Christmas Pictures-2008

Bella was one tough cookie on Saturday. We did everything that you could imagine to sneak a smile out of Boo. She wasn't crying or fussy. She just was not interested in having her picture made. We did manage to get a few really special ones. And while we were waiting for our pictures to be processed, Bella decided that she wanted to be a part of another family having their session. Now mind you, we had already been in this small, very crowded room for almost three hours. And up until this point, Bella had just been wonderful. When I walked over to bring her back to the chair that we were sitting in, she let me know that this was not her choice. As we got back to the chair, she started to cry. I asked her if she was going to 'have a meltdown'. And her reply was 'Yes'. Needless to say, everyone in the immediate area that heard this started to laugh. Luckily though, Bella didn't have that meltdown.

Bella has a few new words. She will say 'peez' for please. She bumped her head and said 'ouch'. She is beginning to say 'help' when she needs assistance. And her walking skills have greatly improved the past couple of weeks. And she is sorta, kinda saying 'one, two, three'. Time is going by too fast. She will be 18 months old in just a few days.