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Ani is 18 M old!!

I can't believe it but as of today, our baby poo poo girl is 1.5 yrs old. Of course, I know the time flies! Luke was 6 on Christmas Day and I wonder, How is that possible? She has been having an awful time teething. It has left me begging for my patience and pleading with God on occasion. I feel that I have lots of patience with my babies when they are sick but.... well damn let the screaming stop for at least a little while each day. I won't even go into the night and sleeping issues. Greg has taken her two nights and allowed me time to be with Luke and enjoy some much needed rest. I thank him so much for that. The first night I slept with Luke in his bed and he said the sweetest thing. He said,"Mom remember when Aniston lived in your tummy and we both slept in my bed?" Then he said, "I miss those days lets have Daddy kept Ani Poo on Sunday and Monday's and me and you sleep in my bed." I loved it- it made me sad. I thought of how much time she has required at night for these 18 months. I think she was easier to handle as a newborn nursing every 2 hrs. Aww, we will be glad when all 20 teeth are in!

She is starting to talk more and really understand direction. She loves giving hugs around your legs. She still is totally in love with her big brother. Here are some of her favorite things:

Playing chase with Daddy and Bubba
Eating
Dancing
Backyardigans
Mommy (esp during the night)
Nona
Balls
Strawberries

She has completed our family and after the things we went through to get her here we all feel blessed by her. Yes, even when the teething is horrible. I am going to do some 18M photographs of her myself. But, I just ordered her outfit yesterday. Also, I need it to warm up to take them outside. So, it will be a couple weeks on those. However, I just laid her down for her nap and stood there thinking how sweet it is that she wraps herself up in her blankie to sleep. Her little feet are precious and I wonder where those little feet will end up one day. So here are a couple pics of her, officially 18M old, sleeping.

A little snow

but not much! Luke was already out of school as they don't go back until tomorrow. But, some of the kiddos in surrounding schools got an extra day of Christmas vacation that we call a "snow day". Here is a sweet pic of Luke outside trying to catch a snowflake.