Being sweet

Giving Dada kisses

Trying on Mama's socks

Brushing her hair from her face :)

Practicing drinking with no lid!

Julia sure is growing up fast! She's not even 2 yet, but we fear she's entered into the "terrible twos." She loves doing everything by herself, and we don't dare to do anything for her, unless she asks for help. This can make getting ready in the morning quite trying at times, but it is fun (when we're not in a rush!) to watch her figure things out and learn new skills. Below are some things she can do and new words/phrases:

• Put on shoes and socks
• Pull up her pants
• Clean up after herself
• Drink from a cup with no lid
• Put things back in their place (yay!)
• Open ziploc bags
• Climb up everything (including the changing table - scary!)
• Put on her jacket by herself
• "My Dada"
• "My Mama"
• "My [everything]"!!!
• "Cheeeeese" when we take photos :)
• "Yellow"
• "Banana"
• "It's a [fill in the blank]"
• "Oh boy"
• "Oh no!" (with the hands on the face too!)
• "It's a nigh-nigh time"
• "Bath time"
• "Towel"

I'm sure I'm missing a lot more, but these are the highlights! In the last month or so, she's really started talking a lot, and having more "conversations" with us, it's so much fun!