18 Mos.

Photo taken on 11.3.09.





I'm a tad bit belated here, since our Bleu girl hit the big 1.5 last Tuesday. But I cannot resist jotting down some details of her. The rate-of-change these days is absolutely dizzying. Every day she is one step closer to becoming... well, herself. And I LOVE that.



For the moment our not-so-baby girl...

• stands 33 3/4" tall {95th %tile for height}
• weighs 25 lbs. with clothes and shoes on {50th-75th %tile for weight}
• wears 2T clothes and size 7 shoes {though her winter boots are size 8}
• loves bananas and cheese
• sleeps exclusively in her toddler bed, until she...
• comes to snuggle with us around 6:30 am
• likes to eat on her knees in big dining chairs
• has a spirited personality that is completely contagious in this house
  
• shows strength and determination in everything she does
• brushes her teeth, with my help, twice a day
• washes her hands with soap and water, and floods the floor
• sits herself on the potty several times a day
• loves to strip down to nothing and run nakie
• laughs big and loud with her mouth wide open
  
• wants to cuddle up to me the second she breaks from running
• dances to Taylor Swift every night after dinner
• plays the guitar with such enthusiasm
  
• drinks from a flexi straw
• has 9 big beautiful teeth
• is careful in her actions but totally fearless
• trots down the balance beam at the gym
• pulls herself onto Buby's high bed and jumps in the air
• has a pink, red and purple "big girl" room
• finds humor in fake bodily functions {thanks to Buby}
  
• tests.. and watches for my reaction
• holds my hand without any prompting
• gets along better with Buby when I'm not there
  
• likes her Simply Saline baby nasal spray
• follows directions well
• has a bin full of hair pretties just waiting for her to grow hair
  
• blows kisses across the room
• helps me load laundry into the machines
• carries an ABC puzzle box as her purse
• remains rear-facing in her car seat
• asks to nurse still
• picks up her toys when I ask
• plops down on her tush in protest when i say "no"
• signs "more" and "please" if she really wants what I have
• loves her purple suede Maryjanes
• prefers pork tenderloin over any other meat
• begs for her own fresh fruit smoothie
• finds comfort in her plush pink blankie
• says "good girl" to me like 10xs a day
• runs to the back door screaming "dada" when she hears footsteps
• smells so awesome after a shower {like mango shampoo}
• climbs anything that can be climbed
• loves to walk around the house in other people's shoes
• pretends to talk on my phone every day
• is impossible to hold when she wants down
• takes gymnastics on Wednesdays and swimming on Thursdays
• drinks water throughout the day
  
• refuses restaurant high chairs
• loves to color with crayons and get into Playdoh {though she'll still eat it}
• spits her food onto the floor if you look concerned about what she ate
  
• falls, picks herself up, and carries on
• seems to be over the occasional attempted biting of her brother
• is now experimenting with hitting me when she's frustrated
• doesn't shed tears very often
• has the loudest cry in the world. you can't talk over it
• refuses to wear band-aids, even after shots
• throws a fit if her brother tries to shoo her away
  
• doesn't know what it means to cry-it-out. she's never done that
• is extremely attached to me and me only. such a mama's girl
• hugs and kisses her big brother before leaving his room at night
• carries her bitty baby around the house quite a bit
• mimics Buby and I throughout the day
• adds so much love and spunk to our family
  

Happy 18 months.