21 Months

Because I've been posting every day for the last few weeks and have been go-go-go on crafty things, Kumi's 21-month celebration date almost passed right by me.

At 21-months, she is a mighty chatterbox -- but only at home. She's a very shy girl, we've discovered and she takes her sweet time to get comfortable with other folks.

We've been seeing this face a lot lately:

Her second birthday is quickly approaching and I'm seeing glimpses of the crazy tantrums that everyone talks about. What's great is that she's still easily distracted and any mention of Elmo will quickly put a halt to the tears.

Along with the squawks, I've noticed how much she's spending time with imaginary play. She seems to tell herself stories all the time and there's a bit of sassiness that's totally delightful. Every day I hear her commanding her little crew of dolls: Sam (MF's childhood ragged doll), Pippi (you can see her legs poking out in the photo above), bear-bear (below) and the most excellent Bonita (an awesome doll with HUGE sunglasses and a fro).

Such a fun age. Friends with older kids tell me that it keeps getting better and it's really hard to believe. It gets better than this???

On a side note -- remember the failed necklace concept? You can see my slightly improved version hanging from the chair in the picture above. Still workin' on it...