17 months

I can't believe it, the miss is 17 months and it's Christmas eve already. This little sassy pants has got the funnest personality. She is so cute, and curious with everything she does.

Favorite :
     Show - Little Einsteins - she gets so excited when it comes on and asks to watch it multiple times daily.
      Movie - she is branching out her movie realm lately and enjoys cartoon musicals - note: she does not like Beauty and the Beast, it scares her
      Activities - reading, climbing, stairs, throwing things down the stairs, playing with her toys or in her castle.
      Toy - she has a pink bunny that come everywhere with us and she sleeps with
   She is still in size 3 diapers- 18-24months in clothes- has almost 6 teeth on top and 2 on bottom (she is getting a 3rd bottom)

Some of her new words/ phrases
  - princess
  - binky
  - we're home
  - go go go
  - stop
  - don't
  - excuse you
  - pat
  - clap
  - Einsteins
  - Mickey
  - Minnie
  - kisses
  - hug
  - cookie

her little perch in her room - she loves to climb up and read

She loves my hand mirror and uses it to give herself kisses

she loves to peek out from behind this and say " I see you"

A new trick - putting her limbs through the railings

playing at the park

she loves her little spot by my bed to read our lay on a pillow

she loves the escalator and gets so excited to go on it

The other night our home teacher brought over some freshly made cookies - After trying one Branden left the kitchen to bring me one. While he was away Peri reached up and pulled the plate containing the remaining cookies down to the floor - (luckily we'd just cleaned them) So she picks up two of the cookies and excitedly brought them to me on the couch before returning to the kitchen for more, by now Branden had got them picked up and out of reach. We put her in her chair and let her have the ones she brought to me. - She was so messy afterward that she definitely needed a bath and we had to use q-tips to get the chocolate out of her ears.

We sure love this little girl, I don't know what we'd do without her.  I really do love being able to spend so much time with her. She teaches me so many things and how to look at life the way she does. She is so curious and mischievous. So sweet and snuggley. She is getting so big and it is so fun to watch her grow.

Peri has grown so fond of opening presents that waiting until Christmas has not been easy for her - the other day we received a package from the Jorgensens and Branden asked Peri to help him out with it. While he was pulling presents out to put under the tree Peri got a hold of one for her and just tore into it, opening it completely before we could get it away, then she picked up the discarded wrapping paper and put it back into the box she'd taken it from. On the bright side she got some darling homemade jammies and it somewhat curbed her appetite for opening presents for a few days.