Our Not-so- Little Lady

It’s hard to believe our little bug is not so little anymore.  She’s an 18-month that’s always curious, on the move, and despises the word “no”.  Our laid-back sweet baby has turned into a feisty chick that makes her desires known!  (I guess you’d have to be that way when you’re the 3^rd one.)  Here are some milestones she’s reached:

Words –

Her vocabulary is expanding exponentially everyday!  We were a little worried a month ago, because it seemed like she wasn’t adding new words, but she’s just taken off lately.  She’s always been really good at understanding what we say, but she didn’t have a desire to talk but rather grunt.  We always find her words funny, because they don’t seem to be the conventional “first words”.  Her favorites are:  mum, daddy, pumpkin, crackers, uh-oh, baby, duck, and shoes.

Food-

The pickiness has set it.  It’s a tough age, because you can’t bribe her yet, so we’re stuck with what she chooses to eat.  Although if she’s really hungry she’ll eat anything.  So I try to  sneak in the veggies and fruits before her meal and see if she’ll go for those first.  It’s also tough having big sisters, so she’s already been introduced to too much junk.  Her favorites are hot dogs, mac & cheese, bananas, crackers, juice,  and yogurt.

What we love about you, our funny bug -

1.  The way you yell “mum” at me like an angry Englishman!

2.  You point at a CSU Ram logo and say “daddy”.  Can we say obsessed much?

3.  When trick-or-treating you would grunt when you wanted candy – just like you do to us when you want something. 

4.  You love to parade around in our shoes.  I can never seem to find 2 matching shoes, because you trek them all over the house!

5.  You walk up to us holding a diaper and wipes and point to your diaper and say “poop”.   Makes life a little easier!  Guess, again, you expect that with a 3^rd one that gets little attention.

6.  Even though you’re constantly moving and investigating, you still have time to be extra cuddly!  Love you buggy!