Ducks in a Row

Addison is a very orderly little girl, as much as she can be at 17 months old. This is something that I think comes from her daddy and her Aunt Janelle, because quite honestly, that is not how I would describe myself. Any order that I have in my life is a learned behavior, something I am still learning, and something that I am constantly working on and trying to get better at. My point being, she did not get this sense of orderliness from me (although I would love to claim it).

Addison loves to help me clean up her toys and gets excited when she puts her toys in her toy box. Her favorite thing to do at Nana and Grandad's house, besides going "up, up" the stairs, is to empty a box set of books out of their box, and put them back in. To my amazement, the books are always facing the correct direction. (Side note: At one point Addison's Aunt Janelle saw her playing with this set of books that I had no idea where they even came from, and made the comment, "Oh, I loved that set of books when I was little." I was shocked as I had been the book reader in the family and questioned her love for these books that I couldn't even remember. Her response? "Well, I don't remember ever reading them, I just loved the orderliness of them. How they all fit so neatly into their box." I felt as if my sister had just given me an insight into my daughter's soul, hence why I say some of her orderliness must come from her Aunt Janelle.)

Addison's latest bit of order is at bath time. She has four rubber duckies, and she finds them and lines them up on the side of the tub. It makes me laugh every time. I guess she just likes to have all of her "ducks in a row." ;)

This is her new look when you ask her to smile. :)