Twenty-two months old

We have been blessed with such a beautiful, sweet baby girl. Sara is continuing to change and mature, and the more we know her, the more we love her.

Our little girl has sort of moved on from "The Wheels on the Bus" and now prefers to watch Barney, which Mommy does allow for an hour or so per day, albeit guiltily. From the moment she wakes up in the morning, Sara starts saying, "I want Barney. Please. Barney." Yes, she has started to say "please" occasionally, which pleases me to no end! I love listening to her string words together. Her sentences now often feature three or more words.

She has also become significantly less shy in recent weeks. She's still a little on the "slow-to-warm" side, but she'll say "Hi" now and will often come out of her shell in a matter of moments. No more hiding between mommy's legs.

Sara still loves to practice her jumping. She still hasn't achieved liftoff, but she's working on it. She also has a renewed interest in "If You're Happy and You Know It," and she loves to do all the motions.

Baby Girl weathered our recent move beautifully. Her sleep was slightly altered for the first week or so, but she has now settled back into her usual routine: just under 12 hours at night and around 2 hours at nap time. She also regularly asks to go outside and loves to have us play with her in her room. "Mommy, room. Dada, room."

Even as she nears two, she is usually sweet, cooperative, and mellow. Words can't express what a joy she is.