18 months!

18 months seems like a big milestone.  Almost like my baby isn't a baby anymore.  She's growing up so fast and I love each day more than the last with her.  I know she'll be going off to kindergarden and having sleepovers before we know it.

It's been an amazing 18 months, watching Hadley grow and learn things. Watching her sweet little spirit develop at such a young age has softened me in many ways.  This has been the most challenging and most rewarding 18 months of my life and I wouldn't trade them for anything.  Hadley is truly a joy and I feel so blessed that God gave her to Brandon and me.

What's going on with the Hadster lately?

Hadley is at such a fun age.  She's on the go - constant motion - and interested in everything!  She loves puzzles, books, playing with Riley, watching "Melmo" on the iPad, climbing off and onto furniture, "helping" me with the laundry, playing outside (yay for spring and awesome weather lately!), and laughs a lot like her momma!  She is normally up for anything, but definitely have had some trying times with her, especially as we get closer to the "terrible two's."

Potty training is not in our immediate future.  She has made the connection between going #2 and wanting a clean diaper.  She actually took Brandon a clean diaper last night after she went to the bathroom, so she knows.  I bought her the Fisher Price Cheer for Me Potty and just trying to get her interested in it at this point.  I put her on the potty when I caught her in the act, but she froze once she was on the potty, and when I finally put a clean diaper on her, finished her business.  I don't think anyone in this house is ready for this task yet.

Hadley is wearing most 18-24 month clothes, just switched her this week, and size 5 diapers.  I also switched her to big girl jammies recently, rather than the one piece zip up sleepers.  I must say she looks precious in the 2 piece jammies!

She's still a little piglet.  There are only a few things we've found that she doesn't like very much - green beans, hotdogs, and lettuce.  She is normally ready to eat as soon as she gets home in the evening, so we've had to get creative at dinner time.  Meal planning and early prepping is essential to a calm dinner time around the Skeen household!

Bedtime is 7:30ish, just after her bath.  We always read Goodnight Moon and Brown Bear, Brown Bear.  We make all the animal sounds in Brown Bear, Brown Bear as we read.  I tell her "I love you" and she says "I lub ew" and gives me an open mouth kiss.  One of my most cherished moments of the day.