18 Months

I truly feel like the last year and a half since Felicity was born has flown by. It must be a sign that I'm getting old. Anyway...

Felicity continues to keep us on our toes with her curiosity and desire to learn new things. Here's a little bit of what she's doing these days:

• We moved her out of the highchair and into the booster seat pictured above so she could join us at the table. She loves it, and can climb up into it herself. I love that she can still be strapped into it. :-) It has certainly helped since she doesn't throw food on the floor as much as she used to.
• Also feeding related, she prefers no help from us with eating which can lead to big messes and her frustration at times, but she really is doing pretty well with a fork and spoon.
• She LOVES books! She would be content if someone would read or look at books with her all day. Sometimes we read the same book probably 20 times or more in a week, and she rotates which ones are her favorites. I just hope she always loves to read this much.
• She continues to be a girl of few words, but that doesn't mean she's quiet. Grunting, squawking, and pointing work pretty well for her, and we're able to understand what she wants most of the time. Right now she says dada (her most frequently used word), mama (rarely used because she often calls me dada too), hi, uh-oh, eye, ah duh (meaning all done), ya, woah, and oof (her way of saying woof).
• Much to my dismay, she climbs on everything, and I often have to remind her to get off the kitchen counter or table.
• She's very good at following directions, and is happy to help with lots of things I ask or don't ask her to do. If she sees me doing laundry she'll start handing me the dirty clothes so I can put them in the washer. She's even pretty good at helping clean up. If I start, she jumps right in to help.
• Her blanket and stuffed Curious George are still her favorite comfort items.
• A couple of months ago we made the transition to one nap. The transition went smoothly and has helped her sleep better at night. Most nights she sleeps for about 12 hours straight and then takes about a 1.5-2.5 hour nap right after lunch.
• Even though she continues to be stubborn about a lot of things, she has a definite sweetness to her personality. She's very affectionate and loves to cuddle, give kisses, and blow kisses. And her laugh makes me smile every time.
• She loves to try and be like her big sister and tries to copy everything she does - good and bad.

Hopefully the next few months bring lots of words because I can't wait to hear more of her cute little voice.

Here's her stats:
      Height: 33 inches (85th percentile)
      Weight: 24.4 lbs. (50th percentile)
      Head: 18.5 inches (60th percentile)