18 Months!

 

How is it possible a whole year and a half has already gone by, you are 18 months and I just can't believe it. You have grown up so much and are turning into a little girl right before my eyes! You love all things girly, you're obsessed with shoes, anything sparkly, wearing necklaces, using mommy's chap stick, carrying around purses and you're are the perfect mama in training...you LOVE your baby dolls:) You are full of sweetness and sass...more sweetness thankfully;)! Your opinion on everything is growing by the day, you want what you want when you want it ha...doesn't everyone!?! You totally understand everything we tell, you bring us what we ask you to get or show us what we are asking about but your words are not there yet. You point at everything and say Awe, you have a few words you use but your vocabulary isn't expanding like the Doctor thinks it should. They say it's probably because you don't go to day care and you're around adults more then kids so every time you point at something we just get it for you. They said not to worry, it would be more of a concern if you were 2 but as a precaution someone is coming out to observe you to see if you need speech therapy. We would rather find out now then later and we have no doubt you will catch up in no time!

Weight & Height~ You are still pretty tiny you're 22lbs 8oz 48%, 30.5in 13%, and head 17.5in12%

Loves~ 

• Reading is your favorite thing of all we read at least 20 books a day, your still loving brown bear but you have now decided baby bear is OK too. You will growl like a bear and flip to the skunk just to waive your hand in front of your face when we say pew-yew  
• Dancing 
• Music
• Being outside  
• Riding your "bike" around the block 
• Playing in your tent
• Dollies
• Minnie Mouse 
• Tea party set 
• Balloons 
• Shooting hoops...daddy loves this
• Your cousin Max...you get so excited even if you just see a picture of him 
• Blankies we must have a few in your crib at all times 
• Spinning you will spin in circles till you get dizzy and fall down 
• Sitting in your "own" chair
• Helping with laundry 
• Running around the house pushing the walker 

 

Best cheap toy purchase ever!!! She still loves  to run around with this dang thing even though she's been walking for months on her own, silly girl!!!

Playing peek a boo in the bath

Fun times~ We tried out tot time at our local YMCA and it was a hit! You ran your heart out, played with your friends Savannah and Max, and Shared stole toys from other kids! You were in your first costume contest and won 2nd place, went to your second Halloween parade and loved every second of it, went trick or treating this consisted of riding in a wagon waving at everyone and going up to two doors! Went to Mall of America and rode the carousal, you liked it before it started moving then not so much!





Facts~ You still have the white blonde hair but I can tell it's starting to darken a bit and your eyes are a very deep blue ( I get ask all the time if they are brown...there is no way this could be possible ha)! Your wearing size 18 mon or18-24 clothes, size 5 1/2 wide shoes and size 4 diaper! You're still cutting teeth by the day... I think you have 12 but you won't let me get a good look. Once again Gg and I went totally crazy buying festive holiday clothes and I can not wait to have you start wearing them the day after thanksgiving

We love you so much Stell bell and can not wait for all the holiday festivities to start! You are going to love everything and probably get into everything too... but that's the fun in it right!? You have truly blessed our lives and we are so so THANKFUL for that:)

Love Always And Forever,

Mommy & Daddy

16 & 17 months old!!!

Stell Bell, Time just seems to be getting away from me.  I totally missed 16 months so we are combining it with 17 months and I'm still late at getting it posted...I know no mommy of the year award going on over here! Well to no surprise, I'm just loving this age!!! You my friend are so much fun, your lil personality is growing bigger by the day, you're oh so funny, but also getting a whole lot sassier and you have many facial expression to go with that personality of yours (my favorite is when you purse your lips together and look at us out of the corner of your eye its the cutest:) Hitting the 16 mon marker was the kick off to your busyness! It has taken on a whole new level and you are into EVERYTHING and your so dang quick now we can hardly keep up....your daddy and I are definitely pooped by your bed time! We've been keeping busy with many play dates, you went to the library for your first tot time and loved it, and we've been spending lots of time outside playing and going for walks trying to soak up every last minute of nice weather!

Loves~ 

• Reading, your #1 favorite book is Brown Bear Brown and I'm not kidding when I say we read this at least 25 times a day, a close second favorite is Time For bed, we read it every night before bed and you can hardly wait till the last page because there is a little girl and you always give her a kiss goodnight other favorites are The Going To Bed Book, 10 little lady bugs, Happy Sparkling Halloween, princess baby, Biscuit visits the pumpkin patch and My pretty pink alphabet purse 
• Baby dolls, you are such a lil mama....you love pushing them in a stroller, rocking them and giving hugs & kisses 
• Being outside, you would live out there if we let you
• Walks, you love to be pushed in your trike and wave as the cars go by
• Dancing, I've never seen a child that loves to dance so much you start moving your body the second you hear music   
• Putting caps back on things like your apple sauce pouches and water bottles 
• Shoes, you are obsessed!!! You oooo and awe at everyones shoes, you also love trying to put them on and helping us put ours on 
• Drinking out of a water bottle you think you are so cool when you do this and we have to do it over and over again

                                                

Dislikes~ Getting your diaper changed, brushing your teeth you have to do it by yourself, car rides longer then 15min, and being told no

Favorite Toys~  Your tea party set, so cute you pour me my tea and when I say cheers we hit cups, little people anything, you love the house and school bus best. Books and dollies is what you play with most often through out the day, which I love because dolls were my favorite toy when I was little and I never get sick of reading to you.  You come running with the book you want, with the biggest smile on your face and snuggle right in my lap to listen and turn the pages for me!

Favorite Foods~ Any fruit but honey crisp apples are your fav, oatmeal, waffles, eggs, chicken nuggets, String cheese, turkey dogs, macaroni, tator tot hot dish, raviolis, pizza, turkey and ham

 Favorite snacks~ Pretzels, cheddar bunnies, gold fish, Chex cereal, cheerios, graham crackers, veggie straws, Apple sauce pouch, vanilla wafers, raisins

Clothing~ Mostly 12-18 mon, shoes size 5 and diaper 4...Once again Gg and I went crazy and stocked up on festive Halloween outfits when they went on sale last year! I could hardly wait for Oct.1st so you could start wearing them

Fun Facts~ You were in your first wedding, and did awesome you made it all the way down the aisle and you didn't just walk down it, you put on a show and danced down it:) You have 11 teeth, and cutting more as we speak, your hair is getting crazy long and it's always out of control, your getting good at using a fork and spoon, and you like to have at least two blankies when it's nap time or bed time

Girlfriend life is so much stinkin fun with you, there is never a dull moment and even on the tough days I thank my lucky stars that I get to be your mommy! I love every minute and feel so incredibly blessed to have you as my baby girl!  Your the cutest, most fun, silliest, smiliest, happiest baby girl around and we love so very very much! 

Love Always & Forever,

Mommy & Daddy