18 Month Check Up

This past Friday was Ashlyn's 18 month check.  I can't believe that this little girl is a year and a half old already.  Aside from a slight fever (which turned into a nightmare of a weekend), the doctor says she is perfect!  She couldn't get her shots because she had a fever so we go back in two weeks for those.

Doctor's Stats:
Weight: 25lbs 11oz (75th %)
Height: 32.125 inches (75th %)
Head: Off the charts again

The basics?

Diapers - still wearing a size 4 but starting to think about pull ups and size 5
Clothing - All 18 month and 24 month
Food - She has become a little more picky and is going through a Spaghetti O's phase
Sleeping - Goes to bed between 9 and 10, wakes up between 7 and 8
Daycare - still there :(
Camera roll - 2562 pictures,  261 downloads
Teeth - 12 teeth total, another one pushing through
Words - Too many words to list!
Favorite cartoons - Mickey Mouse Club House
Favorite toy - Anything she can play with outside

Pictures of my sweet Baby Girl:

 

 

18 Weeks

 

18 Months

 

Your vocabulary is just exploding more and more every day.  You talked a lot at 15 months and you talk twice as much now.  You literally repeat everything so you are learning a ton of new words and sentences.  Yes, I said sentences.  You speak in sentences.  We can actually hold small conversations with you sometimes. 

 

And you sing, sing, sing.  Right now your favorite kid's song is The Itsy Bitsy Spider.  You sing it over and over again.  You also sing many other songs like your ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Row Your Boat, Patty Cake and You Are My Sunshine.  You also started singing along to songs on the radio.  Right now, your favorite song is Rhianna, Stay.

 

You have become a bit more picky about eating and you really don't eat any meat.  You still like your vegetables and you love fruit but we just can't get you to eat meat.  You don't eat much at meal times and you like to snack.  We still try to stick to milk or water instead of juices and you seem to be OK with that.  You are hardly eating right now because you are teething.  We finally have one of those canines coming in.  I hope it cuts through soon because you are miserable! 

You don't have any favorite toys but you love to be outside.  You go out on the deck and lay down so you can color with your sidewalk chalk.  I'm planning to get you a water table this week and I think you are going to want to be outside playing all of the time with that.

You have also been watching more movies lately.  It's amazing that you will actually sit and watch an entire movie.  Your favorite is still Wall-E but you also really like Madagascar.  You watched Up this past weekend and seemed to like that too.

Your tantrums have gotten about ten times worse.  You go from being the sweetest little thing to crying uncontrollably for what seems like no reason to me.  You usually get over it in about ten minutes, though, and go back to your happy self.

We are trying to break you of your pacifier right now but it's hard with you teething.  My goal is to get that pacifier away from you by your 2nd birthday.  I know it will be tough because Little Man is coming and he might use a pacifier but I know we can do it.

 

You had an awful diaper rash for a few months.  I tried so many different things to clear it up and nothing worked.  I finally took you to the doctor and got some cream for it and now it's cleaning up.  I still think I may need to change your diaper brand, though.

You  are going to be a big sister in about 2 1/2 months.  Your baby brother is the luckiest little guy in the world to have a sister as sweet as you.  I can't wait to see how you interact with him.  I just hope you know how much Mommy loves you.  I hope you know that you are my #1 girl and that's never going to change.  I'm nervous about how you are going to adjust to baby brother and I can only hope that you give him the same awesome hugs and kisses you give Mommy and Daddy!

My BEAUTIFUL 18 month old Baby Girl: