18 Months Old

Our biddy is such a cute little girl. I can't believe how much she has grown up just in the last few months.

A few weeks before 18 months she decided she was ready to walk. Now she is walking and running everywhere. She loves the independence and fun that comes with her new found freedom.

She is a very independent eater. She uses a spoon and a fork although most of the time it just makes a bigger mess. She loves to sit at the table with her big sisters too.

We moved her into a giant big girl bed. She adjusted in one night and when she wakes up she calls to me until I come get her out.

Biddy is a chatterbox.
She talks in complete sentences and will engage in a long and animated conversation with you. The only catch is that she speaks in her own language. Every now and then we catch a word we recognize. Here are the ones she uses with frequency:
Mama
Dada
Hi
Bye
Shoe
Sock
Blankie
Night Night
Drink
Water
Milk
Cookie
No
Uh Uh
Uh Oh
Nose
Cheek
Tum Tum
Up
Down
All Done
Thank you
More
Mine
Stair
Doll
Play
Car
Go

I am trying to teach her to say J...h and S...a but she seems to be fine just screaming at them when she wants to play. She screams a lot but her screams are starting to sound more like words and that gives me hope:)

She is such a little character; always smiling, laughing or making us laugh. She gives the cutest hugs and kisses. She likes to wrestle and play chase with her big sisters. Her imaginative and creative play is developing as well. Biddy also likes books, puzzles and coloring.

She is fascinated by the television and will stay put for about fifteen minutes.

She is a very obedient little girl. Like our other girls she is not overly curios and responds well to a stern "NO". It is a trait inherited from her Dad since I was a nightmare as a toddler.

She is still cutting her teeth and that can be very trying at times, specifically nap time! She still takes two naps a day and sleeps twelve hours at night.

I couldn't ask for a sweeter more wonderful girl. I am so grateful for my biddy and we all love her so much!