21 months

Rose turned 21 months old today, and somehow I didn't realize it until AFTER she had already gone to bed! I promise to take some updated pictures soon, but in the meantime I thought I'd provide you all with a few updates and "old" photos from the past several weeks:

1. Rose is speaking in two-word sentences! "Mama move" seems to be her favorite command. It's so much fun to hear her language abilities exploding!

2. Her bath boycott is FINALLY over! It's a Christmas miracle!! Thanks to Dolly and Peter for giving her some fun bath toys for Christmas so we could finally end our six-week power struggle. Now she begs to get into the bath tub each day!

3. She went to bed about 30 minutes ago, and I just heard a thump and a wail emanating from her room. I ran across the house, terrified that she had climbed out of the crib (for the first time ever) and landed on her head. As soon as I opened the door, however, I heard her say "book! book!"  That's when I realized that the thump had been her book landing on the floor.  Yep, she now insists on sleeping with a book every night! She's definitely my (and Mike's!) little girl :)

4. Finally, we made the momentous transition to a forward-facing car seat last weekend. It's legal to be FF at one year, but the AAP and NHTSA recommending waiting until at least two years. Well, we got tired of shoving her in the backseat, having her sit all cramped up, and hitting her head on the doorjam every time she got in or out. I'm having a lot of Mommy guilt about the "early" transition, but overall I think we're all quite happy with the change - Rose seems to LOVE looking out the front as we drive!

Have a great night, everyone!