Abby turned 18 Months old today… Happy Half Birthday to our little Punkin! My goodness time has flown! Didn’t we just celebrate her 1st Birthday? She has grown and changed so much over the last 6 months, it makes me just a little teary eyed.

She has grown so much, both physically and mentally. She chatters all of the time and with each passing day Shaun and I can understand more and more. Her vocabulary has quite a few words in it! She currently says, but is not limited to, the following words:

Mommy, Dada, Nana, Papa, Moon, Star, Cat, Kitty, Dog, Puppy, Fishy, Bird, Jack, Bubble, Butterfly, Tree, Apple, Kite, Keys, Car, Water (she calls it WaWa), Cheese, Baby, Abby, Caillou (thats the main characters name on her favorite show), Yes, Please and Thank You (we’re still working on using these at the right time), Purple, Shoes, Hi, Bye, Sit (although sometimes this one sounds like a certain 4 letter word, I swear she is saying sit though).

Oh the list continues I am sure and each day something new pops out of her mouth. She is getting very good at mimicking things she hears mommy and daddy say as well as what she hears on Sprout or Nick Jr. Shaun and I are now very aware of what we say around her.

Abby is walking like a pro now and now loves to run as fast as she can, that is until she falls. Falling isnt so much of a traumatic experience as it used to be. There have been many times where Abby has taken a spill that I thought for sure would induce tears, but I got giggles instead. She is also starting to try and walk up stairs instead of crawling up them and she is now learning that she has to walk down them carefully, holding onto the rails or mommy or daddy’s hand. We had a few near accidents, but thank goodness we were right there to catch her.

Abby also had her 18 month check up today! She did great and Dr. Calig says she looks very very healthy. Music to the ears of her mommy and daddy. Her measurements this time around were as follows: 32.5 inches and 27 pounds 7 ounces. That means in 2 months she has grown nearly 2.5 inches! She only put on 2 pounds but that is excellent. Dr. Calig said that weight gain generally slows down at this age. Abby has been eating like crazy but I think that is because she is growing in height not weight. She can still fit into 12 month clothing as long as the shirts were cut a little long and pants can be made to look cute as capris. Some 18 month items are a little big still, but she is growing fast. I am sure that will change very soon!

Abby’s doctors appointment must have been very grueling for her, because as soon as we got home she went down easily for a nap. I checked on her about 15 minutes after I put her down and this is what I found…

She was literally cuddled up with her stuffed friends, especially her new Minnie Mouse. It was too cute to pass up. I had to risk waking her up to get a picture. Luckily she was passed out cold and I was even able to cover her up before I left her room. Boy how I love this little girl!