16 Months

Lilybelle,
You are officially 16 months, kiddo! Even though you are determined to give your poor mom a heart attack by being the most fearless child I know, you've made it this far.

I'm not sure why I like this photo so much but it's probably one of my favorites. It shows you perfectly at the stage you are at. Curious about everything and determined to figure it out. You love playing with all of your shoes. Un-fastening them, re-fastening them. Every day you have your couple minutes with the shoes and we end up finding them all over the house.

We had a pediatrician appointment the other day. They always have to recheck your head circumference and height because you are tall and have a large head. Luckily you're still in the normal range for head circumference and your height isn't worrisome (really, that's how you spell it? That looks super goofy). You had four shots and you howled like normal. It makes me almost cry every time when your cry gets stuck in your throat it wants to come out so bad. Luckily you are usually fine by the time you hit the car.

You still love Mickey Mouse the best. You also love Elmo and Scout. You love to shake that booty and it cracks me up to no end! You're the best dancer I've ever seen, that's for sure. You are very smart, even if you're not verbalizing everything, you're trying and doing more every day. The pediatrician said not to worry about it.

I love you more than you could ever know. You are such a GOOD girl (and I'm not just saying that). You have seven teeth. Your four top and now three on the bottom. You sleep through the night pretty much every night unless your teeth are bothering you.

Because I've been working at Wegman's and dada has been putting you to sleep a lot, I can definitely tell you've been closer with him and it's so very sweet to see. You are giving hugs and kisses easier these days which I LOVE. When dada gets home from work, you always run up to him and give him hugs and kisses, which after a long day at work I know just melts his heart. You are better than I could have ever imagined in my wildest dreams girl and I'm so very lucky to call you mine.

xoxo mama xoxo