Anyways, we went to the Dr. for her 18 month old check up and she is 28 lbs. exactly, 33.19" tall, and has a head circumference of 18.54". That puts her in the 91st percentile for height and weight (finally they've evened out! =) and 68th percentile for her head, which they said is normal. After filling out a huge questionnaire about all the things she can and cannot do or say or comprehend, we were told she is well above the curve and is doing great for her age!! (I knew I had a smart baby! ;) She cried during her initial evaluations for blood pressure and such, as well as during her two shots, but she just sat there and let them do what they needed to do. She didn't kick and fight or anything. Just sad submission, poor thing. She was yelling "Owwie Mommy! Owwie!!" which made me feel horrible, but also proud she was communicating so effectively haha. When she gets hurt I have her tell me where her owie is and then I kiss it and make it all better. So for the rest of the next week or so she would point to her little thighs and say "Owwie Mommy. Owwie." and want me to kiss them. Also, Bear got owwies on her feet (cuz she doesn't really have defined legs) and I am still kissing away Bear's owwies. =)
We have started letting her watch some TV since we've moved to WA. I know technically you're not "supposed to" let them watch until they're 2, but it happened at a friend's house and just kinda went from there. So anyways, we use Netflix so she can watch upstairs on my laptop where everything is baby proofed, and she can watch whatever she wants, whenever we want to let her watch. Love it. So her two favorite shows are Dora the Explorer ("Dodo"), Sesame Street ("Elmo") and Winnie the Pooh ("Pooh"). She love love LOVES her some Dora, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Pooh and Eeyore. =) So if you need any gift ideas for Christmas, something with any of them in it would be a super huge hit.
I've decided I need to start a list of all the words she can say. I hadn't done that yet and I'm curious to know just how many she knows by now, because it is quite a lot!! We have regular conversations throughout the day - it's so cool!! My baby is soooooooo not a baby anymore. I felt like she still was when we were in MD for Christmas, but it's amazing what 9 months will do...guess I shouldn't be surprised since 9 months is what it takes to go from a cell to a baby. But somehow it still amazes me...
When we were leaving church on Sunday, she was walking and we were holding hands (so Mommy doesn't have to carry her AND her sister ;) and she waved and said "Bye bye!" to every single person we passed. She also always waves to cars when they pass us on our walks in the neighborhood, and to people in the grocery store. She is such a polite and friendly child. I am so in Mommy-love with her. =)
xoxox
