18 months!

Adelyn is 18 months old!  And cute as ever.

18 month Stats:
Height: 31 inches (12th percentile)
Weight: 20 lbs, 11 oz (4th percentile)
Head: 18.25 inches (42nd percentile)

This little sweetheart is outgoing, friendly, and has the fire in her to stand up for herself.  She sweetly says "Hiiiiii" and waves to nearly everyone when we are out, so she quickly wins people over.

Adelyn walks well and runs a little.  She can go up stairs nicely, but she is more cautious going down (I think that is a good thing!).  Normally going down stairs she will sit down and go down one stair, stand up, turn to me holding out her arms and say, "Hold me!"
  
She is a still an adventurous eater.  Her favorites right now are any fruits, crackers, cheese, and milk.  She still likes beans, too.  We are working on getting her to eat more meat.  Often she will want to eat whatever is on my plate or on Josh's plate-- even when it is the exact same thing as what is on her plate!  It just looks better to her if it is offered to someone else! :)  She notices everything, so if we do happen to have something she doesn't, she will demand a taste.  Because of this, she has tried a lot of different foods-- hot salsa, coke zero, lemons, spicy chips... things I would never offer a toddler, but she seems to enjoy!
  
She sleeps through the night most nights, unless she is sick or cutting a tooth.  When that happens, she can pull all nighters with the best of them.  We are down to just one nap a day and that nap is usually about 2 hours, sometimes up to 3.

Here are some of her recent words.  She has a cute voice and it is nice that she is able to communicate!
Mine
Cheese
Cookie
Book
Door
Please (Peeeease!)
Bob (as in Bob the Builder)
Milk
Play (paaay!)
Bird
Color
Home
Help
Hot
Amen
Pray
Balloon
Potty
Elmo
Ummm...
Monkey


Adelyn loves her brother and he loves her.  That is sweet.  He pushes her buttons, though, and she has learned how to "tattle" on him-- and how to take things into her own hands.  He has been shocked a few times recently to be pushed down by his little sister.  Once she even slapped his bottom after he wouldn't get out of her face.  Josh and I were both here and it took everything in us not to laugh!  Hunter was completely shocked.