Annsley is now 19 months old, and boy, do I have a smart one on my hands! I love that she's into learning, but at the same time, nothing gets by her. And she locks everything in to that brain of hers. She knows her shapes, all her colors, her letters, numbers, and she's even counting. A couple days ago she counted to 14...well...let's see..."leven, telve, fowteen, fowteen, fowteen, fowteen!" I was impressed! And my favorite thing that she has said recently is "geen fianga," which is green triangle, or course.
I love that she is really into helping right now...she loves to help Daddy cook and help me fold laundry...oh yeah, she likes to "keen up" and I don't argue with that. I love that she also loves to share - her food, toys, anything - she'll hand it to you or other kids and not bat an eye. It may not seem important, but at the age when so many kids are shouting "MINE!" and hoarding things, she's very quick to give things away. I encourage it as much as possible, even if it means reluctantly eating a soggy goldfish when she puts it to my mouth, because she wants others to enjoy what she's enjoying.
She's got quite the personality, and sometimes I just watch in awe and with such a joy that it feels like my heart can't contain it. She snuggles and gives kisses and laughs when we're being silly. We dance, she spins and gets dizzy. It keeps getting more and more fun!
