How is this baby girl less than 3 months away from turning 2? I cannot even believe it. We fall more and more in love with you everyday sweet girl.
You are so funny. I love it most of all when you make yourself laugh and say, "silly."
You love to talk. I know at around 18 months you could say about 50 words and now I cannot keep up. I think I hear you repeat and try atleast 2-3 new words a day.
Most of the time you put 2 words together and you try for 3 words a lot.
You are curious and observant. You must ask me 15x a day "Is that?" (for what is that?)
You talk about the new baby lots. For the first few months you always said the baby was going to be a girl. Lately, you always say boy. Clearly and without hesitation. Your guess is as good as mine!
You love to eat. You can be picky, but you are pretty good about trying at least one bite of something new. You call every meal a "nack" (for snack).
Lately, every morning when you wake up, you say, "colors!" You love to sit at your little table and color with your crayons.
You love to read books. Sometimes you want to "read" them to us, but most of the time you want us to read to you. Your favorites are Moon (Goodnight Moon), Yucky (Yummy Yucky), Elmo (Elmo's Animal Alphabet), and Worm (The Very Hungry Caterpillar).
You are very cautious. Not a risk-taker.
I love seeing your imagination come out more and more. You love to share your snack with your baby dolls, "cooking," and giving your paci to duckie.
You are very into bracelets and necklaces. You love to put anything round on your wrist and say, "bacelet."
You love to sing and dance to any music.
I love your sweet curls. This summer we have started putting your hair in pig-tails and you love it! The minute I finish you say, "see, see!" So, you can go and look at them in the mirror.
Most people say you are a complete blend of me and Daddy - in looks and personality. We usually think the same. Sometimes I see myself in pictures and then certain expressions I see all Daddy.
You are reserved, yet sassy and decisive like me. And at the same time you are outgoing, inquisitive, and goofy like your Dad.
I know you are nearing 2 though as we have had to start the beginnings of discipline. Oh goodness! The temper tantrums are becoming more common. We have started time-outs and that seems to work well for you right now. You are sensitive and I think it hurts your feelings when you get "in trouble" more than anything else.
Baby girl it is crazy to me you will not be the baby or the only one much longer. You will always be the first though. You are so pleasant and such an amazing joy in our lives we could have never imagined.
(Whew. Didn't mean to write such a long post. So many changes since my last update on C and I feel like I am forgetting more everyday! Bless you, if you are not my mom and made it through this whole thing)!
C is into everything and pretty close to walking but I think we still have a month or so. She is on the same sleep schedule: naps 1 hour in the am, 2.5 to 3 hours in the afternoon and 11-12 hours at night. Lately, some are her favorite foods are black beans and mandarin oranges (not necessarily together). Caroline is very outgoing and talkative at home but she tends to be very shy anywhere in public. I am curious to see if her personality will stay this way or if this is just a phase right now. She is in love with her little red car and wants to ride in it all day. C loves to play with John and follow him around. She literally lights up when he gets home. She tends to now say Maaa instead of mama. Makes me sound like an old grandma. She refuses to wear bows in her hair. The minute you put it in she immediately pulls it out. 
2. You can thank my friend, Danielle for this find: J.Crew Online Outlet
4. Literally, a spoonful 
We are having so much fun with C right now. She crawls like crazy and is pretty fast too. She wants to be standing up all the time. She literally gets so excited and proud of herself when she pulls up onto furniture that she bounces up and down and squeals with excitement. Sleeping schedule is still the same. C is loving table food. I think we are about finished with baby food all together. Her favorite foods include: cheese, peas, carrots, avocado, mac n' cheese, banana, peaches, and corn. Overall, she doesn't like most fresh fruits. I think they are a little too sweet or tangy. She is a talker...just babbles constantly, but she does get quiet immediately in front of other people. She can say/pronouce mama, dada, bye bye, and she also loves to make the lalalala and nahnahnah sounds. Her favorite toy lately is any kind of ball. She also loves playing peek-a-boo and hides her face from you. That is pretty much life with the munchkin right now. I cannot believe we are getting closer and closer to one year!
Happy weekend everyone!
This month Caroline is: