In September my baby turned a year and a half. I'm just grateful I wasn't a wreck like I was on her real birthday. I'm not into crying. Grandma took Danny to Discovery Days (the theme was transportation) and Kaelah was at preschool so I got a little one-one-one time with her to do things like smell the roses. Thanks, Mom!
Here's Danny showing Michelle & I the awesome car he made with Grandma Karyl. Trouble sharing ensued. Like I said when I gave a talk in church recently, "My children are wonderful. They just act their age."
Michelle is quite the talker for someone her age. She is so easy to understand. One day when I was trying to get her to go back to sleep she sat up, tugged on my shoulder & said, "Up. Downstairs. Food." I got the hint. As far as sleep goes, she still acts like a little baby. Above is a picture of a night when Dan had a late softball game and I was dead tired. I think the picture explains the rest. Kaelah is a very good sister to Michelle. I am so pleased. And she's old enough to really play the role now. One morning I had briefly left the kitchen when a school bus pulled up across the street. Kaelah scooted Michelle's chair over to the window so she could see. I thought that was so darling. I asked her once why she doesn't treat Danny the same way. She simply replied she doesn't like boys. Well, I guess Michelle is lucky to be female!
There are 3 major accomplishments to add to Michelle's list for when she was 18 mo. old. #1: She's doing great in nursery. I'm sure it helps they have toy animals, toy baby dolls, and her big brother around. #2: Michelle can undo all the child locks on the cupboards. #3: She finally has enough hair to make a little tiny pony tail (pictured above). I also put a rat tail in her hair the other night but there wasn't enough hair at the end to but a band in. At least there's enough to get bed head so she can feel included when I do Kaelah & Danny's hair. She can also climb up the stairs, throw a ball, point to all her body parts, understand & is sweet enough to follow instructions, imitates well, is a good little helper, can stack blocks, & use complete sentences. I guess that last one probably deserves a #4 in front of it for a big step in development. I'm just so used to Michelle doing that I've almost forgotten she does.Michelle's check-up stats on 9/1/11:
weight = 21 lb. 5 oz. (13th percentile? I'm never had a child below 45%!)
height = 33" (90th percentile. Well, maybe she grew up this time & will add weight before her next one.)
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