Little Piece of Reese

Reese is exactly 18 months old today so I decided that it would be a good day to do another "Little Piece of Reese" post. She is changing so much and it has been so fun to watch all her latest developments.

Unfortunately this was the best shot we got when the candles were lit. She was freaked out because she had just barely stuck her fingers in the candle's flames. (The half candle is hidden behind the full one.)

She realized that there was some yummy stuff under those scary candles after all.

Just like when she was 9 months old I want to write down some things that I want to remember about her.

1. She is saying quite a few words and will repeat most things we say at this point. Some words are only understood by mom and dad though. The cutest thing she says is when it's time for bed she'll turn to Tom and me and say, "Night guys." It makes us laugh every time. Other words include "show, bite, down, shoes, cheese, sippy, eat, baby" and a whole bunch more.


2. She likes to put all her babies and even daddy to bed by tucking them in with her blankies and pacifier. I've even seen her put crackers down for "night night." I don't know...she's crazy.
   
   
   We of course caught this the second time around since we didn't have our camera ready the first time she did it. But originally Tom was just lying there and she did this all by herself. And "boppy" is her word for pacifier.
   


3. Her favorite song is "Black Horse and a Cherry Tree." She rocks out to it every time she hears it in the car or wherever. Her face is so serious when she dances to it, but her body flails from side to side and back and forth. If you're just dying to hear it, it's just off to the right. Just push the play button.
4. She's funny because in certain settings she can be so shy and totally just cling to me, but when we're out in a giant public place like a grocery store, she's not afraid to talk to anybody. She says "hi" to everybody she passes and YELLS "bye" over and over again as we're leaving the store. I've seriously had up to 5 people at the same time laughing and saying "bye" back to her. Her favorite people to say hi to for some reason are grumpy old men. She will repeat it until they look up and say hi back. One time in Target, Reese and some other little person the next aisle over started yelling "Bye!" to each other over and over again while laughing their heads off.
5. Her favorite food is Mexican. Her absolute favorite meal is Taco Bell's beef soft taco. I'll give her a bite then she immediately yells "bite" before she's even swallowed the last. She also LOVES chips and salsa. She licks the salsa off the chips at Chili's.
   
   
   Here she is enjoying some chicken enchiladas.
   
   
6. Anytime she hears anyone laugh she cracks up and will continue fake laughing over and over again acting like she just heard the funniest joke.
7. Like most children, she really likes "talking" on the phone to her imaginary friends. She's very animated (wonder where she gets that from?). She blinks her eyes a lot, paces, and uses hand gestures and repeats "bye, bye" over and over again. My favorite thing that she does with the phone is when she grabs the stake directory, a pen, holds the phone between her ear and shoulder and proceeds to make very important phone calls all the while writing little notes in the stake directory. She has apparently been watching her executive secretary dad in action.
8. She is quite feisty. I know I've mentioned that before, but wowsers! Sometimes she's disciplined for it, but sometimes it's just plain funny and I can't help but laugh. She loves to tell everybody "no, no." This includes people, dogs, and inanimate objects. A couple weeks ago at church she ran up to a little boy who was banging his hand against the water fountain, and she very sternly said to him, "no, no" then put one finger up to her lips and said, "Shhhh."
9. She is obsessed with shoes. As soon as she wakes up in the morning she runs and grabs her shoes and insists that we put them on. Even if it's over her PJs.
   
   
10. Her favorite game is falling flat on her face.

Happy 18 month birthday Reese! We love you lots, but we are also VERY excited for the oh so important Nursery Milestone that we've finally reached!