20 Months

So I'm a little behind on a Lyla update. All I can tell you is she is growing and changing every day. Her personality is coming out more and more which also means she is frequenting time out more these days. Lyla definitely has her mother's personality. She is a little hard headed and a lot of "my way". She has also gotten really good at saying no and running away, as well as becoming more vocal when she has her tantrums. Makes for some interesting times, but I also know it means she will be strong, independent and driven. And for that I am thankful.

Lyla is also starting to put words together to make phrases. It totally amazes me. Some of her newest phrases are:
- no more
- hi mama, or hi dada
- the other day she said to Andy, "mama said see dada". Now of course it wasn't clear as a bell, but we knew what she was saying.
- kitty at house
- go bye-bye
- school bus
- go outside
- my baby

New words:
- keys
- yellow (and she can pick out things that are yellow)
- moon (which can also sound like more)
- apple
- Santa (and she knows Santa says Ho Ho Ho)

Lyla does this cute little thing where she tilts her head to one side and looks very intently at you when she really wants some thing. She's also gotten a taste for sweets. I have to keep hiding the M&Ms because she remembers where they are and wants, "more".

Lyla's imagination is soaring. She loves to play in the car. She "drives" and turns the lights on and off. She also LOVES her baby dolls. She carries them every where, feeds them, puts them to night-night and pushes them in the stroller. Thankfully Santa and her parents are bringing her lots of baby doll stuff.

Things we done in the past two months...

Gone Christmas tree shopping. This has been a family tradition since I was about 3 and I love passing it along to my daughter.


Helped decorate the house.



Partied with friends.


And just like her mommy, she's all about shoes.