Toddlers

People that say toddlers are trouble are both right and wrong. Madi definitely gets in to trouble, but it’s a pretty direct result of her trying to discover and understand the world around her and I love watching her understanding grow. It’s truly remarkable. She is communicating so much and is really developing her own sense of humor. She finds it hysterical to “scare” ben. She comes up behind him and screams. When he screams, pretending he was actually frightened, it sends her into a fit of giggles. She dances when music plays and cheers when Ellen comes on tv every week day at 4. She says “yay” and claps her hands. And then waves and says, “Hi, Ellen.” It just might be my favorite part of our days. She now goes out of her way to ask for specific things without being prompted and is very aware of what she wants. She goes to bed happily without a fit for both her nap and bedtime (most of the time – we have the occasional bad teething spell). She uses her pleases and thank you’s and is very into kisses and hugs. She constantly keeps us laughing. She is just what we need to keep us grounded and to help remind us to be grateful. If you ask me, everyone could stand to spend time with a toddler J