Molly is 18 months already! (I wrote this almost a month ago but just go around to adding pictures and publishing!)
Her 18 month checkup was great! She is healthy and right on track.
Her weight: 24 lbs (30th%)
Her height: 35 inches (above 98th%)
Our long and lean girl is staying right on the growth curve she’s been on, except she grew like 2 or 3 inches since 1 year, and did not gain any weight.
Molly is saying a lot of words, and is very smart. She knows countless animals and can say their name and the sound they make. She knows most body parts and can show us. She loves to read books and she LOVES to watch her shows on Baby First TV (“Mooo” for movie.) She still points to things and says “Dat dat” all the time. (“What’s that?”) She knows some colors (red, bue), she counts to THREE and it is so cute. “Wa, Doo, Ree!” She learned this when she took swimming lessons, because we count to 3 before swimming to the edge, jumping in, going under, etc. She HATED swim lessons, but they were very effective! I am very impressed with what she can accomplish now. She can swim (underwater) to the edge from about 4-5 feet away. She can hold her breath for 10 seconds (or more!) She loves to jump in off the steps and swim to me. She can monkey crawl along the edge, though she doesn’t prefer to. No more puddle jumper! That is the hard part because I can no longer sit or lay by the pool and watch while Shelby swims with her with it on! But it’s worth it that she learns to swim without the crutch of a floatie. Next summer she will learn to swim the right way, with arms out and kicking across the pool. Her instructor said that they do not swim horizontally at this age, and remain pretty vertical in the pool. What she learned was the Infant Swim Survival techniques.
She climbs on EVERYTHING. Up and down the stairs. Every time I turn around she’s on top of the kitchen table, sitting on a barstool, or on top of the kitchen counter (climbed to from a barstool.) At the ball field, she likes to climb all over the bleachers so I pretty much have to strap her into her stroller if I want to watch the game.
She is very opinionated. She already knows the words NO (actually she says “No way!”) and MINE and uses them frequently. She throws lay-out-on-the-floor tantrums when she doesn’t get what she wants. She has become a finicky eater at home, sometimes only taking a few bites of dinner. Though she’s always up for a snack/treat! Of course.
She is a GREAT sleeper but has decided she doesn’t like bed time. Instead of lying right down when we put her in her crib, she is now crying for a minute or 2. No big deal, but it’s new for her to do this! She is addicted to Mama and has stopped letting most other people hold her and love on her for now. It’s just a phase. When Mama’s not giving her what she wants, she starts crying, “Dadadada!” When Daddy puts her to bed, she’s crying “Mamamama!” Already working it!
Here are some phone pictures from June, because that’s all we take these days!
First trip to Chuck E Cheese:
Look at those LONG LEGS!
Chuck E came out and they were dancing to “If you’re happy and you know it.” Her face lit up when she recognized the song and she insisted on being put down to join in the motions.
Such a little personality!
Sitting at the bar like a big girl.
Always lovin the hats, she puts one on anytime she sees it!
Family bike ride
Trying to make her point with a fit on the doctor’s office floor:
Playin and lookin’ like a giant next to cousin Nora.
Painting herself with dinner
Eating dinner with Nora:
