Our Beautiful Family: 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