Leigh Gracen

Age:  20 months

Favorite fashion statement:  Her coral vest. She's my vest girl.

Favorite activities:  using markers and putting the caps back on, flipping through books, copying Lucy's every movement, jumping off the ottoman and hopefully landing on the couch, and attempting to put on her own pants (big deal!!!)

Favorite foods:  string cheese, pirate booty, applesauce pouches, noodles and cereal bars.  She actually eats healthier than this list. But, if she could have one last meal, I'm guessing this is it.

Leigh's personality: Easiest. child. EVER.  It's amazing to Joe and me every day.  We thought all kids freaked out ALL THE TIME about little things not not being able to find the random bouncy ball that we got for free 3 weeks ago.  She rarely has any sort of opinion, although she is starting to get possessive over her things, probably because Lucy is incredibly smart and asks Leigh (who says yes to any question) if she wants Lucy to finish her snack or let Lucy pick the game/show/music in the car.  Manipulated every time.  But, she's incredibly sweet - always saying bye to strangers, waving to dogs walking down the street and asking us to put her to bed.  How did we get this child?!!

Favorite books:  100 Baby Words, Go Dog Go, It's Okay to be Different, Puppy Love (from Aunt Pat) and Yummy Yucky. 

Words:  She attempts to say everything - we communicate all day - but only I can make it out.  In my mind, we have full conversations but as I think about it, I can't actually think of any words we have mastered outside of the normal (mommy, daddy, puppy, duck).  She says "again" "show" "Fia" (to watch Sophia with Lucy at bedtime"  and "cheese" to take a picture."  We're making progress on vocabulary, but I love her attempts at talking with Lucy by the saying the last syllable of each word and will miss it when she can actually talk :)