21 months

She climbed onto Ryan's bike by herself.

I looked for this potato over the course of 2 hours. I thought maybe I was going crazy and had already put it in the soup, then I found it in the cabinet with her wooden knife.

At 21 months, Raegan...

• is starting potty training today! She has been getting embarrassed and sometimes apologizes for going in her diaper, so we thought it was time to use the potty. I will do a post on our experience when the dust settles.
• gets her binky at nap and bedtime only
• new words and phrases - mouse, dad home!, cake, nap (some days she asks for a nap), "ange" (orange), "shar" (shower), "ready ready" (ready, Freddie?!), "cah-do" (avocado), "sower" (stroller), "buh-bes" (bubbles), "bas" (bath), "sah-ee" (sorry), cow, shot, "meh-sin" (medicine, she's been playing with her vet kit), "sah-bess" (strawberries), "frew an frew (wants to read I Love You Through and Through), "yoke" (yogurt), "cap-chis" (chapstick), "pase" (toothpaste), eggs, pay (she's ready to checkout and pay for her groceries on her cash register), sad, cry, fall, sing, "mouf" (mouth), read, picture, snacks, dance
• labels everyone we see as a mom, dad, baby, or kid
• pumps her left arm when she runs and leaves the right one bent by her side - We think it's from being in the habit of carrying a stuffed animal in her right arm. It's really funny to watch!
• usually takes a 2-hour nap starting at 12:30 or 1:00.
• current favorite books are If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Potty, No No Yes Yes, Animals Everywhere,
• talks about dog poop way more than I would like.
• always answers "orange"if I ask her what color something is.
• loves trucks and all things that GO! I think she hears every car and plane that go by our house.
• makes a kissing sound with her tongue against the back of her teeth. Most of the kisses are reserved for her baby and dogs.
• is improving her conversation skills on her phone. "Hewo! Howaaar you? Good."
• had her first time-out this week for throwing forks while we unloaded the dishwasher. She isn't mad when she throws; she thinks it's funny, but it's not the best habit. She also throws things when she thinks I'm about to take it from her. She thought the time-out was funny until she realized that I was serious and kept putting her back every time she ran off probably 15-20 times). One little minute can feel like a really long time! I tried to think of things that are appropriate to throw, but the only thing I could think of was a ball. Now she tries to call everything a ball so she can throw it. : /