22 months

Kinsley is just 2 months shy of being 2.  A few things about this girl...

--She can hold her own!  No worries about her being the only girl amongst two brothers.  She won't be pushed around.

--She's in a whiny stage right now.  We're working on that.  We've been saying to her, "Kins, can you say that again using a kind voice and a smile?"  She usually repeats her statement and gives us a huge cheesy grin at the end.  It's a step in the right direction in teaching her what a joyful heart looks like!

--She is goofy!  She loves to crawl through the cubby holes in the coffee table and hangout there. (see pic below)

--She loves to wear hats but hates to have me fuss with her hair at all.  It's a miracle if I can get a barrette in her long bangs or a short pony tail.  I'll often say, "Kins, let me make your hair look pretty and get your bangs out of your eyes."  And she'll reply with, "No, Mommy!  No pretty!"  (while pushing her hair back into her eyes to emphasize her point)

--She is a messy eater.  She has ruined many shirts the past few months.  I don't know how she does it, but her bib usually ends up spotless while her shirt looks like it went through a food fight.

--She is obsessed with Sesame Street and Ernie, Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster and Grover.  Fintan's diapers have these characters on them, and she has to pick out his next diaper for him while saying, "Mommy, Fintan wants Cookie Monster on diaper now."  Then she shoves the diaper in Fintan's face and says, "Fintan, you like Cookie Monster?"

--She's sleeping MUCH better now.  "Much better" means sleeping from 7pm-6:30am with no interruptions.

--She loves her baby doll now.  She enjoys pulling (not pushing) her stroller with her doll in it around the neighborhood along with her friend Claire.  Don't worry, she's not turning super girly on me, though.  She pulled her doll around, stopped and sat down at the side of the road and pulled out some tools to play with that she was carrying in the stroller, too.  

--She really loves playing with her play kitchen set.  Today she brought me some soup on a plate.  Yum!

--She still sucks that thumb of hers.

--She is not to be messed with when she wakes up from her nap.  She needs a few minutes of Mommy-cuddle-time before running off to play.  If I try to hold Finn during that time, she throws a huge fit.