I was singing a silly made-up song to Jill, "you're my baby, baby girl..." and she says, "No, I 2!" So that's it, she's no longer a baby, she's 2.
Many call this the "terrible twos!" (This is Jill refusing to take photos on her birthday. I gave up and fortunately that night after dinner she was more than happy to smile. See top photo.)
Me, I love this age. It has it's challenges but it is so much fun! Every day she discovers something new, says a new word, or surprises us with how much she understands. We went to Sea World yesterday. That night when Andrew got home, Jill ran up to him and said, "ale, ale." One of her siblings interpreted for us - whale! She was telling Andrew about Sea World. I was impressed because we had been home for over 2 hours. 
Jill is not a big talker. She wasn't saying much at all at 18 months, and although she has tons of words now, she uses them sparingly. But if you spend some time with her, you will soon realize she communicates very well and understands everything you are saying...even when you don't want her to. For example, I can ask Andrew if we should do cookies for dessert and she'll run over to the pantry, open the door, get out the stool and start looking for cookies!
Her current favorite things include Elmo, baby dolls,
coloring with markers, 
and her pacifiers (aka papi).
She uses her pacifiers for downtime if she's tired, needs a cuddle, or when she's mad. She's been known to put herself in a sort of timeout just her and her paci.
It's time to accept that Jill is growing up. She can climb onto this equipment with absolutely no help...and get back down. (That really freaked me out!) 
She sleeps in a big girl bed (although it is with her sister, which was both their choice).
And she's becoming the beautiful, creative, intelligent, amazing girl God created her to be!
Love you, Jillian!
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