18 months old!

18 month well-check went fine, despite the fact that she had multiple "owies" to show her pediatrician...she found fire ants on the weekend and had blisters on her hand, and she also did a nasty face plant into the dishwasher (she was trying to climb on the open door) and had some bruises on her cheek and forehead.

She's still petite...height is 30.5 inches, which is 20th percentile, (head circumference was 30th percentile, she's still top heavy :), and weight: 18.2 lbs, which is still under--there's no percentile for it.

No worries though, since she is healthy and still obviously meeting her developmental markers plenty early. And Dr. also said she has been surprisingly strong since her first month, and that she is strong enough to turn her car seat around. Yay! We'll see if she stops fussing so much.

No vaccinations, but she did get a flu shot, because she'll be starting pre-school in a couple weeks. She now knows how to say the word "piccy" (shot) and points to her leg where she got her shot.

Her face seems to say "really, mom? you're still taking these pictures?"

Putting her sock on, and taking them off...repeat....

Let's play some catch up...

I only download pictures from my phone occasionally. But now that I can take video on my phone, it seems I've got even more "someday-I'll-post-this-on-my-blog-so-everyone-can-see-it-and-be-delighted" moments to catch up on. So, here goes...

The latest trend...climbing.

She's loved climbing into cupboards, closets, shutting herself in places (dark places in particular....??) repeatedly. She gets a kick out of it. She is also quite a confident climber and loves to climb on things she's not supposed to climb.

BUSTED!

She's also still a good eater. Pediatrician asked at her last appointment how she was eating and when I said "fine--she eats anything" he said great, but then proceeded to tell me that she's at the age where appetite will drop and pickiness can begin...if it hadn't already. I hope not, because we've been wanting her to keep gaining weight so we can turn around her car seat!!

Peas remain a favorite...(yep, she ate 'em all)

And blueberries, of course!

We went to the Arboretum one Tuesday when they had some kids activities, including a petting zoo. Since she hadn't ever been near any of these animals before (only my parent's puppies), I did the wise momma thing and held her outside to look at the animals first. But no, she wiggled right on down, and headed inside without even waiting for me to park her stroller. She touched every animal, and then walked right back around and petted every animal again. She moved so fast, it was hard to take pictures!

Have I mentioned she loves to climb??

It's finally starting to cool down here, so there will likely be less half-nakey baby pictures. Although she really loves to roam around the house in a t-shirt and diaper. Especially if it's one of mine or Ricardo's t-shirts...I have to put a rubber band around part of the neckband, but other than that, it's a great fit!

And now onto the videos. Remember when I said X eats anything? Here she is eating chips and salsa with her papa. She first tried Jalapeño queso at about 11 months old...she ate a BUNCH of my dad's ají last month when we went down to Houston. Apparently she likes spicy.

She also (rarely) falls asleep while eating....

And, she loves to color. And listen to music while she colors. When the music fades, she has to touch the remote to bring it back. If you listen hard, you can hear her singing along with the song :)