Just a lil' song that definitely hits home at certain times in my life... Makes me smile. Love her voice....

"Keeley Bug"

 21 Months

 

1.  You are trying out coming down stairs forward - be still my beating heart! 
2.  Words and phrases are coming so fast! "Stop it!" "Mine!" "Kitty tat" "Ceweal!" "No Sweepy"
3.  You love helping sweep, put things away, dump things out, put wash into the dryer
4.  Painting is your new found fun activity
5.  Learning colors, but "Ye-whoa" is still your fav
6.  My dear, you still get up way too early for my preference..., but you are always so happy!
7.  Scrunchy smiles are fewer now, but they still melt my heart!
8.  We're waiting on one more cuspid to break through and then you'll have 16 teeth.

9.  Who knows why you all of a sudden decide you won't sit in your eating chair at meals and will cry bloody murder until you puke? But when we switch you to another seat you're just fine... Are you two already?
10.  Running circles around the house is your joy as is bobbing up and down trying to jump...
11.  You have the most passionate love for cats... (alas...) and how you nuzzle even their pictures in books makes me laugh!

12. Getting you to eat meat is a real challenge...

13. Boy do you love to dance and your Elmo cooking fridge toy gets you goin'!

14. You HATE having your teeth brushed.

15. Your squeal welcoming Daddy home has got to be one of the best sounds on earth....

16. I love how you initiate family group hugs...

17. So far you are pretty right-handed...

18. You are pretty much only in 24M - 2 or even 3T clothes now...

19. You do a great job of singing along with the Twinkle twinkly little star/ABC song, but I have yet to catch it on video. Not all the words of course, but the tune is there!

20. You're still great at getting back to sleep after you have night cries and thankfully Sarah sleeps right through them...

21. You can use your fork "sork" and "foon" spoon like a pro!

Gifts 121-140

121. North and South

122. Todd making tea for me

123. Healthy immune systems that have almost kicked the nasty crud we've had (staggered) for the past two weeks.

124. Sarah being especially flexible today

125. Smooth grocery shopping trips

126. A new clock

127. Seeing my curly platinum blonde after her nap standing up in her sleep sack

128. New games

129. The privilege of praying for a dear friend

130. Todd coming home early from Moses Lake

131. Overtime pay

132. A child's forgiveness

133. Bag clips

134. Impromptu creativity

135. Family pictures

136. The energy that working physically hard gives me - especially outside

137. Trees trimmed

138. Sarah's gleeful abandon when playing in mud

139. Friendly neighbors

140. A partner in crime for the Seattle Rock 'n' Roll

Gifts 101 - 120

101. Flip on fireplaces

102. Nyquil

103. Unexpected doubles

104. Dental hygentists

105. Clementines

106. Getaways to look forward to

107. That God promised His grace is sufficient in my weakness

108. Herbal tea

109. Super cute/cozy green gloves on screamin' sale

110. Sarah requesting squash for dinner

111. Hot 'n' ready pizzas in a pinch

112. Dot to dots

113. The "clean up song" as sung by Keeley

114. Time to run errands sans kiddos

115. Being sick so that I can remember what a blessing it is to not hurt every time I swallow when I'm healthy

116. Yummy chocolate calcium chews

117. For my mom who is always thinking of how to help others

118. Sarah's crazy passion for drawing

119. Having a wonderful "Mother in Love" who I adore

120. Globes

Gifts 60 - 100

61. Sharpies

62. Todd who is infinitely willing to support me in whatever

63. Gift Cards

64. Sex - yep, I said sex.

65. Raw cookie dough

66. Jane Austen movies

67. Black and white photography

68. Birthday wishes

69. Stand mixers

70. Brooms

71. Great kid stories on CD for the car

72. The cozy feeling on a grey day

73. Fun binders and new ways of storing stuff

74. Excell

75. Looking forward to spending time with friends

76. Fabric stores

77. Having my mom teach me to sew when I was young so I can now

78. God's protection on my girls

79. Fresh fruit

80. Online shopping

81. Getting statements back showing investments are finally turning around from the hit they took

82. Clean floors

83. Curls

84. The kindness/helpfulness of strangers

85. Strong arms

86. A good night's sleep

87. Singing in the car

88. Moments to talk about character with Sarah

89. Creative minds

90. Boxes

91. Bubble wrap

92. Being short

93. Naptimes

94. The anticipation of spring

95. Garbage day

96. Loving honesty

97. Hats

98. Dentists

99. Canned Air - can I just say how much I love office supplies in general?

100. Our "Y" membership

 A couple of posts that really have hit home with me lately on the subject of contentment...

I don't want my children to be happy - from "It's Almost Naptime!"

and

What is the "Good Life"? - from Reluctant Entertainer