Phoebe Joy . . .

What can I say about this girl of mine...She is truly my test and challenge. She is talking so much it amazes me. She is far ahead of where Dallas was at the same stage. I think she is trying so hard to be like Dallas that she can't learn stuff fast enough. She is putting together 3 words at a time. She learned the word please and now uses it all the time. I have a no paci rule unless it is bedtime or naptime but she asks me all time, "paci, mama...pleeeease" It is hard to say no to her when she says things so sweetly. She is thriving at our new house and has finally learned to sleep through the night. It only took 17 months, but who is counting. She likes to come up and down the stairs by herself and when we come upstairs she likes to make sure both dogs come with us. If just one dog is there she gets off the stairs to go find him and hollars at him to come. Today Oscar didn't want to come and she was standing over him in his bed saying his name over and over. I had to finally get her and try to explain that he didn't want to come up the stairs. Boy was she mad. She is eating so well and I am so happy. Anything I cook she will usually eat. We go to the doctor for her 18month check up on the 3rd and I am anxious to see if she has hit the 20lb mark. She is so cute and tiny and people are so drawn to her. Even though she challenges me so much, I am thankful everyday that she calls me Mama. I couldn't be more blessed to have such a sweet baby girl.