17 months

17 months of Regan...cannot believe it!  I asked Amanda to weigh her last night so that we could kind of see, and she came in at 22 lbs.  Man, I was thinking she weighed more than that because when I pick her up for a while it feels like my arm is going to fall off.  And when I run with her in the jogging stroller it is very hard.  Nonetheless, she's around 22 pounds, wearing all kinds of sizes in clothes.  Shorts-12 months and some 18 months, shirts-definitely 18 months, shoe size-5ish, but we're buying 6's now.  I can tell she's getting bigger because her bows in her hair are looking smaller ;)  She only takes 1 nap at school, but still takes 2 naps with us.  She loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Doc McStuffins, but also enjoys So you think you Can Dance and any type of music.  She's become very independent here lately, a little too much at times.  She still drinks her milk from a sippy cup with a straw, but any other type of drink we have her on a "big girl" cup.  She thinks Deer are dogs and can now say the word basketball thanks to a kid toy from Wendy's...I'm guessing we should actually buy her a baby basketball.  The words she can say are Mama, dog, Rebound (well, sort of...it comes out Bound), sippy, shoe, Love you (I think that's what she's saying), hi, bye...she knows some animals now and is in love with the Itsy Bitsy Spider song :)  These are just a few things, but we definitely noticed that she will try to copy anything you do...we have to be careful.  Being her Mama is mostly fun, except for those nights that she doesn't want to sleep and the fits she throws on the ground now.  Who said that it happens at 2 is crazy, she's already getting into those.  We're hoping that we can work around those and that they will eventually go away, but who am I kidding...our child is very independent and when you tell her "No" for something she wants to do...it's over.  Nonetheless we're having fun and Regan is the cutest little thing, but who I am to tell you guys that...here's proof :)

Love,
The England's :)

Olympics

Well, the 2012 Olympics have started and we opened our Olympics with Evan and Regan dismounting off of the couch onto the floor...aka Toddler Olympics at Meredith & Brian's :)  It was fun.  I am very much enjoying the Olympics and so is Regan!!!  She is in love with the diving and will clap when they are finished...it is totally the cutest thing.  Then of course it makes you think about all of these people and that they have mothers who are supporting them...which in turn makes me think about the things that Regan could do.  Kind of fun to think about years down the road.  Does she have the drive, does she have the determination...is she not skilled in sports like her Mama or be very sporty like her Mommy...haha, all funny thoughts.  Of course then reality sinks back in as she has on 10 Mardi Gras necklaces and loves her pink sparkly Toms...oh yeah our baby is a diva...so sports might not be too high on her priorities.  Haha...it doesn't matter, we will love her all the same :)

Toddler Olympics :)