Lizzy's 18-Month-Old Stats

Weight: 25 pounds, 63% for her age.
Height: 33.5 inches, 89% for her age.
Head Circumference: 18.9 inches, 84% for her age.

18-Month Lizzy
My baby girl has turned into a active, independent, defiant toddler. She has a mind of her own, and she knows it!

Little quirks:

• She calls her dad "Poppy" now, instead of "Papa." We don't really know where that came from.
• She says, "Bye-doe, bye-doe, bye-doe" when she pretends to read books, or when she pretends to talk on the phone.
  
• She knows which pair of scriptures belong to each person, and she LOVES to fetch them for scripture-time.
• She tries to say prayers all day long. She folds her arms, bows her head, and says "pray."
• She's completely obsessed with shoes. She loves fetching shoes for everyone in the house, and she loves trying them on herself.
  
• She is precocious. She pretends to talk on the phone, read to herself, write notes on paper, crochet like Mama, type on the computer, clean messes, blow her nose, flush the toilet, and throw garbage away.
• She loves finding her bellybutton (and bellybuttons on other people).
• She draws on herself and objects around her, which doesn't always make Mama happy.
• She loves dancing to music. I love it when she moves her hips. So cute!
  
• She plays the piano using her pointer fingers. Sometimes I wonder if it's Scott or Emma, because she plays so gently.
  
• She enjoys brushing her teeth.

Teeth: She has six teeth fully emerged. A few molars in the back are peeking through.

Her favorite foods: yogurt, oranges, cheddar cheese, grapes, fruit cups, noodles, spaghetti, eggs, apple sauce, potatoes, cream cheese on toast, ground beef, and hot dogs.

Foods she does NOT like: green vegetables, carrots, grapefruit.

Her favorite games:
Chase the dog and tackle the cat.
Throw balls and chase balls.
Climb on Mama and do pull ups!


New Words, Names, and Phrases:
Scott, pray, "I'm sorry," nose, toes, whoa, "gelcome" (welcome), "one, two, five," "where'd it go?", bath, potty, pee-pee, "no doggie," "shhhh," bellybutton, "Mee-Mee" (Aunt Marilyn), socks, "all done," snow, "what's that?" baby, truck, "here you go."

Her favorite songs: "My Hands," "Itsy Bitsy Spider," "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."

Lizzy loves copying me when I do the actions to her favorite song. Here are the lyrics I use:

My Hands

My hands upon my head I place.
(Place hands on head)

Upon my shoulders,
(Place hands on shoulders)

On my face,
(Place hands on face)

At my waist,
(Place hands on hips)

And by my side,
(Drop hands to sides)

Then behind me they will hide,
(Hide hands behind back)

Then I will raise them way up high,
(Raise hands high above head)

And make my fingers fly, fly, fly,
(Wiggle fingers)

Then clap, clap, clap,
(Clap, clap, clap)

And one, two, three,
(count with fingers)

Then see how quiet they can be.
(Fold arms)