LOVE is in the Air! Mommy Minute

Since Valentine's Day is coming up I can't help but think of love.

And my life is so FULL of Love!!

Thanks to my wonderful husband, friends, and family, I can say this so confidently!

However, since this blog is about Hannah, I thought I would list some reasons why I love her so much at 20 months!

1. I love when she says, "I love Mommy, I love Dada, I love GaGa, I love Papa, I love Elmo etc..." I don't know if she really knows what love means but it's definitely music to my ears.

2. She is just so smart!! Of course every mom is supposed to think this right?? And I am no exception! She is now talking using 2 and 3 word sentences, counts using 1 to 1 correspondence (as we eat our grapes etc), and points to most of her colors correctly when asked.

3. I love how she loves to feed our kitty, Zoey. She scoops out the food and carefully walks and pours the food in his bowl saying, "Kitty pood!" We are so proud that she is not spilling catfood all over the floor anymore and eating it as... frequently!! The only problem now is she is constantly trying to feed him. Zoey loves Hannah!

4. I like how she sees me doing things, and she wants to do it too. I put on a necklace. So she says, "Baby necklace?" Now, she loves wearing necklaces. =) I love how she calls herself, "Baby!"

5. I love how she loves to compare everybody doing different things. For example, she sees Daddy shaving. So I tell her Daddy shaves. She says, "Daddy shaves. Mommy shaves? GaGa shaves? Baby Shaves? Tito shaves?"

6. I love how she is starting to share things now when I ask her too (without getting upset!)

7. I love how she loves finding airplanes, stars and the moon in the sky. The little things that give her so much joy!

8. I love how she eats so independently and precisely now with silverware! She actually will not let me help her. That is sooo out of the question. I don't know what to do with all my freedom at the dinnertable!!

9. If she is upset, I can ask her, "Hannah, what is wrong?" and she will actually tell me. This is soooooooo nice!

10. I love how she has to talk about everything she is doing. For example, "Hannah open, close, " as she opens a drawer. "Baby's fork,...carrot,...meat" as she eats. "Hannah rock," as she rocks in a chair etc.

Where has my Baby gone?

I guess I have to say she is my baby growing up to be such a Big, Wonderful, Independent Girl!

I am so proud of you Hannah!

and of course,

I LOVE you!

Eating with all the big kids at the table...no Mommy needed!

Riding with Cousin "Tito" (Ronito)

I know we won't be doing this much longer. This was probably the last time..actually. It was alittle tight!

Sporting my sunglasses...because I am so grown up.

It's a Whole New World!

Listen up my friends!!!

I have figured out the secret to a whole new world!!

Our grown up friends will have to hide things better...higher from now on!

Yes... the door knob is a barrier no more...

It is all in the simple twist of your wrist.

Just let me know and I will be more than happy to teach you my new discovery too.

Offer good for a limited time only...

Childproof knobs coming soon!

My 1st Hair Cut!!

I have to be honest with you! I thought this day was at least another year away.

After all, I have worked 20 months to grow these lucious locks! But the fly away look just isn't sassy. So, "Cut. Cut." I like to say.

Getting ready for the big event!

I tried to hide behind my sunglasses!

I ate a comb for awhile.

I was trying to help the nice lady out so much with my hands that my Mommy decided to give me a pretzil to say Thank you!

All cleaned up with a bow to top it off.

It was over before I knew it!!

Thanks Miss Meghan and Ava for recommending such a fun place to get my 1st hair cut!

Beware of the Booty!!

How did I get such a fine look? Well, let me tell you!

It all started when I was in the kitchen waiting for my delicious waffle. I was pacing back in forth (because I revert back to my animalistic instincts around feeding time) when all the sudden I collided with Mommy's booty and face-planted onto the tile floor into my sippy cup I was carrying! Ouch!!!

My first big Boo Boo! =(((

Mommy was sooo sad!

Riding my neighbor's battery-charged motorcycle for the 1st time made it all better!
This is definitely going on my birthday wish list!!!

Enjoying my Christmas Toys

I love drawing! I draw the sky, birds, trees, apples, cats and more with my impressionistic style.

Eating on the go...Oh no!

I love helping my mommy cook!

But most of all, I love being a mommy to my baby (with a dark tan).
I've learned from the best of them!

It's Potty Time... Maybe...Not!

I have been telling my parents lately, "Poo Poo" before I ...well..poo poo. I also enjoy reading my potty book that makes a real flushing sound. So does this mean I want to sit on the big potty in the bathroom like my parents do? I DON'T THINK SO.. That is a big , "No" for now! Although, I will help flush the toilet for them. My mommy does not want to make me use the toilet before I am ready... but does not want to ignore my poo poo recognitions either. So, Mrs. Polly, let me borrow this very cool little singing toilet to play with in the bathroom. I really love this toy.. I mean toilet. I even accidentally went pee pee the 1st time I sat on it. It was definitely a fluke.. but I won't tell my parents this. They were just too proud of my pee pee in the potty!

Count Up to Happy New Year!

I wanted to share this important message with you!