18 months

**Wow. Where has the time gone. I can't believe I have a toddler. Rylee turned 1 1/2 on Saturday. She is the love of my life and my little angel. Yes, she can be a monster and a handful (can't imagine what the terrible twos will be like), but somehow her messy kisses and tight hugs make up for all of that. **She can talk so well now. She can't quite say a whole sentence yet, but says thing like "I sit" and "hi dog.". Her favorite words are "uh-oh" (which coincidentally was her first word) and "whoa." She is obsessed with sitting on our bar stools, and can (almost) eat with her spoon and fork. She loves to dance and swim and play outside. She is madly in love with her dog Coulee (and all other dogs for that matter). Coulee is such a good sport, they really are BFFs. She loves to run, and tries to jump (her feet don't quite make it off the floor yet), and loves to take baths. She also likes to sing. She sings "e-i-e-i" from Old MacDonald and "row row" from Row Row Row your Boat.**She just graduated from her 1st swimming lessons. She learned to blow bubbles in the water, kick her feet, paddle, jump in and put her head under water. She absolutely loves the water... any water. We frequently find her standing on the toilet with the sink water on, washing her hands and whatever toys (or keys, or chap stick, etc.) she can find. We decided to wait a little while before doing the next set of lessons, instead lance will just take her swimming every couple of weeks. **She is the sweetest little monster and we love her to death. I can't imagine a life without her. Seeing her beautiful eyes (they change from brown to blue now depending on her outfit), her little brown curls, and hearing her yell "mommy" makes me smile everyday. Happy 1/2 birthday to my sweet girl!!