At the local grocery store that we go to, they often give the kids stickers and/or balloons. This was the first time I let Kendall have a sticker (usually she just eats them!). She thought she'd amuse me (and herself) by placing the sticker on her face! It was on her forehead, her chin, her eye and eventually ended up on her nose. This girl keeps me laughing for sure! God knew after dealing with all of Riley's idiosyncrasies, that I would need a child to make me laugh and he gave me just that!
Yesterday I left Kendall watching "Play With Me Sesame" on the t.v. in my bedroom while I took my shower. When I got out, I expected (or rather, had hoped) to find her still there watching her favorite furry monsters. No such luck. I walked around the upstairs and found her with a silly pink hat with bear ears on her head, standing on Riley's stool at his sink holding his toothbrush. She turned at me and said "Ra Ra's!" I know she was thinking about using it and Riley would have FREAKED out if he knew she even considered it. She looked so cute with her hat on crooked, toothbrush in hand, trying to be a big kid like her Ra Ra.
She brings me so much joy in a completely different way than Riley does. When she's feeling well, and when she's finally got all of her teeth we'll all be happy, she's a goofy, lovable, snuggable little girl. She loves to flirt - ask Kevin, he'll verify that! She loves to snuggle her momma and hang out with her brother. And when Daddy walks through that door every night, she shrieks with delight!
I really need to walk around with my camera on and ready at all times with this one. Today I missed two fantastic shots of her. The first one she was lying down on the floor reading herself a book...TOO CUTE! And the second one was about 5 minutes before the shot above. She got herself down on the floor and face to face with Penton (aka Ga Ga) and gave the dog a kiss. It was so sweet, but do you think I could get her to do it again so I could capture the moment? No Way! But she does enjoy her doggie very much! I often find the two of them in this position. Penton has a good deal of tolerance, thank goodness! Kendall just loves animals, but especially doggies. Anytime she sees on she screams "ga ga!" over and over again! Her latest is to tell you what a cow says..."moo" of course! But if you ask her what a horse or a dog or a pig says, they also say "moo!" ;)
It's hard to believe that 18 months have flown by. So much has happened in her short little life! We're starting to see more and more of her personality with each month. Riley still has her labeled as a "bully baby" and as much as she's not a baby anymore, she's still quite a bully - at least with her brother and the dog! She's been exploring her independence and starting to show some defiance. Little did she know that Momma's ready for it. She HATES getting her fingers flicked and that has become her punishment. Oh the drama afterwards! But within minutes, she's off to the next thing! Now I just have to mention getting her fingers flicked or make the motion of it and it's usually enough to avoid an incident. Isn't the toddler stage great!
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