As Lily’s 18 month birthday approaches, it becomes more and more obvious that she is becoming a toddler! The past week or so she has decided that temper tantrums are the way to go. She is still a very happy, silly little girl, but if something doesn’t go just the way she wants she starts to fake cry, if that doesn’t work (which it rarely does, only works if we didn’t understand what she was trying to tell us) she proceeds to throwing her body on the floor or hitting any furniture that is nearby (or a person if she is picked up). It’s not fun to deal with, but watching her throw tantrums over certain silly things is pretty amusing. I will be a very happy Momma when this phase passes and she learns to communicate with us using words. Actual words. Right now, if we ask her to use her words she squeals, as loud as she can.