Happy EIGHTEEN Months, Madeline!

A year and a half! Wow. My little Madeline. My cute toddler.
First of all, you are brilliant, stubborn, beautiful, loud, hilarious, everything I would have hoped you to be and more...I adore you. WE adore you. You love your family with all your little heart! And you leave such an impression on everyone you come in contact with...even this little old lady (Miss Ade) that watches you at the gym. You get excited to see her and give her big kisses when you leave...it makes her day and you just have a way of doing that!
Every morning when you wake up, as soon as I open the door, you ask if Daddy is home, then you ask to go in the pool. After that, you spit your Nuk out and start handing me things...your owl blanket, pig pillow and (newest obsession) Mickey....I MUST take everything or it just messes up your morning (drama queen).
Our days consist of pools, parks, walks in your car to see the horses and outside play time!! You are definitely going to be an outside girl! A few months ago, you learned the word "outside" and that's what you used to ask for when you woke up...before you discovered the pool. You also love to color and play with your toys...especially food and dolls. Cars, motorcycles and horses are what you're constantly looking out the window for as you're playing!
Your favorite food is Alfredo veggie pasta HANDS DOWN...I think you would eat that all day, every day. You also love french toast, eggs, strawberries, grapes, kiwi, grilled cheese, lima beans, peas and corn....oh, pirate's booty and fruit ropes too!
We've known you were a talker for a while, trying to repeat everything and say so many words that I have lost track of how many words you can actually say! I can have a conversation with you like you're a big girl.hehe. Although, your answer for a lot of things is, "no". Ah, the dreaded no!!! But one of the adorable phrases you say, "Where'd it/she/he go??..*looks for item/person and points*..There it/he/she is!!!" Love it! Definitely cracks everyone up!
You are amazing at bed time....every night, we still sing "You are My Sunshine" and "Twinkle, Twinkle", wind your mobile and you're out for 12 or so hours. I couldn't have asked for a better little sleeper! But, since you go ALL.DAY.LONG., you definitely need that! ((edit:: you still take a 3 hr nap ))
Have I mentioned we adore you?
Happy EIGHTEEN Months, Madeline!
Always let your personality shine through, little love!!

This is one loved little girl!