Sawah Dawah

She is 18 months old today. This little person is nothing like the little person we started out with. Changing so fast, we can barely keep up. She is feisty, opinionated and LOUD. She'll do anything for a laugh. She will fall asleep the way we've heard other children do, ALONE and she sleeps in her own bed which she prefers. She wants what she wants and isn't afraid to tell us in her own way. She dropped something today and told us exactly that, "Dropped it down" (she has never been so clear before--unless we missed it--we've been a little preoccupied lately) She even repeated it several times when Daddy picked it back up and handed it to her--something she doesn't normally get from Mom and Dad. Brother and Sister? They'll pick it up every time. She doesn't like to be still for a diaper change or to get dressed, but if she brings us her shoes, she'll sit just like a little lady while we put them on. She doesn't say much. There is still a lot of grunting and pointing, but she has 3-4 people at her beck and call this summer, why speak? She is right with the big kids at all times. Tonight was the first time she walked into a restaurant with the family rather than riding in some one's arms. There have been times times this past week when the girls were still lying next to each other before I moved them, that I had to do a double take, "Which one is Sarah?" She is starting to look less like a baby and more like a little girl. She is a walking work of art as I constantly find her arms and legs completely decorated with markers. She is into EVERYTHING and helps herself to snacks on a regular basis. She loves books of all kinds and she loves toys belonging to her older brother and sister. The baby toys sit untouched. She's funny and sweet and still loves to snuggle with Mommy at nap time. She adores the big kids and her Daddy. She was thrilled to have him home when she woke up from her nap today.

This description fits her today anyway. Tomorrow? We don't know yet.