18 Months

Whitney is now 18 months.  I could write a book about all the fun things she's up to lately- but I doubt anyone except for me and Bart would want to read it.  I guess I'll have save (some of) my bragging for her baby book.  So just to sum up how she's been lately, here's a few things:

Weight:  21 pounds  7.5 %
Height:  30.5 inches 18 %
Head:  I guess they didn't tell me.


Whitney is a real cutie.  She loves her "mommy" and pretty much has me wrapped around her finger.  Within the last few weeks (after she got over a 2-week cold) she's been asking for "Dada/Bart/daddy" when he's away.  She even will give him a smooch on the lips before he leaves for school.  She loves to play peek-a-boo and teasing/tickling games.  She loves being with her parents.

Just recently, however, she has started to "play" on her own and loves to be with other kids.  In fact, if I tell her we're going to play with kids, then she'll just keep repeating, "Kids, kids, kids" until we finally arrive.  You would think this would work for nursery on Sundays, however, it doesn't.  She loves being with other kids and is okay to leave me (for a bit) unless it is on Sundays in nursery.  Luckily, for us, she did stay in there for a whole hour without either of us being there this past Sunday.  Did I mention how good it feels to be able to listen to an entire lesson?

Whitney is finally lovin' her crib.  She likes to rock and cuddle before being put down, but will fall asleep on her own surrounded by Elmo, Bear & Dog.  Yes, all three are required for a proper night's sleep.  She usually sleeps between 10.5-11.5 hours at night, and takes between a 2-3 hour nap during the day.  I must write down that she did take a 4 hour nap the other day.  It was delightful!  No- that's not normal.  I feel like sleep was the hardest part about having Whitney as a baby.  I can honestly say that I am grateful for each night that I am NOT getting up in the middle of the night.  Isn't sleep so nice?

Whitney loves to tease and tickle and tackle her BFF, Jadyn.  It's pretty funny, but somehow Jadyn doesn't always think it's funny.  Unfortunately, Whitney doesn't catch on when Jadyn's shooing her away!  I think Whitney learned all that teasing from Bart.

Whitney loves the bath or shower.  She hates her hair being brushed and really hates being changed into any type of clothing.  She loves to read books and when she tears a page will say, "Uh oh!"

Lately, Whitney's been repeating just about any word- no, she doesn't know what they mean, and that is why it's so cute.  She loves to push "buttons" "play" with "kids" and tells me she's "hungry" when I get her out of bed.  Whenever the toilet is flushed, she will say "poo poo" and likes to sit on her little potty for fun.

Whitney still loves movies or "shows" as she calls them.  Right now she loves Elmo, The Wiggles, and any show with babies or animals.  Looks like we either need to have a baby, or get a dog.


Here she is a year ago:

Age: 6 months

Here's Whitney 6 months ago:  

Age:  12 months

Here's Whitney at 18 months:

(please ignore the ragga-muffin hair, I just realized every single picture has some crazy hair.  This girl gets some crazy bed-head!)

It's hard to believe how quickly these last 18 months have gone by.  We love our little Dolly who is growing up so fast!