18 Months Old

We are now officially parents of a one and a half year old! From here on out she will be closer to two than one...I guess she really isn't a baby anymore. Good thing, since baby #2 will be here in 8 short weeks! I went back and looked at what she was doing 3 months ago and it is crazy how much she has changed in such a short time.
At 18 months, Claire:

• is talking up a storm. It is amazing how many words she has learned and how many things she repeats every day. She has started to string together 2-3 words at a time. Some of our favorites so far are one more (as in one more story before bedtime), more milk (the girl would drink a gallon a day if we let her), I poopie (which is true about 50% of the time), and all dirty (when taking off her shoes). She has also become quite good at using the words no and mine...these are definitely not on the favorites list.
• continues to love music. We finished up our Saturday morning class last weekend, but she continues to have class during the week at school. Earlier this week she kept saying apple nana over and over and we couldn't figure out why, especially since she has decided that bananas are no longer for her. It finally occurred to us that she was trying to sing the song 'I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas'. Crazy girl. Itsy Bitsy Spider is also a favorite, especially with the actions.
• loves to be outside. She could spend hours at the park or outside in our backyard. She loves the sand as long as she has her tennis shoes on. If she is in her sandals and there is any risk her feet might get dirty, forget it.
• enjoys going on bike rides in the bike trailer with Dad.
• still only has 7 teeth. We are starting to wonder if she will ever have a full set. She has been sticking her fingers in her mouth and chomping down on her spoon a lot, so maybe she is getting more...it is hard to tell.
• would eat blueberries all day long if we let her. She is seriously obsessed. The minute we go downstairs for breakfast she starts asking for booberries.
• enjoys her fair share of Sesame Street, usually in the morning with Daddy. Elmo is definitely her favorite.
• has started to show her 'girly' side, which I have to admit that I love. She loves watching me put on make-up and truly enjoys her wide selection of shoes (I have a bit of an obsession).

Happy 1/2 Birthday, Claire!

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