Lily's Life: 21 months!

I've skipped my monthly updates on Lily's "milestones" and just those quirky things that she does that I absolutely do not want to forget. So, I looked at the scraps of paper that I've scribbled notes on for the past 3 months and it hit me...she is growing up so much faster than I expected. Some of the things she was saying 3 months ago seem silly b/c now she says EVERYTHING! But, here goes...I want to remember. Oh Lord, let me not forget the precious moments along the way that YOU allow us to experience in this gift you have given us - Lily Josephine Raley.
@ 19 months you:
* count to 10
* know alphabet A-E
* say “hey darlin’” and “hug” when you see a baby
* say “cut it” when we are getting food ready for you
* love pickles and popsicles
* say “thank you my Daddy” (and your Daddy LOVES it!)
* say “yes maam”
* for a couple of weeks you were saying “appy doci” when you looked at a rubber part on the end of a cane and one day we were in Chick-Fil-A and there was a birthday cake with candles and you started saying it and I realized that is what you were saying! You thought the rubber stopper on the cane looked like a birthday hat :)
* say "oatmeal, apple, orange, gape(grape), hipo(hippo), panda, slippy(slippery), coca (coke), delicious
* sing "Maw Maw’s Maw Maw’s going to Maw Maw’s house"
* were so sweet one day in the car...you tilted your head and said “call Nana now”
* say “up down” when you see something that is upside down
* love to see the sunset and when we are driving sometimes you say “move tee (tree)” b/c it's blocking your view
* jump (with your body but your feet never leave the floor)

* love to dance

* have the most adorable expressions and inflections on phrases (like "Come on Mommy")

* say “thank you God”

* sings: Twinkle Twinkle, Wonder Pets

* tell us what you want to watch on TV by saying: Ming Ming, Tuck; Max and Uby (Ruby); Ernie, Gabba

* say “my pooter (computer) Mommy”

* sweet moment - In the middle of the night I went to get her and had my hair in a bun and she looked up and said “Mommy’s hair…cute”

* said “my head hot…fevah…check tempatemp…medicine”

* said “I sticky….lick it…want some Mommy?”

* strange sounds you make: “ninga ninga ninga”

* want us to mimic you and you say "do it Mommy”

* have REALLY good hearing! :) at the tiniest sound you say "Listen…what kinda noise" and sometimes you say "I scared"

* like the bathtub and get on your tummy and say "I schwimming"

* one day I told you I was going to feed Naaman and you said "cat food in bucket outside"

@ 20 months you:

* sing Wonder Pets, Twinkle Twinkle, Skip to my Lou, The Whole World, Bluebird, Where is Thumpkin (my favorite b/c you say "Where is pumpkin....here I am"; We have a CD with your favorite songs on it and you make requests - you know exactly what you want and you continue to call it out until we put it on!

* said “naaman icks (licks)” and I said “yes, Naaman takes a bath with his tongue” and you looked at me with the funniest face and said “yucky”
* say “it’s over dare” when we are looking for something
* said “D’agon, Daddy, D’agon”….upon seeing a dragon fly
* call for "Glu Glu" when we pass the neighbor's house (their dog is named Lu Lu)
* when you fall down or hurt yourself you always call for Mommy and oftentimes you will say "tiss it Mommy"
* went through a stage where you wanted Daddy to put you to bed at night and you insist that he holds your foot
* sometimes when I put you down for bed you tell me "rub back Mommy"
* have to give Daddy 3 kisses before bed - on his cheek, nose and head and then he gives you one

* close the book and say "the end" when you are DONE with the story (and it doesn't matter that we haven't made it to the end :) )

* cute story - 1) one day you were driving home with Daddy and I guess you heard a commercial but for the remainder of the afternoon you were saying ww dot come 2) stood by the A/C vent and said "windy day"...."Mommy, is it windy?" 3) we went to Uncle Jeff's church and you met a little boy named Gavin and when we were leaving he came over and gave you a kiss and as we were walking out to the parking lot you said "can we kiss him?" (I think one kiss is enough! HA) 4) Poppy called on Skype one night and I told Lily "Poppy and Uncle Carter Ray are on the computer and want to talk to you" and she said "Does he have candy?" (when we go visit my family in MS Carter Ray gives her candy, which is not that often, but Lily remembers EVERYTHING)

* love to help me cook or unload the dishwasher

* love to ride in the truck and one day you said "wind feels good"

* say "I race you"

* ask us "are you happy, Mommy?" "are you ok?" "What's wrong?" "What happened?"

* favorite foods: cheese, beans, taco, almonds, bluberries, watermelon, popsicles, spaghetti

* are swimming so great with floaties!

@ 21 months you:

* can say your ABC's and even the end "next time want you sing wiff me"

* know your colors

* love being at home, drawing, painting, playing with playdoh, stacking blocks, playing with Miley (Maw Maw's neighbor's dog), going to Church which you call "Me Me's house" (she is the nursery director :) ), playing with your friends and get really excited when they come over to play, playing outside

* ask for candy alot even though we don't give it to you very often
* love to snuggle with Mommy

* are still nursing (but only a couple of times a day) I'm trying to wein you but it's alot harder than I thought

* favorite books: 10 Little Ladybugs, Curious Kittens, Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

* can slide by yourself

Here are a few memorable (cute/funny) moments that show your personality over the past couple of months:

When you watch TV you get REALLY comfortable

I came into the living room and you had my visor on :)

You aren't afraid of people in costumes - we went to "Princess Night" at ChickFilA and I thought you would like to see all the princesses.....no, not so much. All you cared about was the cow! I'm not sure how many hugs he got from you but it was ALOT