16 Months Old

The last few months have been a whirlwind but you are growing and learning so fast.  I can't believe you are 16 months old!  You are less and less like a baby everyday and more like a toddler with a mind of her own.

You are about 22 lbs and 31 inches long.  You wear size 4 diapers, size 5 shoe and 18 and 24 month clothes.


Things that you've learned since your 1st birthday:
 - I'm most surprised by your communication so I've attempted to write down all the words you say that are understandable and not just ones that you repeat but something you will say/identify on your own.  
 - You can say and identify/use properly: Mama, Dada, Daddy, Nana, Papa, Aubrey, Abby, ball, duck, light, hi, up, down, uh oh, outside, out, door, hello, this, that, eat, milk, drink, please, snack, love you, thank you, star, one, two, five, go, let's go, ready, yes, no, mine, whoa, don't know, shoe, eye, nose, ear, mouth, out, copter, airplane, whale, movie, bath, night night, bye bye and my personal favorite right now, turtle.  You surprise me everyday with more words you say and how willing you are to repeat words you don't know.  I'm sure I missed lots and there are a bunch more words/things that you can identify but don't say.
 - You know what the cow, monkey, snake, tiger, cat, dog, bird, fish and sheep says.
 - You know where the eye, nose, ear, chin, mouth, teeth, head, hair, belly, hand, fingers, foot and toes are.
 - You can walk pretty fast, walk backwards and are starting to try to jump.  You can go up stairs without crawling if there's only a couple and are getting close to going down.
 - You are still a great eater and are getting more and more independent.  There are some meals where you want to do everything yourself and are getting better with the spoon.  
 - You have only 4 teeth with one more just poking through.
 - When I ask the question, "what's this/that?" you just repeat this/that.  We're working on that one.
 - You are really good at picking up and putting things away where we ask.  
 - You now give closed mouth kisses and make the sound.  It's really cute but I think I'm going to miss the open mouth wet kisses.
 - You love your daddy so much.  The last couple months since he's gotten home has been so much fun to watch. 

E

Happy 1st Birthday!!

Wow!  A whole year!  It's almost too hard to believe.

You have actually lost a little weight and are just under 19lbs and 30 inches long.  You wear size 4 diapers and 12 and 18 month clothes.  The goal for the next few weeks is to put on a little weight.  You are such a good eater it seems like it should be easy.

Things you have learned/do this month:
  - You can now say mama, dada, ball, hi, duck, moo, light and probably some others I'm forgetting.
 - You are on the move.  About the only time you sit still is when you're in the high chair eating.
 - You can consistently take about 4 steps but you are usually "running" to grab a hold of something.  Crawling is still the main mode of transportation.
  - You are sooo sweet!  You give such good kisses to anyone and anything.
 - You like frosting and could care less about cake :)
  
I did so good all year getting pictures each month and then missed your year birthday.  Here are some from Halloween, Thanksgiving and birthday party.

 

E

Long Time No Write???

Oh it's been a while.  I apologize to all 10 of you who actually read this! :)  I'll be doing some catch up to finish out Aubrey's first year and then probably skipping quite a bit to just catch up.  Posts coming "soon"...

E