Milestones

Lacey is pretty amazing sometimes. She has always hit her milestones way before she needed to. She learned to walk quickly, she learned her animals quickly, she learned how to do her animal sounds quickly. She is just a really fast learner, and I think a part of me is pretty proud of that fact. She learns so quickly and is constantly picking up new skills and learning how to respond to more and more questions. I know that she understands a lot of what I say because she will get excited, say yes or no, point out the object I'm talking about etc. She is super smart and I feel like everyday she is just getting smarter.

5 months ago she was really good with all of her animal sounds. She knew about 15 of them and I would quiz her all the time about what a monkey says or what a cow says. In the last couple months I feel like she has regressed a little. For example, she used to say woof for dog, now she just breathes heavily. She still doesn't say "mom" if I ask her to say mom she says bob... she's almost 16 months. I would love to have her say mom sometime soon. Because she always was hitting milestones early I guess I expect so much more of her than I should. She meets all the milestones that she needs to, but for some reason I just wish that she was a little better with her verbal skills.

I know this is a silly thing to worry about. I know she isn't behind, she just is taking her time. Which is fine. I know that she is smart and she understands the words. I'm just waiting for her to figure out the whole talking thing instead of babbling.

Just don't look at me

I have come to accept that I will be spending the majority of my days alone with lacey with little to no adult interaction. It's been that way since lacey was born.  I enjoy the occasional play date and group outing but some days I love having the morning to ourselves with no interruptions. 
This morning was great.  Lacey and I  were able to play for a bit,  eat breakfast together,  ready a few books. She is so full of personality and is the sweetest little girl. She started to get a little tired so I put her down for her nap.
Lately she has been great at sleeping for about 2 hours when she naps. Today I decided to watch a movie.  Something that Netflix recommended.  It was a very sweet,  very sad movie. I don't know what got into me,  but I bawled. Not just a treat or two,  but streaming tears. I'm not a pretty crier... if there even is sick a thing.  My face gets red and blotchy, my eyes get bloodshot and puffy,  and it stays for a good while after the tears stop. 
I'm just glad no one was there to witness it. Until I got a call that someone was locked out of their apartment.  They stopped by mid-cry session and I had to run to the door with red puffy eyes. I then turned my movie back on and returned to crying my eyes out. One of my friends stopped by to drop off a tutu I had let her borrow. Again, I had to go to the door,  this time the tears didn't stop. They just kept on running  the entire time my friend was over. It was only like 2 minutes but it felt like forever.  I couldn't even look her in the eye.  I felt like a total moron.  It was pretty embarrassing. I guess I'm too emotional (and apparently popular) these days to handle a sad movie even when I think I'm alone.

My one and only

Today is one of my favorite people's birthday.
He is so hardworking.
He is extremely intelligent.
He is super attractive.
He is full of stories (many funny, some not so much)
He is an amazing father.
He is playful.
He is clean (I need to learn from him on this one)
He is always encouraging me to be my best self.
He is great at cooking... Asian food
He is super sexy.
He is always willing to lend a helping hand.
He is wonderful at getting up with Lacey in the middle of the night.
He is simply amazing.
Lacey and I adore him.
He is my best friend.
He mashes new feel like I'm the only person who matters.
He makes me smile.
He means the world to me.
Happy 27th birthday Scott.

Cheese

The moment Lacey sees my phone she squints her eyes and says cheese. I hardly ever get the chance to capture a picture with her normal smile. Her "cheese" face is cute, but her genuine smile is so much more adorable. Today I had the other little girl that I watch, who I put down for a nap in our office at the same time as Lacey, so much for getting my blog done early today.

The last thing I do before bed

I put off blogging until the very end of the night. Then I kind of dread having to come in and post something. I end up writing a couple of sentences and then I call it good. For the next week I am going to use Lacey's nap time to blog in hopes of me putting in a bigger effort. Sure, I have blogged every day, but I don't put very much effort into it. I want to record fun memories and pictures and be able to look back and be glad that I blogged. Currently I'm not writing much that is entertaining or of much value. Starting tomorrow I really do want to try a little harder.

I need birthday ideas...

Scott's birthday is on Wednesday and I don't have anything planned yet. I need to figure something out, and really don't have much of a budget. I have tried pinterest and google, but I haven't come up with any stellar ideas yet. I have done the whole coupon book thing, he never used them. I will definitely do a cake or dessert of some kind. I would take him out to dinner or something, but I have to go to a young women's activity that night. Scott hates surprises, and always has a way of finding out my plans before his birthday. I'm hoping that the fact that I have procrastinated planning anything will play to my advantage so I can do something fun.

New to teaching

I haven't had a calling at church that has required me to teach in a few years.  Tomorrow is my day in young women. I should have started my lesson plan earliest,  but I'm hoping it turns out okay.  Wish me luck!