18 Months!

Madeline hit the 18 month landmark last week. Here are a few of my thoughts about this time in her life.

Things I love about Madeline right now:

- hearing her nearly constant jibber jabber
-her great big, sometimes slobbery kisses with a loud SMACK at the end
-her cute teeth that make her look like a little girl instead of a baby
-that she wipes up after her own spills
-that she throws her trash away in the garbage can
-that she is sleeping through the night, again
-how she runs so adorably with her little head forward
-how she still sleeps on her haunches (as Scott puts it)
-how she calls me "mimi"

Things Madeline loves:

-reading stories, sometimes the same one over and over again
-watching Elmo "Ngo Ngo" while I shower
-bubbles in the tub, and washing herself
-any and all fruits, and not much else
-carrying around a bag of grapes and a bagel first thing in the morning, before breakfast
-being carried or "worn" by her mom
-bows and flip flops
-swimming
-standing in the fridge with the door wide open, just looking
-her blanket and giraffe
-snuggling up with her mom while still in her towel after a bath