Delaney is 1 and half! She is a full-blown toddler these days and every moment feels like we need to be filming or photographing or documenting…but in reality, if we did that, she’d be jumping off playgrounds, trying to kiss aggressive dogs, and running full speed into city traffic. Therefore, we get some GREAT pics and video, but we really need to rely on our daily anecdotes and blog posts to hold on to these fleeting moments.

We moved! Delaney is doing amazing with the transition (shockingly) and we are approaching another transition to a different school to make life easier. I’d be lying if I said I was writing this on time, so to be clear, it’s June and we’ve been here for almost two months now. Delaney LOVES our new house, loves her own room, and is adjusting to not being able to play on the deck by herself:)

Over the past few months, we’ve seen Delaney’s personality develop even more. She is even funnier, even smarter, and even more capable of going from 0-60 in a good OR bad way at the drop of  a hat. She has her extreme likes, dislikes and don’t cares…but what those are depend on the day, really. If you asked us what Delaney’s favorite X is, it really depends on the day. But, here’s what we’ve learned about our sweet girl and her current trends.

• She weighs 24 lbs, is 31 inches tall and still wears size 18m.
• She’s just starting to really be able to climb playgrounds and go up and down those tricky steps on her own
• She eats 100lbs of fruit per week
• She eats other things 2-3x a week
• Wants to eat everything with “dip” (syrup) – we blame this on packing at the move because we literally gave her waffles and syrup every morning for 2 months. Whoops!
• She doesn’t love to share, who does
• She is starting to repeat words we say
• She really LOVES school and we’re hoping she loves the new one as much
• Falls asleep when in transit via stroller or car all the time– but still takes really really lame naps at home (great ones at school)
• Sleeps from 8:30pm-5:15/5:30am. This is our new normal and we’re trying to just deal with it and stop whining
• She loves to dance
• She calls the TV Elmo, but really mostly watches Curious George every morning at 6:30
• She still loves Gerard, but has added Bunny and Pluto to the mix (all three at a time, usually)
• Will take an extra moment to think before confidently saying “NO!” to something, usually with a smirk
• Loves hockey and is getting good at it!
• Mimics Morgan and says “Ummmm” a lot when Morgan is almost always looking for something
• Says “no no no” and wags her finger at you
• Says and signs “outside” all day…and always wants to leave anywhere she is
• Says head, hat, eyes, nose, mouth, ears
• Points to cars, boats and airplanes and makes similar noises to those words
• Says poop and points to her butt when she wants to be changed, then signs “change”
• Rambles on in nonsense while talking with her hands

Delaney is so funny, it makes it very difficult to tame her ridiculous demands and toddler-isms. We are doing our best trying to reel in the bad habits, but we are also spending more time trying to just enjoy her and how funny she is. Raising a strong-willed child is daunting, but we feel really lucky that she’s confident, resilient, and can (usually) take what she dishes out. Being her parents is the best thing in the world – we can’t wait to enjoy Summer in our new neighborhood as a family!