20 Months

Are we at 20 months already? Still hard to believe we'll be the parents of a two year old and a newborn in just four more months. We've been trying to make the most of this summer with just one child to run after. Here are a few of Lily's favorite summer things:

1) Watermelon popsicles! She devours these homemade popsicles. I just run some fresh watermelon through the food processor and freeze it. She can eat a whole one all by herself.

2) Gymnastics. I know she doesn't look too happy in this picture, but that's because we're on our way home from gymnsastics. She especially loves the balance beam and the tampolines. She's having trouble with some of the skills but I'm sure she'll figure them out soon. Mommy would love to get some pics of Lily in action, but it is too hard to chase her and assist her while taking pictures.

3) Fresh fruit. Lily has always preferred fresh foods to processed foods. Fruit is her all time favorite thing to eat. Apples are the fruit of the month. We went through a banana phase, a strawberry phase, and a pear phase too. Mommy can't wait to introduce peaches when they are in season!

4) The park! We have two in our neighborhood and there is one near Daddy's office. Sometimes we meet Daddy for lunch and let Lily run free while Mommy and Daddy have a nice lunch together. We go to the park down the street every day. Lily always wants to swing first then climb on the other toys. She loves it when other kids are at the park too. She tries really hard to keep up with the bigger kids.

Her vocabulary has not increased much but she is very aware of new words. When she hears a new word or encounters a new image she will ask "What's that?" over and over again until she can say the word or seems satisfied that we've given her the same answer ten times in a row. Once it all clicks she'll be a nonstop talker. Lookout world!