1.5

Fifi, Sissy-la-la, Silly girl- today you are one and a half years old. You are such a goofball, full of beans and bananas and sticky fingers and uneven, toothy grins. You make us laugh on a regular basis and keep your brother on his toes.

Your talking more and more every day . Surprising us with words like jacket and bumpy. And if we don't understand what you are trying to tell us you just say it louder. yup, your the best kind of handful there could be.

 

I love when I catch a glimpse of you in the backseat shaking your shoulders to the music on the radio, when a good song ends you always ask for, "mo mo mo" until I get the tunes rocking again.

You love to tease your brother, sticking a finger in his ear, getting in his space, taking off with a beloved matchbox car. But you also are very sweet to him as well. You get him his blankie and binky and always, give him hugs, even after he gets a little too rough with you.

A good stroller ride and to play at the park is enough to keep you smiling all day. Going down the biggest slides and trying to keep up with the big kids. You have to be in the middle of the action. If the cousins are over, you are in the middle of it all, playing and copying them despite being the baby of the crew. 

You love accessories. Mardi Gras beads, sunglasses (sometimes two pairs at once) and shoes. Oh the shoes. We could probably switch out several pairs in the morning if I didn't keep them out of site. When we visit your cousin's house, it's straight to the organizer with all of her 'bling'. Who knew I would have such a girly-girl on my hands. You love to pile and stack things, taking over and claiming even things that aren't as, MINE. I am sure your Jojo would say you are your mother's daughter just because of that very word....

 

We are finally on a roll with sleep and everyone is feeling better because of it.I love getting a full night's rest of uninterrupted sleep.

We have stopped nursing, but have started to insist on holding on to my hair, pulling-tugging-twisting to fall asleep. Part of it melts me, part of it makes me crazy and I often wonder if I will ever be able to cut my hair into that pixie cut I have been considering.
We also figured out that if you sleep too much during the day that we will be up all night and by too much I mean, more than 2 hours. It took us a little while to figure this one out, but I think we are on track now! thank goodness.

 

Thank you for always bringing light and laughter to our home.

We love you, love you, love you! Happy 1.5.