Raleigh is 21 months old!

I would have shared this post sooner but both children have developed the inability to go to sleep on time for the past week or so. Their routine has not changed so I am not sure what's going on. Maybe it's the weather. Dunno, but I hope things change soon! Now for the Raleigh update. 

Likes: "Love You Like a Love Song" by Selena Gomez - especially the part that goes "And I keep hittin' repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat"; Books - "Go Dog! Go!", "The Little Red Caboose", and "Where's My Mummy?"; Puzzles; Mushrooms, noodles, and pasta; Swings; Caillou and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse; Ring Around the Rosie

Dislikes: Veggie burgers (That's yuck!); Having her hair washed; Being told no and basically not getting what she wants when she wants it

Communication: Wow! She's a talker... like her mama. She likes to chime in to most conversations and speaks in 3- to 4-word sentences. And she has great manners. Examples of what we've been hearing lately: "Share toys, Bub. Please." "Shhh! Baby's sleeping, Mommy. Okay?" "Eat dinner now. Yay!" "More stickers, please!" It actually sounds like "Mo stickuhs, peas." It's adorable. 

Skills: Raleigh can jump! She made liftoff on Christmas Day. She is very good at stacking blocks and other objects in complicated ways. Her crayon skills are more controlled though she still likes to bite off the tips. Ugh. She likes to "read" to me and will join in if I am reading a favorite passage. She also likes to count images in books and can do it in Spanish, too. She is a good helper at school. She helps take care of the little babies, mostly by helping them hold their bottles.

Funny Girl: Raleigh loves to tell knock-knock jokes. Her favorite goes like this. R: Knock knock. 
Me: Who's there? 
R: Banana 
Me: Banana who? 
R: Neena na nee nee banana? (Translation: Orange you glad I didn't say banana?) 


Another classic gag that gets plenty of laughs... She will toot and then claim that Lulu, my parents' dog, or G-Daddy did it. She came up with this all by herself. 

So big! Clothes are still size 18-month for the most part but she can wear a couple of smaller 24-month size shirts. She is now wearing a size 6 shoe and size 4 diapers. 

Happy birthday to my sweet, smart, funny little girl!