18 months - Bryn

Brynlee is 18 months today! She is so fun and a patience tester all at the same time. She is talking non-stop. She says the funniest things and makes us laugh. She mostly repeats things she has heard Kate say. The other day she said, "watch this" and then did a little dance. She calls herself "Bryn-nee." When someone is crying, she says, "Kate, sad." She has started saying "funny or silly" after something makes her laugh.

She loves to sing. She can sing most of the words to "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." She starts the ABC's and then just says random letters. At night before bed she asks me to sing "Jesus, Bible" (Jesus Loves Me) and "Shine" (This Little Light of Mine).

But she is also becoming very opinionated. She is quick to throw a fit and scream if she is not getting her way. The other day, she wanted something out of the pantry. I told her no and then closed the pantry door. She went straight to a tantrum so I just turned and walked a few steps away. She promptly got up, walked over and bit the back of my leg.

She is in the I want to do it by myself stage which means she is also in the I am going to make/be a huge mess stage.

Doing bubbles by herself...
and the whole bottle ended up all down her shirt...

eating black bean soup by herself...

equals a huge mess...

but she's so stinking cute! And worth every tantrum and mess!

She is not attached to one thing, but always wants to carry something...bunny, Elmo, puppy, lambie, baby, etc. She'll take whatever you give her.

We love you Brynlee Bear!!! Happy 18 months!