Monday, May 27, 2013

18 months

We went to Lucy's 18 month appointment last week and I can't remember her exact numbers, but I have the percentages.  So here they are: Height: 90th percentile, Weight: 20th percentile (23.5ish).  Lucy is growing and developing so much that I don't think I can possibly remember even half of what's going on right now, but here's my best at capturing these last few months.

  • Communication is definitely developing like crazy.  She says lot's of basics (yeah, hi, mama, dada) and a lot of random ones too (examples: drink, book, truck, etc.... she likes her "k" sounds).
  • Lucy is totally addicted to her pacifier, which for some reason she calls her "baba."  By addicted, I mean it's all she talks about and begs for every 2 seconds if she doesn't have it.  We've drastically improved over the last few days with this though.
  • She eats like crazy... like a teenage boy!!  For example, one morning for breakfast she ate two eggs, a bowl of applesauce, a handful of grapes, a piece of toast, and a string cheese and was begging for food an hour later.  She's not too picky, either, which is nice.  Drinking is another story though.  She doesn't like milk, is not a huge fan of juice, and will drink water sporadically as long as I'm constantly offering it to her all day.
  • Lucy has not even made it two whole weeks since December without getting sick.  I really hope that changes now.
  • She'll never ever turn down the chance to go outside.  She loves bikes and anything she can ride on... which means I'm usually bent over pushing her. :)  She could also swing/go down the slide for hours.
  • Still afraid of going to other people and/or having us leave the room.
  • Gives lot's of kisses.  We always say prayers with her before bed and afterwards she gives each of us a kiss, but lately she thinks she's hilarious by giving Ryan a kiss, then me, then back to Ryan, then back to me... funny girl.  We all end up laughing.
  • Pats her bottom when she is about to have a dirty diaper.  Thanks for the warning. ;)
  • Loves to dance, stomp her foot, spin in circles, and attempt to jump.
  • She was sleeping awesome when not sick (12-12.5 hours every night, and two long naps during the day.  Heaven.), but lately she has not needed as much sleep and has been waking up way early and not taking as long of naps.  I can't complain about that though as long as she wakes up content and well-rested (but when she's not, it's frustrating).
  • Always folds her arms for prayers.  The funny thing is that she kind of knows when to do it at church too, which is usually after the song when it gets quiet, but sometimes she'll do it after the rest hymn or something and wonder why we're not praying.
  • Still has reflux and it makes her very fussy.  I could scream.
That's all I can remember for now.  I don't have any pictures for just 18 months, and though I may add some later, I think I have plenty of other pictures of Lucy on the blog.

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