Sometime in this past week Sadie turned 22 months. And it just flew right by me. Literally. I didn't even realize it until last week. I actually don't count her age by months anymore when people ask me, I usually just tell them she turns 2 in August. But when did it get to that? We are going to have a 2 year old when we move to Korea! I can't believe she's been in our life for that long.
First let me start out with this little fashionista's picture.
Halter Top: The Children's Place
Shorts: Old Navy
Shoes: Crocs (We have new ones coming in the mail because she is outgrowing these!)
Backpack: TJ Maxx
Girlfriend is obsessed with the backpack. We found it at TJ Maxx this past weekend while I was looking at backpacks for myself to use while we travel. She wants to take it everywhere and she just looks so darn cute with it on!
She has started to preference what she wears now. I try to give her two choices for outfits in the morning and she picks one. Then proceeds to put it on by herself, which usually ends up with her bloomers around her head. Then the shoes. Oh the shoes. This girl loves shoes. I asked her to go put on her shoes one day to go to the park and she comes back with her little dress up heals on. Watch out Daddy. Finally, when she does put normal shoes on, the Pink ones are always top choice. Is it possible to have a favorite color this young? She always asks for Pink. She even asked, yes asked, for pink toenails the other day. Of course I obliged! I guess she wants to be like Mommy.
In other news, she is also a smart little thing. I know I say this every time, but seriously. The kid knows her numbers 1-12 and can even point them out in reading. I give all this credit to Dora and Mickey Mouse. She is learning colors, but usually calls everything Pink, Purple, and Green. Except Orange, she somehow always gets Orange right. She knows her basic shapes and we are starting to expand those. She is always learning a lot more song lyrics, which I find the cutest thing in the world to hear her sing. Her current favorite is Baa Baa Black Sheep. I can't wait until she starts singing more normal songs. And dance. The girl loves to dance and she can get down with the best of them. At my cousin's wedding recently, all she wanted to do was dance. And on her own. She didn't want anyone to hold her. She was awesome. It was so dark out, I couldn't get a good video, but I'm hoping their photographer caught a couple cute photos of the flower girl busting a move. Her favorite phrases to say are "no," "oh no," "uh oh," "snack," "Thank you," "More please," "Where are you?" and "yay!!" She is also starting to form more sentences, half of which we can't understand, but you can tell she means it with the determined look on her face. Her favorite pastime is to color and she'll yell "Mama, Color!" and point at the small yellow chair next to her until I come to sit with her and color.
Finally, a few little stats, because I will only get to do this a couple more times. She is still in 18 Month clothes, in fact her little bottom can fit 9-12 month in shorts or bloomers. We just moved her up to size 6 shoes, but in reality she is about 5.5. She wears size 4 diapers. I can't wait to find out how much she weighs and how tall she is at her 2 year check. Unfortunately, that probably won't be until Korea.
This little girl is growing more and more everyday and I am so proud to be her Mommy. I can't wait to see the things she does and what she accomplishes. I can't wait to share the time with her exploring a new country. Although she will remember very little of it, I look forward to sharing stories with her in the future. And pictures. I plan to take a LOT of pictures.
We love you Sadie bug!
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