16 months

Hadley playing over at Claire's house on her 16 month bday!

Hadley you are getting so big and growing so fast. It is weird but you know what we tell you know. If we say that is "icky" you automatically go to the garbage to throw it away. If we say "outside" you go find your shoes, hat, jacket or all three and bring them to us. If we say "snack" you go stand by the dishwasher and look up towards your cupboard filled with goodies.

This past week has been very productive. We started out the week with Easter Sunday. That day we went to Grandpa Gene's for a BBQ. It was a beautiful day. Neveah and Hadley found Easter eggs, watched their Daddies fly kites and roamed around the yard. The girls also had plenty of fun riding around on the gator as well as playing with the fake puppy.

Monday, Wednesday and Today (Friday) you went to Grandma's house while I worked.

Yesterday (Thursday) we went to Grandpa Gene's again and cleaned his house and went out for lunch. And tonight we met with Margie and Claire for pizza and playing time.

The week flew by, as it always does. You keep us very busy. Lately you love to be outside. You would stay out there all day and night if you could. All you want to do is explore. You are fascinated by sticks, leaves, grass and acorns. You like to go for wagon rides, you even like to ride in your stroller. You like to ride around in your crazy coupe and you like to run. You want to run away from me all the time. Last night while we were outside you decided you wanted to go towards the road. I told you that you needed to turn around, well that is NOT what you wanted to do so you cried and tried to go towards the road again. I then said firmly No and to go the other way. You cried harder, I then said "we can't go towards the road" that didn't help and so we went inside. You quickly got over it... but lately, we have had to fight off little fits if you don't get your way.

I think, and I am keeping my fingers crossed that we are nearing the end of your cold. We think you have RSV, a virus most kids your age get this time of year. It usually lasts two weeks and we are just at two weeks with your cold. So hoping that within the next few days you will be done.

Also, today Grandma rubbed you tooth coming in, you are getting a molar on your bottom left side. It has been trying to come in for a week or so, maybe longer. While she was rubbing it, she heard a pop and then a little blood came out. We think that maybe it was getting infected and the tooth was stuck and now it is unstuck, again we hope. But after that happened you took a three hour nap. Also, you didn't even cry.

Well Happy 16 months! I can't believe you are running around, talking, eating like a big girl and understand so much. You can say many words and you love to try to talk. We are working on what animals say and body parts. You know belly, nose, and foot. You can answer, "what can a puppy say?" and you say, "whuff whuff." It is so cute.

We love you little one!