18 Months!

18 Months!

Weight: 24.4 lbs

Height: 32 inches

Friday we had Bentlee's 18 month check up with Dr. Albert. Everything went good and she is in the 50th percentile for height and weight, which seems where she is going to stay. She had to get two shots, but only cried for a minute. Dr. Albert was very impressed with B's vocabulary and her ability to already speak in short sentences sometimes. She was not concerned that Bentlee still gets her night bottle (this is why I adore our pediatrician) and she said we'd talk about it again when she turns two. She said because Bentlee is already in a big girl bed when most babies are still in a crib, it changes things a little because I can't just make Bentlee stay in bed. She gets up and walks around. While we were there, Bentlee did all her animal noises and her body parts. This Mommy was proud!

Words she is using frequently: Mommy, Daddy, Mimi, cup, backpack, Elmo, Dora, moon, clouds, milk, bath, crack-crack (crackers), pretties (toes), home, fish, dog, shoes.. Just to name a few.

She can do all her animal sounds and they are adorable. My favorite is her bear sound. Her snake sound is more of a blow her spit at you. Not sure why, but to her, this is a snake.

She knows all her body parts and can count to three if you start it with one. She is learning her colors, but is still a little confused about them.

She is OBSESSED with shoes and likes to change pairs all day long. Sometimes, when she insists on what she is going to wear, there is no reason to fight with her because she will win. So sometimes we will wear a brown skirt with black shoes.

She is a CLIMBER. We have caught her on top of the table with Elmer's glue and a screwdriver. On top of the table helping herself to her "poop loops" and on top of the entertainment center touching the tv. Girlfriend will climb anything sitting still.

She loves Macy. I mean LURVES her. Adores her. And sometimes asks for her even when we aren't home. She will only call her Mimi. And Macy also adores her. Although she pretends not to. She doesn't let B get to close to her, but she will be the first one at B's door in the morning whining until I can get there. Macy also doesn't allow us to horseplay with B unless she is standing right there watching and usually whining until we put her back down on the ground.

She has started saying HI and BYE very clearly and it is the cutest thing. She will pop up in the doorway where we are and just say, "Hi." And its kind of drawn out and country. She also likes to pop out and say, Boo. But in a simple quiet voice which makes it even funnier.

This past weekend, she took came into the room where I was cleaning naked as a jaybird. She had taken her diaper off and didn't want to put it back on. It made us laugh all afternoon.

She is also very loveable and has started giving us hugs frequently even when we don't ask for them. A kiss on the other hand is different. She picks and chooses when she wants to hand them out.

She is very opinionated and stubborn. Traits I think she gets from me unfortanely. She is also very curious and inquisitive which are two things she gets from her Daddy. She is strong willed and independent and I think those are ok as long as she uses those traits carefully.