Ansley Harper: 22 Months!

The two year old mark is coming soon for little Ansley Harper and my heart just can't take it!  These last 22 months have gone by too fast!  I love this stage of life she's in right now and wish everyday we could just pause a little longer in this moment.  Here are a few of the new things she's doing....

*Well, new words pop up left and right these days.  She says anything from "Oh gosh" to "boob" (thanks Uncle Ryan).  She is counting to three and saying her alphabet to about the letter J (her alphabet song is too much for words).  She has started jabbering a lot.  We can make out most of it, but some of the in between words...she makes up.  It's like she's trying to imitate our full sentences and she uses her hands to get her point across.  Her little phrases and mannerisms just about do us in...they are hilarious and sweet all wrapped into one precious nugget. 

*She says "Sorry, Momma" or "Sorry, Daddy" if she accidentally runs into you or maybe does something that hurts one of us.  The other day she dropped a toy on my foot and it took everything in me NOT to start crying.  I sat for a second while my toe stopped throbbing, meanwhile, she walked over to gently kiss my toe and said "I Sorry, Momma". I instantly forgot about my hurt foot and swooped her up to kiss her little cheeks....my heart was so full!

Another "sorry" story...Ansley was taking a bath one evening before bed at Pamaw and Pappaw's house.  They dried her off and while Pam was hanging the towel up, Ansley ran into the living room where she had previously been playing with her new dollhouse.  Most of the pieces were on the coffee table, so she decided to jump up there to get them.  As Pam walks out of the bedroom, Ansley says "sorry Pamaw"(she was standing on top of the coffee table in a puddle of pee).  Somehow the puddle didn't reach the mound of toys, thankfully!  We've learned...get a diaper on, stat!

*Ansley's renamed all her babies after her favorite girl cousin, Brynn. She is in love with "baby Ben" and asks constantly to see her.  We have to keep a good eye on her while she's around Brynn, but for the most part she's pretty gentle with her.  I know they will have lots of fun together when Brynn gets a little bigger!  Ansley's all giggles when she's around her! 

*Her favorite toys right now are her new dollhouse, babies (not sure if we'll ever be without a baby around), her slide and playhouse outside, play kitchen, and she loves to draw and color with pens and crayons.

*Ansley's new thing is she always wants a play pal.  She says "Come on, Daddy.  Come play!"  She'll cup her little hands and motion for you to join her.  It's really hard to say no.

*She's been such a good little helper around the house!  She loves to put the clothes in the laundry and helps me load the dishwasher.  I couldn't ask for a better sidekick...she makes the grueling task of doing laundry fun.

*Ansley consistently talks with her eyes.  I don't know any other way to explain it (maybe flirts?  Using this word, kind of makes my heart stop)...she will give you the sweetest looks with those eyes and you'll know exactly what she's trying to do.  Most of the time, she's trying to get away with something!

*She loves to go to her grandparent's houses.  Anytime we're leaving the house she asks if we're headed to BB's house or Pappaw's house.  She loves to visit them!   

*We've noticed that when we tell her to smile for a picture, she curls her bottom lip and squints her nose and eyes.  It's almost too funny to fix....however, we're pretty sure she's going to kill us when she sees these pictures later on!  We love it!

*Ansley weighs about 28 lbs. and wears about a size 18 months in clothes, 6 shoe, and a size 5 diaper.   

I get so emotional when I think back on the last 22 months.  Ansley is so special to us and we couldn't imagine our lives without her.  She makes us laugh daily with her goofy little phrases and melts our hearts with her tender little spirit.  We just can't seem to soak enough of her up.  We are loving this phase of life with her and can't imagine it getting any better than this.