23 months - but acting like she's 2 yrs old already

You can tell 2 is approaching. The answer is often "no" even if she ultimately wanted to do whatever you suggested. The most fun game ever is run away from Mommy. Things are very hard to bear when they don't go her way. "No like that Mommy" is becoming a common refrain at the table, even when she is in fact lying, because she does like apples (or macaroni, or peas, etc).

"My turn" is popular right now, or "Anka turn"

But she is still the sweetest baby ever. She loves to kiss her Daddy's picture (he's out of the country at the moment) and say things like "I love you so much Daddy picture". She's also started asking "What toots say?" (in other words, what did my toot just say? to which the obvious reply is "toot") and substituting words she likes into songs - Oh Donna, that fabulous song from the 50s or 60's, can now easily morph into Oh Nana, Oh Mommy, Oh Sasha (that's her doll).

She loves to play outside, especially with water. This month she learned how to hold herself up on a big toilet, just like her cousin Madelyn. Madelyn three and a big girl in Ani's eyes. Her run is adorable - kind of a prance - and runnng is one of her favorite activities. The folks at church taught her to play red light green light during VBS. She still doesn't understand when to go and stop, but she loves to play.

Her giggles are contagious.

She loves to pretend to go to sleep, pretend to clean counters, floors, etc. She pretends her baby dolls need to use the potty and she takes baby wipes when I am not looking so she can wipe their bottoms properly when they are done.

She can now tickle my feet so successfully that I have to remove them from her grasp.

Her favorite book at the moment: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?
favorite color: yellow (it was red, but we have gone back to yellow)
favorite time of day: cuddling with mommy after naps (or at least, that may be mine)
favorite doll: Sasha (new baby Tessa is losing her status)

Its hard to imagine that the next time I blog she will be a 2 year old. The years go by so quickly, even though the days take soooo long sometimes.