Dear Teagan

Dear Teagan,
You are 21 months old. What a fun and very sweet little girl you are becoming. You sign "Thank You" without being asked and you freely give kisses and hugs. You sometimes tease us that you won't give us a kiss at bedtime but then as we leave your room you pop a big old smooch on us. You're really big into climbing on things, including Mommy and Daddy. Daddy is very supportive of your bravery and cheers you on, like how you enjoy jumping off the side of your slide. I on the other hand have to brace myself. You always prevail, with lots of giggles.

You are becoming VERY girly. I like this. Daddy is pouting. I thought you were going to be a tom boy since you're so much like your dad. But recently you started playing with baby dolls. They are always naked. You like them to take naps (which involves them being completely covered by a blanket). You like to feed them, burp them, and push them around in a doll stroller. You are verbal about what you wear. Your clothes must be purple or have a kitty on them. You love shoes! You can even put some of them on all by yourself. You're such a big girl.  You now like to play with Mommy's makeup. You even make a fake "shh shh" sound when I spray my perfume on you.

The warmer weather is suiting you. You play outside all day at daycare and them come home to play outside all evening with us. This still isn't enough outside time. We have to take you in kicking and screaming. I bet you would live outside if we let you.

You recently starting picking up your kitties. You drag the fat one a little. They are in trouble now! You love your neighbor's kitty a lot! By the way you always talk about him you would think you don't own any cats at all.

You are a very picky eater. Your food groups consist of cheese, oatmeal, chocolate milk, yogurt, and mac n' cheese. These are the only things you will consistently eat. Everything else is hit or miss. You do like beets. This further proves you have no genes from me. They are not Mommy's favorite.

Our love for you keeps growing. You have our whole hearts. You are full of life and such a happy little girl.

We love you,
Mommy and Daddy


Love,

Dear Teagan

Dear Teagan,

You are 18 months old. What a blessing you are. I love this age. I know I say that about every age, but you truly are a delightful little girl. You LOVE to go outside. Maybe its because you were born in the summer. Winter with cold weather and less daylight is not working out for you. You would play outside in any condition, but we keep you inside and its dampening your spirit. You are a hawk when it comes to spotting things in the sky - airplanes, birds, and especially the moon. You will shout "moon moon" over and over again loudly, even if its only a moon sliver or daylight. You can always find it. You have a million toys but you prefer to play with Mommy and Daddy. You must have our full attention and we love giving it to you. You love to run. You will run from room to room or even just in circles. You find this very entertaining and giggle the whole time. You recently started singing by yourself. Hearing "Baa Baa Black Sheep" through the baby monitor is just plain cute. I swear you learn a new word everyday. I love having chats with you. You use "milk" for any beverage. When you ask for "milk" Daddy and I have to ask if you mean "milk milk" or "juice milk." You make sure to point out the Hersey's syrup when you want a little sweet. Speaking of sweets, you used to gobble up a treat by shoving the whole thing in your mouth. Now you eat treats slowly, savoring them.  You still love animals, especially cats. You love to pet them, sit on them, and now climb on them. "Teagan don't sit on kitty," is said very often in our house. You're beginning to snuggle! Something Mommy has dreamed about since you were born. We have our spot on the couch and watch (parts of) movies curled up with a blanket. I love these moments. You love your books. You have favorites. Some books never leave the bookshelf while others are read 100 times a week. You still are cheerful, smiley, and love people. You're starting to be shy around new people but you'll warm up and give out hugs. You bring so much laughter and happiness into our home.

I love you with all my heart baby girl.

Love, Mommy.