Stassi is 23 months!

Stassi is one month away from two. It's pretty crazy to think that I was even pregnant long enough ago to have a two year old. But I was (obviously) and she's growing incredibly quick!

Stassi at 23 months:

-LOVES to dance, as always. She asks to dance while looking up and pointing to the stereo. We'll be looking for dance classes soon!

-Used to be fearless, but lately has been a little hesitant to do things or go around things that look scary or intimidating. 

-Still knows her colors & most body parts. She is now learning shapes and how to count in the correct order from 1 to 10. 

-Says "I'm Stassi" and points to herself. 

-She loves to name everyone in the room with her. "that's mommy" "that's daddy" "that's sissy" and so on and so forth. 

-Started calling grandma "gringa" and no she was not coached into doing this. I'm guessing in her head she thinks she is saying grandma. 

-Loves to tell dodger and Lucy "come on" so they can play all over the house. 

-When she wants to cuddle she says "come here" and puts her hands up for you to hold her.

-Says "I'm tired" and "bed" every night around 8:30pm. 

-Is developing a really silly part of her personality. She does things that are too funny. 

-she knows everyone around her by name, but still calls everyone daddy when she wants something. 

-She still loves the wheels on the bus and all of her YouTube children's songs. 

-When Netflix is turned on and it makes the noise she goes "bum bum" in the same sound as it did. 

-She loves pizza and fruit! Mostly fruit. But if she asks for any meal, it's usually pizza. 

-She is constantly showing LaLa how to do things or giving LaLa things to play with. 

-She knows Layla's full name is Layla Grace and will sometimes call her "Grace".

-She gets these super hyper moments where all she wants to do is run around laughing all crazy lol

-She continues to say all kinds of new words and phrases. 

Stassi Leighann you are growing so beautifully. You are a wonderful big sister and a blessing to our family. Life wouldn't be life without you baby. We love you so much! And we're looking forward to but also not ready for you to turn two. 

Layla Grace is ONE!!

Guys...Layla is one. One. I have two one year olds right now. It's so crazy!! Time flew by so fast with her; it's so bittersweet. We celebrated her birthday on the 25th with a party with close friends and family. It was so sweet to see her walk around in her little baby pink tutu! :)

So here is Layla at one:

-She talks so much!! Like babbles all the time. 

-She can say mom, dad, go, hi/hey, bye, lay down, sit, ball, baby, yay, yeah, stop, boo, no no, and "La" (short for Layla/LaLa)

-She is somewhat of a bully! Haha she is mean to her sister when she doesn't get her way or does not want to be messed with. 

-She loves playing with the dogs!

-She is extremely independent except for when she is feeling extra whiney

-She loves watching anything Disney and/or children's songs on YouTube 

-She is off of formula and on milk!

-She is teething pretty bad. 

-She loves her baby dolls. 

-She gives kisses but only when she feels like it. 

-When she plays with toy cars, she makes the car noises. 

-She loves to eat!

-She likes to pray and claps when we are done!

-When she gets excited, her whole body starts moving. 

-She looooves to dance! 

-Whenever something happens that she gets excited about or likes, she claps and says "yayyy" 

-She WALKS!!! Started at 11 months :) 

-She loves looking at herself in the mirror or phone.

-She is most definitely a daddy's girl. 

-When she wants to be held, she holds out her hands and does the "come here" motion. 

-She waves hi & bye, even to strangers.

-BUT she also freaks out when strangers try to talk to/touch her. She also freaks out at most of the people she sees on a semi-regular basis. 

-She plays peek-a-boo, but when she holds her hands over her eyes, she almost completely misses her eyes LOL

LaLa, we love you so much. You really have just added so much to our family and I can't believe you've been here for a year already. Time passes by extremely quickly. Too quickly if you ask me. We love you baby girl!!