still my baby

Abigail may be 21 months and no longer a "baby," but she is still so much the baby!  And to think that I had a 6 month old baby at this point when Elizabeth was this age!  Hah!

Abigail is starting to communicate a bit more but truly it is the kind of thing only a mother could understand...and not even me most of the time.  I think she has a decent vocabulary but it is still rather unclear most of the time unless you really understand it in context. 

Still only the 5 teeth plus 4 molars.  Poor dear is probably permanently missing at least 3 teeth! 

I am so constantly thankful for this cheerful little girl.  She is so easy-going and happy most of the time.  Except when she isn't...Then, she is actually very defiant (in a way neither other child is).  She pushes away after discipline and shows no signs of remorse.  We are praying for this defiance to be changed into Christ-likeness as she ages. 

She eats pretty well still.  She often has to be bribed with fruit snacks to finish her peas, but she will do it.  She often desires to feed herself but with mixed results.  And since she is the baby of the family, I most often just decide to feed her myself...lest we need a bath after every feeding!

She still has a shoe fetish and adores trying on all shoes--her size or otherwise.  The funny thing though is that she also equally likes to remove shoes at all times and all places.  In fact, she even attended our Walk for Life in 50degree cold temperatures without shoes because she refused to keep them on and pulled them off time and again after they were put back on. 

She and sister really wear the same size clothes so I just pull from one spot or another.  She is in all size 4 diapers too.  Shoes aren't that far behind.  She is probably in size 6-7 shoes. 

They both play with the same toys too.  I often find her playing with Elizabeth's little ponies or the kitchen stuff.  She adores interacting with her siblings but still plays far better side by side.  When they do play together she has become a bit of a bully at times.  She regularly is caught pulling Bizbeth's hair or pushing David.   She definitely can hold her own!

I was told that she had become a bit rambunctious in BSF recently.  That is a good way to describe her currently.  A bit of a handful!  But again, almost all is done with such cheerfulness and a big smile!