rushley & crew

Stats 21 pounds even (24%) (Ada was also 21 pounds even at 15 months!) 30 inches (32%) Size 3 diapers (double diapering at night, and I think I'll size up the next time I buy diapers because they're seeming small lately) 12-18 month clothes. A lot of the 12-month stuff is getting too small. Words In addition to "mama" and "dada," which she was saying at 12 months, she now says: hi (more like "hi hi hi hi hi!") go uh oh thank you (she did it a few times but hasn't much lately) all done (also not doing this one much anymore) cheese (for pictures) She just started saying "bye bye" but with G sounds haha (guy guy) No Milestones Started cruising along furniture like two days after her birthday She has  eight teeth! And the 5th and 6th teeth to come in were parts of her top (I think) molars! . . . they're like way back there! Started going DOWN stairs around 13-14 months. She took her first steps on 2/16 (14 months), and started standin...

Dear Ada, I'm always amazed to see how much you grow and change in such a short time. You just become more of a grown-up every day, it seems! We had a pretty rough year or so, but I think things are starting to get better. I'm not sure if it's just because you're growing up or because I'm (sometimes) doing better at managing my own thoughts and actions, but I finally feel like the good is starting to outweigh the bad. I've loved you all along the way, but it was tough to feel like things were always hard. I'm enjoying feeling like things are getting a little easier for us most days. You like to go go go -- all day long you want to be doing something, whether that's playing with a friend, going to the park, playing a game, coloring, or playing pretend. You always want to play more, but you always want someone to play WITH you. Definitely an extrovert like mama! You're still sweet and forgiving, and you're even pretty good at saying sorry! You just...