30 days to 30: day 2

the most significant thing that happened to me in my 2nd year of life was the birth of my sister ashley. i was only 18 months old, so i don't really remember it. she's just always been part of my life, just like my mom and dad and my older sister jennifer.

i loved growing up with a sister so close. i have mostly good memories of her and the things we did together. i remember that she was always nurturing, a little mommy.

growing up, my mom would keep track of milestones and cute things we did on the calendar. here are a few things my mom recorded from my 2nd year of life.
April 1983: Natalie says "Eee Eee" for Jenny
May 1983: Draws with left hand [i was already a southpaw at 14 months]
June 28, 1983: When I got home from Grandma's today and saw the baby, the first thing I said was, "Ah Baby, Ah Baby" [not sure if this is the first time i saw ashley, but it's clear i loved her from the start].

taken the day i turned 18 months. 10 days before my sister ashley was born. i can't believe my mom bothered to do this when she was about to pop. 

sisters november 1983. jenn, me, ashley. 

2 years old