Raylee at 22 Months

Today, Raylee is 22 months old. It is hard for me to believe that in 2 months she will be 2! Raylee is strong, happy, fearless, sweet, curious & helpful. She is a good big sister, and beautiful on the inside and out. We love our Raylee Roo, and she makes our family happy & complete.

Raylee is strong and fearless. It has been almost exactly a year since she took her 1st steps, and she has learned so much in the past year. She will flip things over to climb on, stand on any surface (if given the chance), and loves to spin until she is dizzy, and then do it again. That does mean there are falls and tears, but she is one tough cookie.

Raylee is sweet & helpful. She loves to carry Brinn's boppy into the living room for the day & bring her things she needs. She loves to put the groceries in the refrigerator, and get her juice out. Hopefully soon her co-ordination will allow her to help around the house even more. :)

Raylee is a great eater. She will try most any food given to her, and most things she likes. The other day we had some hummus, and when she tried it she said "Mmmm!" She loves mac-n-cheese, crackers, beans, rice, cheerios, eggs, potatoes, apple sauce, & lots more. She will not drink apple juice, but loves her white grape juice. We still mix about half with water. She has milk in the morning, and at dinner. She doesn't get many sweets. We give her mini vanilla wafers as a snack, and sometimes she has ice cream with Daddy. I know the day is coming when she will be much more vocal about what she wants to eat, so we are trying to help her try as many new foods now as possible.

Raylee still sleeps good. She goes to bed between 8-9 & is up between 8-9. She takes a 1-2 hour nap in the afternoon. She still has her p-a-c-i, but hopefully its days are numbered.

Raylee is talking more and more. She can identify almost all her body parts, and can say about half of them. She has started saying "bless you!" when we sneeze, and it is pretty cute to hear. She calls Brinn "Sissy," and when she accidentally bonked her in the head with her cup, she said "Sorry Sissy." She has been saying "amen" & "Jesus." It is sweet to hear it come out of her mouth. More & more she is getting confidence with her words, and we are trying to be encouraging!

We are so blessed to get to be Raylee's parents. She keeps us on our toes! We love you Raylee Michelle!

Hope everyone has a great day!