20 Months!

Little Miss Abigail is 20 months old!

~Abigail continues to learn new words and her receptive language is very impressive!  She frequently repeats words that we say and is very proud of herself.  While she still omits some sounds, her pronunciation is improving.
~Abigail is now pacifier-free!  She only got her "ginky" (binky) at bedtime, but we decided to take the plunge over a long weekend.  We started by cutting off the tip.  She noticed it immediately and began to giggle after looking at it.  On the second day, we cut off more, making it too short to keep in her mouth.  After laughing at it again, she showed it to Mommy.  However, she wanted to hold it rather than having Mommy keep it.  On the third day, the pacifier disappeared.  She calmly asked for it a few times, but accepted "No more paci".  The process was much easier than we anticipated!
~She is going to be a great big sister!  She enjoys playing with her baby dolls. She also loves to give Mommy's belly a kiss (complete with a "muah!")
~Abby is very expressive!  She makes hilarious faces!
~She loves to wear dresses!  She'll get excited when we put one on her and occasionally sways side to side after she is dressed.  She's not a huge fan of not being able to remove her tights that she's wearing with her dresses.
~Continuing her love of dogs, a new favorite toy is figurines from Paw Patrol, a cartoon featuring dogs.  Each figurine has a separate shield that matches the color of the dog's clothing.  While playing with her "Pa Poll" toys, Abigail enjoys matching the dogs with their corresponding shield.  She does  a great job matching them!