Karly - 18 months

18 months - this is a magical age!  She has really blossomed from a baby into a little toddler lately and she is hilarious!  She is quite a talker these days and surprises us daily with the sentences and thoughts she is putting together.   Here's a few funny things that come to mind:

-- Says 'bless you" when we sneeze

-- wakes up singing happy birthday, then says "mom, dad, where are you?"

-- loves to watch bubble guppies, and has discovered the wonder of the TV in general.

-- constantly says, "mom, watch" over and over again about everywhere she goes and everything she does.

-- she yells "no mom, it's not funny!" when she is upset

-- when we ask if she is stinky, or needs a new diaper, she says:  "No poop, just wet!"

She loves music which always results in singing and dancing.  She knows a lot of song lyrics already and has her favorites.  When we are driving in the car and the song changes to something she likes, she says "Oh I like this song!"  and insists that we have a dance party.  She will call us out one by one until everyone is dancing.

She is a little parrot to her older siblings.  Everything she hears them say, she tries to say.  Every time they jump or skip or flip, she tries to do it too. I suppose this is exactly why she seems and acts so much older than she is.  She is mimicking them and learning quickly!  She is very smart and picks up on things quick.  She is a smart little cookie, in a tiny little body.  She is precious.

She loves purses, shoes, and any accessories she can get her hands on.

She loves peanut butter and will eat it by the spoonful if I let her.

She loves to play babies or "family", and in this case even let us swaddle her because she was the baby.

She is a great sleeper!  She loves her blankie and binkie still so she looks forward to naps and gets excited when the time comes to go in her bed and snuggle.  She sleeps great through the night, and takes good solid naps which makes for one happy baby and mommy!

Update: In November, I took her to her 18 month well child check up.  So she was actually just under 22 months, but here are her growth stats on the 18 month scale:

22lb 15 oz  -  14% for weight
2 ft  8 inches  -  22% for height

Tiny cute little baby!