18 Months

Last Thursday Autumn was 18 months old.  Man, time flies!  We had her 18 month checkup and here are her stats:

• Height - 31 inches, 26th percentile
• Weight - 21 lbs  4 oz., 12th percentile
• Head circumference - 46 cm, 25th percentile

Baby girl is getting big!  Here are some of the things she is doing at 18 months:

• Talking like crazy!  Some words include: bubbles, Mama, Dada, Bubba (aka Cooper), bathtub, Elmo, Abby, done.  I know there are more, but we're still trying to decipher so much of what she says. 
• She enjoys coloring.  Specifically she is into pointellism.
• She is not just walking, but running everywhere.
• She loves getting into the laundry basket and being pushed around the house.
• She loves slides and swings.
• She likes to hug Bubba and Cookie.
• She eats pretty much everything.
• She knows most of her body parts: nose, ears, eyes, tummy, hands, feet, etc.  She loves to show you her body parts when you ask where they are.
• Autumn loves to clap for herself when she does soemthing good, like when she correctly identifies a body part or throws something in the trash.
• She is an organizer.  Her favorite activity is moving things from one container to another and back again.  She organizes toys, shoes, markers, chalk, etc.
• Autumn is wearing size 12-18 month clothes, size 4.5 shoes, and size 4 diapers.
• Autumn is starting to tell us when she needs her diaper changed.
• She does great at school.  Daddy insists that she is a teacher's pet because one teacher or another is always holding and hugging her.  She doesn't cry when we leave her at school or the church nursery, which is very nice for us.  She seems to play well on her own and gets along with other kids, but we're definitely going to have to work on the concept of sharing.
• We're starting to explain the new baby to Autumn, but she doesn't understand much yet.
• She is about to move into a toddler bed.  Wish us luck!

Autumn is such a sweetie and she brings so much joy to our lives.  We love you sweet girl!