Taylor Marie @ 18 months
* her favorite song is "Old McDonald Had A Farm" and she sings it A LOT :) other faves are "Row Your Boat" "Itsy Bitsy Spider" "Wheels On The Bus" and plenty more!
* has a deeper appreciation for her paci since she is cutting her molars she likes to put it to the side & chew
* Loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse now, but is in a trance and really watches her Baby Einstein dvds, and she still hearts Elmo big time!
* she can just about say everything and tries to! She names everyone in the family and associates their pets.
* she also knows sign language for several words. She can sign: mommy, daddy, book, table, chair, please, thankyou, kiss, more, milk, baby, ball, computer, sleepy, tree, mirror, eat, cup...maybe more I am forgetting.
* finally cut her first molar(bottom left). She has been working on them since April!!
* for over a month has been telling me when she dirties her diaper. She says "poo poo" and taps the front of her diaper if she has peed or she will tap the back of her diaper if she has pooped. We have gotten her a potty chair and she will tell me "poo poo potty" and run to it while holding it but then won't go once i put her on it. she holds it until I put her diaper back on! I'm going to get a potty training book tomorrow! I feel like she could've already been potty trained but I've been slacking.
* she loves to play her "gaaaame" on my phone. I have an app that has flashcards and she can name So many of them!
* she has been going through a phase for about a month of calling Nick "momma" when she first sees him when he gets home from work and she is excited...I dunno if its the adjustment of him going back to work after having 4 months home with her?
* she loves loves loves her books!! her faves right now are her big picture abc books and a look and find Mickey Mouse book...also Goodnight Moon & Moo Baa LaLaLa
* she says love you "lud jew" and likes to give us lots of hugs and kisses. Its really cute bc if she kisses Nick she runs to where I am to kiss me too!
* We have still been putting her to bed 7:30-8:00 but she is staying up singing and playing for like an hour or sometimes two before she falls asleep. She wakes up at 8:00 every morning for the last month.
* she started calling my mom "momma Hetty" for Momma Helen! about six weeks ago and she calls Johnny "Papa" for Papa John. She also has dropped "RaRa" and just strait up started saying Rachael without anyone telling her to!!
* she has memorized our routine before we leave and she will ruuuun to go get the dog beds out of our room and she drags them into the kitchen to help me. ( I leave our dogs gated in the kitchen while we are gone)
* She has started saying "back" real sweet, which means for me to scratch her back if we are laying together(just like her daddy! that is his fave)
* she fell outside and skinned her knees so she points to it and says "booboo" and fake cries(while smiling and holding up her knee until you kiss it)
* she says "HeeeYYY" in a high pitched happy voice to every stranger she passes in the grocery store, at the mall, wherever!!!
* We play a game since she's really only been forward facing for about seven weeks when we are in the car she will tell me if its a car or "tuck" :) that is passing us.
I'm sure there's much more, but I could go on forever. I am so lucky to be her mommy! She is amazing and I learn so much from her. She is full of personality and she is extremely funny! Not like baby funny..like she's For Real funny!! She is very caring and sweet and mischevious and busy and good natured and laid back and confident and clumsy and smart And my world!!!
