Stella at 20 Months

Stella has developed so much in the past couple months. She’s responding to people and to her environment so differently now. It’s like she’s a little girl and not a little baby anymore. Watching her grow is the greatest joy.

At 20 months she:

~Has just learned how to use “No!” I asked her to help me make the bed this morning, and she said, “No!” She never said it so distinctively before! I had to turn away and laugh.

~Is ready for a little sibling.

~Is an artist. She wants to draw or color anywhere (including our walls) and anytime.

~Got her first hair cut! She did really great! I think she was kind of scared. I just wanted to even out the mullet a little bit.

~Is learning how to count from 1-5.

~Can play "Ring Around the Rosie" for hours on end.

~Loves being naked. When we’re at home she takes off all her clothes.

~Is still going through the “hitting” stage. It is stressful! In fact last week in nursery she was hitting AND pulling hair!! When will this stage end?!

~Is being potty trained, and she’s doing really well at it.

~Whenever she sees someone sleeping she says, “Shhhh.” We were looking at a book, and it had a cute little Asian baby in it. The baby was smiling and because of how his eyes were shaped Stella thought the baby was sleeping. She said, “Shhh!”

~Loves the Christmas decorations and is real good with them. Only one decoration broke. She leaves the ornaments alone, too.

~Runs really fast.

~When I (or someone else) gets hurt, she always comes up to me, tilts her head, and says, "You ok?" with a real concerned look on her face.

This has been the best Christmas season ever because of Stella. Just having the opportunity to experience Christmas through her eyes is such a blessing. Teaching her about baby Jesus has been awesome!

At Chuck E. Cheese's for "Daddy/Daughter Date Night"

First Hair Cut (Doesn't she look scared?)