Emma 20 Months

-has a never-ending supply of kisses and love pats to share

-if she catches you laying on the floor, she'll be on top of you and bouncing on your belly in seconds 

-new words: up, ball, Josh, Ben

-greets you with the sweetest "Hi!!" when you come to retrieve her from her crib

-sings the "up above the world so high" phrase on Twinkle Twinkle IN tune!

-had her first popsicle!

-is perfecting her animal sounds (knows dog, cow, kitty, bee, lion, bear, bird, duck)

-does not care for the big animals at the zoo (gorillas, lions, elephants). Shakes her head and says "uh-ah" anytime you bring her up close to the glass to have a closer look but the penguins were ok! 

-calls her sister clearly by name (pronounced Eye-yuh) which she says excitedly anytime she is in the room 

-rides in the stroller, leaning forward and hanging onto the carseat bar like its the biggest thrill ride ever

-loves walking hand-in-hand 

-discovered hair-pulling really urks her sister as does hitting

-also found her voice (in the form of high-pitched screaming)

-has been introduced to timeouts as a result of above 2 items (and boy do they devastate her!)

-learned to say "toot toot!" (sometimes interchangeable with "choo choo") which she says both when she or others pass gas or when pretending to be a train

-likes to walk on her tippie toes

-can't brush her teeth enough

-takes one, too short nap a day (~1 - 1 1/2 hours)

-adores tickle time with Daddy