When you look at that last number, 547 days, it seems so long. But I assure you, that time flies by so fast when you are a parent. On the 4th you turn 18 months old. My sweet baby has turned into a just as sweet if not sweeter toddler. I mean, I know that technically you've been a "toddler" since about 7 1/2 months when you started walking, but you are definitely a toddler now. You are hitting a stage right now where you have your daddy and me cracking up all the time. Your vocabulary has just blown up in the past month or two. You look at us with such a serious look and start "talking" to us. You are so determined to tell us something, and you are completely convinced that you are saying the words that you are hearing in your head. But then in the past 2 weeks or so, when you're talking to us you are actually saying words that we can understand! And when you string some of the words together, the "sentences" that you say are so funny! Sometimes we know where you've picked up what you're saying, and sometimes we have no idea! Like the other day...we were sitting in the living room and you walked over to me and started screaming "ELMO!" over and over. Now, we've never watched Elmo with you. And you don't have an Elmo toy. So we don't know where you picked that up. Luckily someone had given us an Elmo movie back when you were really little to let you watch. And now, you like to request Mickey Mouse. But when you ask for that, it sounds like moush. You LOVE to eat cheese or fruit snacks as your snacks. When you ask for a snack it sounds like you are saying Knack. But it is the cutest thing. You are constantly moving and climbing. You will climb on anything that you can get your little hands on. One of my favorite things you do is, you can be in the middle of doing something and you'll hear music start up up somewhere in the background and you will drop whatever you are doing to start dancing. You are a music baby, that's for sure. You are also a water baby. I have to keep a real close eye on you, because if I don't, you will pick up the dogs water dish and completely empty it so that you can splash around in the water. You have been known to get into your kiddie pool fully clothed, shoes and all just to splash around. You are a very loving baby too. You love to give hugs and fishy kisses. You will cuddle with me all the time, and believe me when I say, I eat it up! I will stop anything to cuddle with you because I LOVE it that much. You have also recently started trying to show your independence by throwing tantrums every once in a while. So far they haven't been too bad, but daddy and I just laugh because your fake cry look is so adorable!
I can't tell you how much your daddy and I love you. You have been such a bright spot in our lives since the day you were born. We just wish the time would slow down a little because we know that if we blink, you will be grown and ready to move out. We know that you are already a great kid, and we look forward to watching you grow.
Just to let you know, at your 18 month appointment you measured in at 25.6 lbs, 34 inches tall, and your head measured off the chart as usual! I would tell you to slow down on the growing...but we both know that won't happen!
Love,
Mommy
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| My Beautiful girl |
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| I don't know when you got so big either! |
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