I love her so much! 

 

This was her entertainment on the rainy Sunday we just had... it kept her busy for a long time because she took them out one by one and laid them where nothing was touching.

 

 

This is about as far as she got with putting them back in...