Our little Miss Blakely turned 18 months on January 18th! We are having so much fun with her ever changing personality and new abilities. It seems like she is constantly learning new things and it always so surprising!
She brings so much joy and spice to our lives. Brock and I just love to watch her-she is SO entertaining! She is definitely learning how to communicate and get what she's after. She's gotten a little sass in her that she is learning to express with her words, gestures and facial expressions. She is such and expressive little thing. Her joy and happiness exudes from her countenance and she knows how to show love and affection. It is also very clear when she is unhappy, angry, sad or hurt. She has a scowl and grumpy face that puts you in your place when you've crossed a line with her!
Her personal preferences and habits have become more apparent. She is a creature of habit and routine. She handles being off schedule for the most part but she can get pretty crabby if her naps and bedtime are too messed up. She has to sleep with her Glow Worm, Stuffed Dora and a binky. She doesn't relax until she has all those things. Heaven help us if we ever lose part of her nighttime crew!
She talking up a storm! It seems like she says something new or puts new phrases together almost daily. She is so friendly and loves to say "hi" to everyone. She is non-stop chatter....seriously, she even jabbers in her sleep!
Her favorite thing to do is to play with her Little People Dollhouse. She can play for hours if mom and dad will play too. She also loves to color, paint, (thank goodness for the Mess Free products) ride her bike, go for walks, watch Dora (she's obsessed) and open/close doors. She is a busy bee and is on the move from the time her peepers open til she finally gives up and goes to sleep. She is busy and messy but not destructive. We can leave our breakables out and she doesn't bother them-thank goodness!
She loves her Daddy and is so SO much! I'm pretty sure his arrival from work at night is her favorite part of the day. She squeals, dances and acts really nerdy when he walks in the door. It's the most heart melting moment(s) ever.
In the last two weeks she has given up her morning nap which I am kind of bummed about. So now she just takes an afternoon nap. Her nap time just was cut in half and I am still trying to figure out how to function on just two hours of work time instead of the four that I've had. It's challenging!
She is still a really good eater most of the time. She has become a little more picky with things and it can be challenging to get veggies into her at times. Some days she just doesn't want to eat and other days she eats like a man. Overall she tries everything and I just feed her what we eat. Her favorite foods are: Bananas, Steel Cut Oats w/Agave Syrup, PB& J, Easy Mac, Salad, Spaghetti, Hamburgers, Yogurt, Apples, Yogurt Melts, Graham Crackers, Milk, Chex and CHOCOLATE!
Blakely is an absolute delight to have in our home. We love her to pieces and feel so grateful to be her parents. She teaches us new things daily and we couldn't imagine life without her! Happy 18 Months Baby Rae!
18 Month Highlights
Sleeps like a CHAMP
1 nap a day
Starting to attempt dressing herself-loves to put her own shoes on
She loves to give big "leg hugs"
Drinks out of a regular cup
Loves "Da Ball"
Picks on Boog and Brutus
Pretends all the time. i.e: eating, cooking, feeding babies, washing her body, acting like a puppy or kitty
She loves to look at books
Makes animal noises: Bear, Kitty, Dog, Duck, Pig
She can match her puzzle pieces to the right place, she just needs help getting them to fit in the spot
She is addicted to her Binky more than ever-FAIL
Loves to play in her kitchen and "cook" and "feed" us her yummy food
She only uses her Dora Dolls for babies all other babies are ignored
She loves jewelry, chapstick, mom's makeup, purses and her high heels
Her favorite show is DORA....she would watch it all day long if I let her
Loves playing with cousins and other family
Loves to laugh
Loves to be outside
Will NOT nap in the car
Packs Dora and her Glow Worm around
She can be kind of demanding/bossy-she knows exactly what she wants
She plays independently but loves to have us play with her too
Talking up a storm
WORDS:
Dough-A (Dora)-typically referencing the show
Dough Dough (Dora)-asking for her Dora dolls
Dough (Dora)-when she is talking to Dora directly
NoOOooo-Sassy most times
Yes
Yeah
Baba-Bottle
Ba-Binky
Cacka-cookie, cracker
Ollie-Grandma's Dog
Elliot-Grandma's Dog
Woof
Raaar
Meow
Tanku-Thank You
Hup me- Help Me
DaBall-The Ball
Wasstat-What's that
Ho Me- Hold me
Num Num
Yummy
My Da-My Dad
Dada
Mum-mom
Momma
Jesus
Ma'am Ma-Grandma
Umpa-Grandpa
Book
Hi
Bye
No Nap
No Mum
Icky
Owee Owee
This
Shoe
There
Galggalag-treat, cookie, chocolate
Off-refering to her diaper
23 Pounds
