22 months already!

As I sit in front of the tv, I am hoping that Karmann is actually taking a nap right now and not playing in her crib. The last time I went in, I found her playing with her shoes, and she actually had them on and on the right feet, too! But as I stare into the screen, I can't help but be distracted by her little hand prints down near the bottom where she often touches Elmo, or the little moving icons of the station in the corner. Though Kris would prefer she not do this, I see it as her discovering things with her hands. She is growing up so fast. Last week she hit the 22 month mark. It is hard to believe she will be 2 in 2 months. She's approx. 24 lbs and full of energy! She's just fitting into size 5 shoes and is about perfect in size 18 mth. clothes, though she still wears 12 month outfits just fine.

Last night we took a small trip about an hour away to go to the 4th annual Holler Family Octoberfest. I work with Elisabeth, and her parents throw this party every October to celebrate German beer and all its glory. Karmann was invited, too, so we hoped she would be on her best behavior! (Friends took photos, so as soon as I get copies, I'll post). Karmann was an angel as usual, and pretty much between Kris and me, she was manageable. One thing she did that we haven't really experienced yet, was her pretending!!! She was pretending to scoop something up in her hands off the the chair, carry it over to Kris or me, and put it in our hands, so we could pretend to eat it!! She did this for both of us for a good 5 minutes! It was too cute and she was very proud of her generous gifts and our accepting of them! Then, this morning, for the first time, during breakfast, she asked me for a hug - hands stretched out and saying "hugs, hugs" and after getting her hug (how can I resist!!) she asked Kris for a hug too! It was adorable!!!

We ran errands this morning and she fell asleep in the car. I figured she'd nap for a while after a fun day and night (Grandpa watched her yesterday while I worked at the house), but she only slept for about 45 minutes. I just put her down again, but she's up - fake crying - hoping I'll come get her. So, I will have to end here, as badly as she needs a nap, I'll be ending this blog and giving in to her adorable self!