Toddler?!

Ok, yes, I have a toddler on my hands. :) I've still seen her as a baby, our baby, & while she'll always be my baby & our baby, she is a toddler now. What did it? "Wook!" as she points at something & EVERYTHING! Everything now is "wook!" as she points out stuff. For some reason that thing, that wanting to bring our attention to something & telling us to look at it, made me realize she's a big girl now. Well, not big big girl but not a baby. I think it's harder because she's taken so long for most things, she just does things slower than other babies. Another "oh she's a toddler" factor is running, she's running now. Oh geez, like our clumsy kid needed to learn about running. It seems she's blossoming lately in every way. Getting her to speak is still a battle but she does speak, just what she wants too. She is smart, or I think she is, because it seems she knows things I've barely taught her or didn't think I did. Now, don't get me wrong, I try to teach this kid all the time & usually I'm met with no interest. Body parts, this kid is good. She picks up parts fast. Giving her a bath she started washing herself(after I had). I told her to wash her other leg (didn't point, just said it) & she did it. Wash her face & she did it. Wash head, did it. Que shocked mom, I've only pointing out her face & head once or twice. Colors? Nope. Sort of sounds like she can say blue & pink but she can't identify colors. Or maybe she can, she's been right a time or two. She can curse, yay(sarcasm). I've taught my kid to say a bad word & no I didn't mean too. But this kid refuses to give it up. She knows how to use it too because she says it when she's mad/frustrated. Yeah, I hang my head in shame, not a proud moment, as I've obviously said it a few billion times too many. So, we've been trying to teach her to NOT say it but that doesn't work. Oh well. Focus on the good, this kid is body smart! Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, teeth, mouth, belly, arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, toes, face, head, hair! She also knows what her pee pee is. I asked her if she pee peed & she pointed to the area. Yeah, not what I was asking & I know I didn't teach her that but ok, she knows it. Potty training, not sure if/when it'll happen. Sometimes she'll know/want a new diaper & other times I can ask her if she's gone pee pee and she'll tell me no when I know she has. I got her a seat that goes on a regular toilet & at first she thought it was cool but now, not so much. My parents are bringing a toddler toilet with them which probably is a better idea since my munchkin is a munchkin & so small. I read the tag for her 18m shirt & it made me sad & worried because it said 28-32 lbs(or something like that). I told my husband she's like 10 lbs underweight. She did seem to hit a growth spurt but I don't know if she's gained since our scale for some reason never shows her gaining. Ugh!!! So, what she's wearing. 18m everything but socks/shoes. 18m pants tend to be big on her in the waist but mostly fit. Shirts fit. Her shoe size is 3 & I think her socks are 12-18m size. So I guess she's not that far off, other than weight, for her size. 21 months in 18 month clothes. Speaking clothes, she understand when I tell her she needs shoes & a jacket(though not a jacket lately) & can get them if they're within reach. Back to what she's up to/likes. She loves water & dancing/music. We got her a water & sand table & she seems to like it. Splashing in the water & dumping out the sand. She loves bubbles & chasing/popping them. She likes her bubble mower because she gets to be like daddy & it blows bubbles. Of course she loves baths & if you mention one she's in the bathroom NOW! Brushing teeth, she loves to do. Mostly she likes sucking off the toothpaste & water. She does brush her teeth but she likes to play with it too. It's so WEIRD, funny, & amazing to me that she knows how to & loves to brush her teeth. Like, what? My baby girl brushes her teeth?! We brush our teeth together in her bathroom & now I have to hide if I want to brush my teeth alone in my bathroom. Even if I'm just doing my hair she'll come in & start clawing at the counter & pointing in her mouth(teeth). She'll get MAD if she doesn't get to do it. Anyways, back to fun stuff. She loves music, loves it. Listening to it, making it, dancing to it. Well, I'm sure I forgot a million things she's up too lately. Oh, she can drink like a big girl & likes to share with mommy or daddy instead of using her own cup. But if mommy pours some of her stuff into Katie's cup then she's ok drinking from her own cup. :)

Picture Time!!!

She was singing

Spring Fling Easter Egg Hunt

Apr 17, 2014

Easter 2014 (Apr 20)

I just think this is a cute picture.

Helping Mommy decorating Easter cookies

20 months

My baby girl is 20 months. What?! I said I would stop after 18 months, I mean that's the logical place to stop in months. I do normally say 1.5 now if asked by strangers though. But for my reference, I still think in months. I have no idea how much she weighs or how tall she is. She looks to me like she's grown in the last month but I don't know if she has or not. She was 18 lbs 4oz at 19 months. She's had a stomach bug or 1.5 weeks now. She seems better, then is sick again, is better for a few days, is sick again. I seriously thought we were done, she was perfectly normal for 2 days. Ugh!

She's in size 3 diapers & 18m clothes. 12m pjs are too tight but 18m pjs swallow her. She's been wearing 18m clothes for a while now but they're big on her. I have to put the stretchy pants on her because they're smaller than jeans which fall off of her. We're finally getting better weather so I just switched out her winter for summer clothes. I'm sure Tennessee will be hit with snow or freezing temps again & I'll be pulling winter clothes out of the box. Oh well, so be it. 

It's so hard not to judge your kid by another. Oh, that 1 yr old is doing that already? So-so is doing that, she's younger than Katie, why is Katie not doing that? Is my kid slow? Is something wrong? I know I shouldn't but I constantly compare Katie to other kids around her age or younger. Some 20 months old are putting words together & communicate what they want. Um, not my 20 month old. I can't stand kids who only point & groan their wants and guess what, I have a pointer & groaner. I TRY & TRY to get her to speak her wants/needs. Nope! "Say drink", "Say grape", "Say Please". She immediately cries when I ask her to speak her desires. Immediately cries. What is wrong with her, why won't she SPEAK?! She does say words, she's not mute, but she's perfectly happy pointing. She's not dumb either, she understands me & can usually do what I ask. Today she brought me her shoes because she wanted to play on the grass. She says Thank you like a champ & mumbles "have a good day" after her clear BYE! Mommy always says "bye, have a good day". She use to say good girl thanks to grandma. I told her good job for months, MONTHS!, gma tells her good girl & she repeats it no problem. GRRR! She hasn't said good girl since gma left in January though but I don't usually tell her good girl, I still use good job. Anyways. At bath time we work on colors, we are always working on body parts which those she tends to pick up easy. She can point out eyes, ears, nose, tongue, teeth, hands, feet, belly, & the newest ones she knows are fingers, toes, arm, & legs. I'm sure some other 18m knows just as many or more. She was helping me do little things around the house but gave that up. No more helping mommy put away dishes for her, she has a basket to push around. She LOVES oranges & grapes. I'm told I shouldn't give those to her, they're acidy. My kid loves them, she will get in the fridge & pull an orange out every time we're in there for something else. My kid LOVES oranges! Might be she likes being a big girl too. She now can drink like a big girl aka no sippy cup needed. She still gets one because last thing I want is to be doing is cleaning up blood from her slipping in spilled water. She gets to drink like a big girl when someone is there to watch & actually she knows which cups have lids & wants the lid on it. I've taken the lids off her sippy & she'll ask for the lid (or put her hand out for it, no words). She still loves bathes though hates having her hair washed. I buy the color tabs for her bath, more for my fun. I like colored water for her. :) It's weird to me for her to be walking around stores with us or walking to the car hand in hand. She's a big girl, a tiny big girl, with a great big gap-toothed smile. She is such a happy kid. I love when she hugs me & kisses me. I love her blown kisses & her kiss sound. It's so cute to hear a little kid make the smack sound, too funny. I love when she grabs my face in love & snuggles. Knowing she wants to give me love. Not asked for love, but real "I love you mommy" moments. Makes me know that I'm doing something right. I lose my temper, I lose my patience, I get mad, & I think I'm the worst parent in the world. But the fact she gives me affection shows me she knows she's loved & loves me back.

Toddler bed, oh no. We're not to the toddler bed stage yet which does seem weird knowing her age but we're just not there yet. She's not once tried to climb out of the crib & it's not even on the lowest setting yet. She will sit in bed til someone gets her. I don't look forward to toddler bed freedom. A friend is doing that fun stuff now & oh it makes me dread the day we move her to a toddler bed. Which I do plan to do around her birthday. A 2 yr old should be in a toddler bed right? Yes, they should. :)

Well, I guess that's it. I'm sure I left out SO much but oh well, so be it.