Annie

One of the many things I love about this town is the wonderful Fine Arts program. Several Broadway shows visit every year. Wednesday night I took Grace to see Annie. She wanted to get all dressed up, "like Annie did when she went to the show." She loved it!!! It was three hours long and she was engrossed the entire time. Although we both thoroughly enjoyed it, we were in the nose bleed section. "I wish I could see their eyes and mouth, but at least I can see their hair." (I think an optometrist visit is due!) I will definitely be diligent to secure better seats next time! She has been tapping and singing all around the house and playing Annie in her room. Her largest doll is Ms. Hannigan and the other animals/dolls are the orphans. She, of course, is Annie. I can't stop singing "The sun will come out tomorrow." And when Grace was begrudgingly cleaning her room today, she was belting out, "It's a hard knock life!" Oh, having a little girl is even more fun than I imagined!

15 months!

29 inches and 22 lbs, they say he is in the 25% for weight and the 75% for height. Hmmm? Maybe it's just me but those stats seem to have been reversed.

Wade is all boy: so cuddly, but so independent! He constantly comes over to give me a big mouth kiss and lay his head on me for all of three seconds and then he is off. The boy has zero fear (except of Dr. McQ whom he is terrified of). His mission in life is to find a way to climb everything in sight. He is saying about ten words with his favorite being ball and shoe. He loves balls! And he loves shoes because it means we are going outside! A very social boy, waving to everyone in Walmart and trying to make them laugh with his fake exaggerated sneezes. If you wonder why Wade is blowing on your roses, he is just taking the time to smell them. Apparantly smelling is trickier than I thought. Dancing with his sis in the living room is a favorite past time. His dancing consist of running in a circle with one hand in the air and sometimes gyrating his left shoulder in a very rigid stiff motion. So funny!

And he loves to be danced with, but demands that he and his partner extend their arm and hold hands. He is quite particular about his hold. Have I mentioned he is sleeping through the night? (most of the time!) Most days he takes two, 1 1/2 to 2 hour naps and goes to bed around 7:30. If you are envious, trust me when I say that's how long it takes to recuperate from his wakeful hours!!! I can't get enough of this boy! I'm excited to get him out of bed each morning because I can't wait to see what he is going to do next.