Twenty-One Months...

Have you heard the Kelly Clarkson song called Miss Independent?  A few lyrics sum up our little Lyla right now:

Miss Independent

Miss Self-Sufficient

Miss Keep Your Distance.

(The rest of the song is about a woman and love and men, etc. and will not be applied to Lyla for the next 40 years.)

- "I do it, I do it" is a very common phrase around our house these days.  Every now and then it's followed by a triumphant, "I did it!"  Today we put together her valentine bags for her classmates and there was a lot of "I did it!" going on.

- She's loved shoes for a long, long, long time.  But she's recently mastered the art of maneuvering in our shoes.  It's taken her awhile, but she can now throw on some mama shoes or daddy shoes and go about her day.

- Lyla appreciates personal hygiene and 'sprays' herself whenever possible.  In this picture she's using Frizz Ease hairspray to help her leg out in the freshness department.  Lyla makes a great "psshhh" sound when she applies her products.  She also knows which deodorant is mine and which is Matt's and will hand them to us accordingly!

- She still loves reading and spends lots of time with her books.  She likes to read Brown Bear, Brown Bear to us.  She gets so excited to turn the page and see what animal is next. :-)  Her favorite song right now is Wheels on the Bus.  She loves to sing along.  Her favorite part is when I say, "The people on the bus go..." and she fills in with an exuberant "up and down, up and down!"

- I've always asked Lyla "Is it good?" when she eats her food.  Now she asks us!  She cocks her head, looks at us and says "good?"  It's so cute.

- Her kisses rock right now!  They are usually vigorous and meaningful.  She grabs our faces with both hands and pulls us to her, then really 'smooches' us and ends with a lip smack.  I love it!