23 months old

Hannah is 23 months old today. It's a miracle in and of itself that I'm actually posting on the day of her month birthday. Just in the last month, it seems like she's grown up so much. I think it really hit both Jason and I today that we will be having an official 2-year old very soon! Here's what she's up to these days:

*She is big into counting, although it's definitely her own version. Her count usually goes 1-3-4-3-FIVE! She also counts to three when she's about to do something big, like jump.

*Speaking of jumping, she is jump crazy! She literally jumps all over the house. She used to just do the motion but now her feet actually leave the ground.

*She's recently picked up the bad habit of throwing things - food, cups, toys. I know she's testing her boundaries, and she has gotten a few timeouts. She's also learning that whatever she throws gets taken away for the day until she can use it the right way. I am so frustrated with this game, though. I have a bad feeling this is just the beginning of pushing our limits.

*When asked her age, she points her finger (thankfully not THEE finger, just to clarify!) and says "one." We're now working on two. I think it's hard for her to get 2 fingers up, but she did show us one finger on each hand today when we asked how old she will be and said "two."

*She would love to play with my camera, but since I don't want it accidentally broken, I gave her my old 35mm camera. It doesn't work, but whenever I get my camera out, I distract her by having her get her own camera out. She loves to say "cheese" and take all kinds of pictures :-)

*She still loves taking care of her baby doll. When we ask her what her baby's name is, she tells us "Me." Every night when getting ready to brush her own teeth, she makes sure to get her baby to brush her teeth as well. We somehow ended up with an extra toddler toothbrush that we let Hannah use on her baby, which has actually been a great distraction while we try to brush Hannah's teeth.

*Somehow, she's learned to "ride the horse" whenever I have my legs crossed. She will commonly come over and sit on my leg for a ride. Unfortuantely, this is more like riding a bull, as it's not uncommon for her to lose balance and fall off. Thankfully, there's really not far to go :-)

*She loves to rock in her rocking chair. She'll pull it all around the house to have a seat. Tonight, she even read me Brown Bear while rocking in it.

*She loves to talk on my phone. She's a pro at pushing the buttons, holding it up to her ear, and talking. Unfortately, she seems to get stage fright when somebody else is actually on the other end of the line. Thankfully, we haven't had any crazy calls yet, but she has managed to figure out how to connect to the internet. She'll have to show me how she does that someday!

Yes, she even gets JJ in on the actions.

*She is a big helper around the house. Here she is helping Jason fix our refrigerator. I think she's definitely management material :-) She actually is very good about putting her toys away when asked. She's also very good at bringing us things when asked. I do think that she will be a big helper when the baby comes, at least we're really hoping it keeps up!

We are just so amazed by all of the changes we're seeing in Hannah and how quickly she's becoming a little girl. Every phase has truly been fun and trying in its own way. We just continue to praise God for choosing us to be Hannah's parents and look forward to all he has in store for us.