Because it's been awhile...

  I need to jot down a few things about this little girl before I forget them. 

 

She is 18 days away from being 18 months old, that's a year and a half! She is growing like a little weed. A very stubborn little weed. Everything she does is on her terms and her time frame. Like walking... there was no rushing her into it. She walked a week before she turned 14 months. Same thing with talking. When we ask her to say something she will shake her head no and that is that.  She says what she wants, when she wants to.  It's only been of resent that she's decided talking is fun and she's picking up more and more words everyday. A lot of what she says is mostly just gibber jabber, but our favorite "real' words she says are:
*THIS(the word THIS is used for just about everything)
sometimes she will throw in a "WHAT'S THIS" or a "HERE'S THIS" and "HERE DOE"
* DADA
* MAMA
*SISDA (sister)
* BROTHA
 *VA (Ava)
*PUPPIES or PUP PUPS
*DUCE
*DUN DO (thank you)
*AH-OH
* DIP
* BA BA
*MESS
*KISS (said with lip smacks)
*UP
*HAN HAN HAN (when she wants to hold your hand)
*animal sounds: bawk bawk (chicken), woof woof (dogs and the deer outside that she calls pup pups), mmmmm (horse), rarrrrr (bears)
She is an outside girl. Even if it's a freezing 10 degrees outside that's where she wants to be. She will take your hand and lead you to the back door when she wants to go outside. When we go anywhere she will find a bag or purse to put on her shoulder.
She loves to give the puppies bones and take them for walks.
She is obsessed with everybody's boots and shoes, I always find shoes strung all over the house.
I'm very happy to report that as of 2 weeks ago she has been Binky free. So long Binky, I will not miss looking for you ALL the time.
She loves to run to the window to wave bye bye to people, especial daddy.
If you ask her to go get something she  she will say "OH" and run and go get what you asked for.
She loves to eat chicken wings, grilled cheese with dip, cheerios and drinks the milk out of her bowl when she's done, french fries, apples, noodles, steak (she loves meat) and she LOVES suckers. Oh and chocolate but with my kids that's just a given.
Loves to brush her cute little crazy teeth.
Loves pretend horseback rides. If you are laying on the floor or crouched down picking something up she takes it as an invitation for a horseback ride and will try to climb on your back.
She has a love/hate relationship with Ava. Loves playing with her but the minute she feels smothered or bossed there is screaming and squawking. It drives me crazy!!!
She loves to dance.
She is NOT a morning person. I can count on one hand the number of mornings she has woken up without crying. She isn't ready to be happy until her morning ba ba of milk. This is hard for me because Ava was always her happiest first thing in the morning. Here's hoping Ruth will grow out of her morning grumpy pants someday soon.
She is a really good sleeper finally (after almost a year and a half).
I have this mole on my chest that she insists on picking at when she is sleepy. It's just under my collar bone but it's still pretty embarrassing to be seen out in public with my little girls hand down my shirt.
She loves books, especially books with animals in them.
She is really good at pouting.  She will stand against the wall with her head down or put her bum up in the air with her head on the floor. Heaven help me!
She loves to go for rides in the car and is so good in her seat.
She is a sweet girl. If anyone is sad or got hurt she runs right over to them to give them a kiss.
She likes to scare people with her rarrrr noise.
She can be extremely shy and timid around new people.
She loves it when daddy gives her her night time bath and they have their own little routine down.
She folds her arms and bows her head when we say prayers.
 She loves to share her food and feed everyone.
We love this girl.


Now on to a ton of little  LaRue  pictures:

 

She loves to get into things 

wearing Ava's boots

I love sleeping baby pictures