Dear Piper-oni,

Eighteen months. Every month you get a little more weird, funny, cute and just adorable. You are loose canon, you have such a personality and you love your daddy!

You:
- are wearing 18 months clothes and size 5/6 shoes
- LOVE animals. You have always loved animals and now when we walk around the neighborhood, you growl at any dog you see. You have no problem running out into the middle of the street (bad habit!) to go pet a dog.
- still have 12 teeth but we think you are slowly working on the eye teeth, which is not helping your sleeping or diaper rash issue
- are not going to bed as easily as you did 2 weeks ago....we are lucky if you are asleep by 9 these days but we still try for 8 every night! Normally you sleep in pretty good though, so I shouldn't really complain.
- eat like a champ! Tonight you had broccoli, grilled chicken, mashed potatoes (which is awesome when she just eats it by the fistful!), raspberries and blueberries!
- still don't talk. Babble, yes. Say actual words to actually mean something, no. Ok, I'll give you credit for 3 words that you say consistently. Daddy, shoes and ga-ga (for grandma). We occasionally get other 'words' out of her but it's so inconsistent I don't even want to giver her 'credit' for them! HA!
- love bubbles, running down the driveway, climbing the rock wall to go down the slide on the playset (which you should NOT be able to do at this age), throwing sand everywhere (especially in your hair), and eating sidewalk chalk!
- have nicknames of Piper-oni (like pepperoni), Monster, Pipes, and Mini-P

I just asked Steve what I should add to this list....his response "She is a pain in the ass!" LOL!

You really are SO sweet! We know that if we tell you no to something, that is going to be the ONE thing you are going to want to do more than anything! You love your sister and want to do everything she does!
Your smile makes me smile, there is no better feeling than having you run up to me and give me big Piper hugs, sometimes with the added slimy, snotty kisses!
We love you sweet girl, keep being the little firecracker that you are and keep that determination going baby girl!