Sunday, January 16, 2011

How You Know You Have a 16 Month Old!

It appears as though she entered the bathroom with intentions of looking for us to read her a book... It also appears that she got sidetracked from her original intent...
Grace turned 16 months old today. I was thinking about all the ways our life has changed over the past 16 months... all for the better... some funny... some crazy... but we wouldn't take it back for anything! Here are the top ten ways you know you have a 16 month old in the house:
#10 Toilet paper isn't limited to the bathroom {see photos above}
#9 As a result of #10 you now get toilet paper from a plastic bag hanging from the toilet dispenser vs. from a roll.
#8 It isn't uncommon to find your cell phone in the shower... or for that matter the remote, sippy cups, legos, etc.
#7 You find random pieces of cheese laying around the house. {Grace's new trick is to store food in her cheeks so you think she's done eating but later she takes it out and lays it wherever she is.}
#6 You find yourself spelling certain words like "cookie" and "ice-cream" even when the child isn't around because you're so used to avoiding those words.
#5 Your living room is no longer filled with decorative objects and plants but instead has been taken over by Fisher Price little people, a ball pit, a cozy coop {because it's too cold to ride it outside}, and puzzle pieces.
#4 The words "uh-oh" and "no-no" are no longer used after something bad happens but now precede something bad that's about to happen. {It's nice she gives us a warning! For example she'll say "uh-oh" and then throw food off her tray}
Speaking of throwing food off the tray...
#3 You have to scrub the floor after every meal.
#2 You only serve spaghetti for dinner if you have time to give a bath immediately following dinner. {While your spouse scrubs the floor!}
#1 You house is filled with more joy, laughter, and love than you have ever known!

1 comment:

  1. Hilarious! I was like...check, check, and check as I read your list. Comforting to know that all toddlers go through similar phases. Makes me feel like less of a nut case too...thinking what am I doing wrong. Apparently I just need to embrace the chaos.

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