Happy 22 Months Emily!

Here's what's happening with Emily at 22 months:

- She wears a combo of 12-18 month and 18-24 month clothes, size 5 shoes, and size 4 diaper.

- Bedtime has been moved back to closer to 8:00.

- She has started to ask for hugs.  And at night she'll ask for "one more hug" and "one more kiss" before bedtime.  I totally know she's just stalling, but it's hard to not give in to that request.

- She's totally self-sufficient with feeding herself from a spoon.

- She loves to sing and dance!  She sings and dances all day! She loves to sing "EIEIO and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."  She knows most of the words to Twinkle Twinkle. 

- She constantly is making me and Shawn laugh.  She's so funny.

- She never stops talking!  She talks in full sentences now.

- She still loves to rock and read stories before bedtime.

- At night, she wants her baby, dog ("girl"), blanky ("this"), and a "momo (elmo) book" in her crib.

- I'm pretty sure the terrible 2's are upon us.  She says "no" to almost everything and makes everything a struggle.  Lately, she's been fighting naps - big time!

- She's starting to say "mommy and daddy" instead of "mama and dada."

- She's always wanting us to follow her.  She'll say come "this way" or "that way."  When this girl is on a mission you better follow her or else.

 - She can be a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to certain things.  She loves to spread her blanky out on her legs, but it has to be perfectly straight or she's not happy.