Charlotte recently passed the 18 month mark. Our little baby girl is now closer to 2 than 1. I am in disbelief and if I could freeze time for just a few months, I would. I am loving the age she is at right now. She is at such a sweet age...no longer a baby, but not quite kid.
She is communicating like crazy and has SO much to say. She repeats everything we say and we can understand nearly everything that she wants. She loves to sing and knows the words to several songs. My personal favorites of hers are 'Twinkle Twinkle', and 'Row, Row, Row your Boat'.
She loves to play independently. Often times she will wander off into her room to look at books or play with other toys. Completely content to hang out with herself. She continues to love to read...her favorite book lately is
Silly Sally. She giggles with delight every time. She has been more interested in puzzles and is pretty good at the peg-style ones. Of course that doesn't prevent her from taking all the pieces out of Claire's and leaving them for someone else to put back together. Good thing Claire likes puzzles too.
She loves following her sister around and wants to do everything that Claire does. Whether its painting or playing games or helping cook in the kitchen we have learned that it is much easier to give in and let her participate.
She is a friendly little girl that loves other kids, especially babies. She is sweet and happy, and LOVES to cuddle. If she had it her way she would take every nap on Mom or Dad's chest. While she sleeps fine through the night, sleeping is definitely not her favorite activity. She has a hard time settling down at nap and bedtime and often needs a little reassurance before she finally drifts off. We're pretty sure Claire sleeps more than her, but can't complain as she is usually in a pretty good mood.
She has recently starting going on the potty, which I find hilarious. She started going at school first. When her teachers told me that she was going at least once a day in the potty, I didn't believe them. We started putting her on at home and she has actually been pretty successful. And while we are no where near ready to potty train, we are pretty proud.
While she has been pretty healthy this winter, we are still struggling with her ears. She has probably had about 5 infections this winter...2 of which we needed antibiotics to clear. The good thing is that her tubes allow the fluid to drain, so she isn't in pain. We are headed back to the
ENT in a few weeks, so we will see if he has any suggestions. We had her 18 month appointment today and everything else checked out great. She now weighs in at 21 lbs 14 oz (14
th %) and is 31.5 inches tall (42
nd %) - still a little peanut.
Happy 18 months Charlotte!
