Sickness, Ear tubes and 18 months

Wow, I really cannot believe it is March. January and February are just a blur of cold gray days and sickness! Poor Amelia just did not get a break. After 3 or 4 ear infections back to back we were finally sent to an ENT to set up getting ear tubes. We were very relieved, but then about a week before the surgery Amelia got the croup so it was postponed 2 weeks! We were so disappointed! Thankfully she was well enough at the end of the two weeks to go ahead with the procedure and it went very smoothly. We are very excited to see if this brings the relief we have been told it will! There is a hint of spring in the air and hopefully we can leave the sickness behind us.
Amelia will be 18 months tomorrow and I am already loving this age! We are seeing some glimpse's of some 2 year old behavior, but even with that she is just so fun! She is really active these days. I love seeing the world through her eyes. When the weather is nice we go for walks around our neighborhood and she just gets so excited over every bird, leaf, pine cone, and even cars! She loves to walk and I think she would keep going forever if I did not stop her. Bringing her inside after a walk is always cause for a major meltdown! She really does not want to be contained in anyway. It can be challenging because not every environment is appropriate for an 18 month old to be walking around in! When we are inside she likes to play with her babies and push them around in their stroller. She loves all her babies and is especially attached to her "bed babies" (the ones she sleeps with). She loves to carry them all around with her.



She has developed a love for shoes and wants to put them on first thing in the morning with her pajamas. She likes mine and Micah's shoes and brings them to us numerous times a day.



She is talking and communicating more and more every day it seems. We have been working with her to say the names of our family and friends and it is so cute. Her favorite one is our little neighbor Libby- "Bibby". Sometimes when we are in the car she will just say mama daddy bibby over and over again! At dinner time Micah, Amelia and I always sit at the table and hold hands to pray. She now holds out her hands as soon as we sit down and then says "MAYMEN!" when we finish. So precious!
We are so thankful to have such a sweet girl and are loving these days with her!