Memories of Us: 19 months

19 months

This month I realize we have one of the happiest kids I've ever seen. Yes she does have some meltdowns but all in all she is happy and pleasant to be around most of the time. She does have such a desire to be more independent and flusters when things don't quite work out. It's taken me a while to type this post up, but on the day she turned 19 months I sat and wrote out a list of things about her while she was eating. Here is what we came up with....

loves to wear this old pair of sunglasses I got in a kids meal at Grandy's when I was little. She found them at Grandma and Papa's house. She has worn them everyday since.
excellent at puzzles
mastered her shape sorter..probably actually did this a few months back
picky eater most days, turkey wraps w/ tomatoes, avocadoes, and cheese are her fav

cutting teeth like crazy after several months of nothing
finally willing to let me cut her nails...I cut and file mine first while she watches then she lets me do hers
we can now have all the doors open without having to tell her not to go where she shouldn't be
follows most commands...if it's against her plan we repeat and/or ask what did ? say
likes to spend most of her time in the kitchen area
loves being mommy's helper
we began baking/cooking together this month...it takes a lot of patience and planning so far she has helped make quiche crust, cookies, meatloaf, and pumpkin muffins. She is getting better at not grabbing handfuls of ingredients and shoving them in her mouth. I try to always have some gadget in her hands at all times.
will smile and say cheese at the camera...sometimes
there always seems to be a song in her heart. she is always humming or bouncing around to a tune
is my little laundry helper. She is a master at cleaning the lent trap and helping mommy carry clothes back and forth
loves being outside.It is really hard to get her back inside after we've been out for a while. We go on walks most everyday.
nine times out of ten she will hold a crayon/pen/pencil correctly when drawing. Right now she does this with both hands.
takes one nap a day usually around 12:30 to 3. Is fine if is nap is later. She goes with the flow well.
loves rough housing with her daddy
is a girly girl. She loves to watch me put on makeup and has her own little compact to pretend with
loves to sit in her rocking chair
still obsessed with airplanes