18 Months

Well, in the fastest 18 months ever, this girl happened. I want to remember every little thing about her. I want to write down the hilarious things she says

 and does and never forget what an incredible thing it is to be her mom at every age. 

 

Age: 18 months

 

Stats: She is weighing in at a whopping 30 lbs. at her 15 month check up she was in the 98 percentile for weight. And she has grown 2.5" since her first birthday, putting her in the 94 percentile for height! She is a baby model.

Favorite Food: There pretty much isn't anything she won't eat. Some weeks she goes through phases of not eating a single blueberry, and then the next week will eat an entire package in two days. Every morning I ask her what she wants for breakfast and every morning she replies "waffles." But we rotate waffles, pancakes, scrambled eggs, and yogurt mostly. She loves loves loves yogurt covered raisins and applesauce. Will open the pantry every single evening and grab a bag of cheetos. And will take down a bowl of spaghetti in 5 seconds flat. Girlfriend is a great eater. 

 

Words:  Her vocabulary has drastically changed since turning one. She will try to say any word you ask her to. Words and phrases most used throughout each day, "dog dog" "nana" "Lou Lou" "dog dog go!" "Bubbles" "diapy" "mingo night night"  and of course "mama" and "dada"

 

Favorite Activities: being outside for sure is her favorite thing ever. Chasing the chickens around saying "ba ba ba." Running through a million bubbles. Rocking her babies night night. Having snacks. Music. She always wants music on and dances all day long! Playing with Louie

Favorite Things: Books. Louie our chihuahua. Crayons. Glow Worm. And her favorite flamingo that she snuggles with.

Least Favorite Things: Diaper changes, putting on clothes, taking off clothes, and anytime mom walks out of the room.

Signature Moves:  putting her hands up in the air while dancing, putting her hands together and scrunching her nose and saying "pweeese" when she wants something. Getting diapers out when she needs a diaper changed. Sitting on the counter and doing her make up with mom, she will put "blush" on and then look in the mirror and smile at her pretty make up. Shaking her booty and pointing to my phone to ask for music. Stuffing her flamingos head under her chin to cozy in and fall asleep. And dropping everything she's doing to run up to the tv when she hears the Gilmore Girls theme song. 

Lola has ALWAYS loved her routine. I'm working on a post to describe a little bit about our daily schedule.

The last few weeks she has had a hard time being away from me. Thankfully she doesn't really need to be often. But it's been a little hard for mom and dad to get anything done around the house. The term "toddler" tornado is legit. She will destroy a room in 2 minutes, but she is a great helper at putting things away. She loves to do things like empty the dish washer, and load laundry into the washer. Though she wouldn't mind if we never turned on the vacuum ever again. 

She's 100% a people watcher. When we go shopping or out to eat she is just taking everything all in observing everything. I like to think she gets that from her Papa, because I always remember him being like that when I was younger. Actually, he's still like that at 66. She's such a Nana's girl. She wants to call Nana and be held by Nana all day long. I mean, so do I, so I don't blame her. 

This age is so much fun. She really seems to be developing a personality of her own and becoming a little person. I hope I never forget her sweet little voice, her booty shaking, and her hilarious giggle.