18 Month Old Sutton!

Dear Sutton,
Today you are 18 months old! I can't even believe it. I feel like this is a milestone birthday for you! Probably because Mason was exactly your age when you joined our little world. What a joy you are. (most of the time!) At 18 months old you are fearless. There's nothing you won't climb, jump, drive, or throw. Your attitude is getting to be a "let me do it by myself" attitude. Your new thing is not letting me help you put on your cowboy boots, and boy does it take you forever :) You throw a mighty good fit and can cry for a very long time if I let you. You are persistent to say the least. You like to be held when you are cranky and if I don't hold you, you scream at me. You love to scoop dirt and pour it on your head. Or fling it on your brother. You do everything Mason does. I mean everything. Your vocabulary is growing so fast and you can pretty much repeat about anything we want you to. You love your snacks and milk. You don't like your booster seat anymore, probably because mason doesn't sit in one. You still sleep great and will often just look at me, crawl into bed, suck your thumb and grab your light bug. That's my cue! You love the camera and saying cheese to me. We have a lot of super sweet photos of you at this age. You are an accident waiting to happen. There's always something you have tripped over, banged your head or mouth on, fallen off of….there's no telling. All you need is a bit of attention and then you are ready to play again. You love to dance and we often have dance parties in the kitchen together. or in the car of course. I love our alone time after you wake up from nap while Mason still sleeps. You wake up cranky! (until mason wakes up to play with you.) You love your daddy. When he walks in the house you just want to be in his lap with mason. your other favorite person is Grandaddy Rick. If he's around, you are usually in his arms. I don't dare tell you too early if we are going to see him because you'll scream at the back door until we leave. You are an eater. You'll eat anything and everything and a lot of it. You are the best eater in your class and you usually finish Mason's plate too. Sutton, I love you. You keep me on my toes, you make me shake my head in disbelief, but you a face that will always melt my heart. You love us and mason and bradley. Happy Birthday my sweet stubborn sutton.