Sierra turned 18 months on the 1st - WOW, how did that happen?!?! it seems like she just turned 1
she had her well check this morning and is growing like a weed, just as suspected. everything checked out really well and our 2 only concerns are excema (the worst is on her little face) and allergy to peanut butter (which we hope goes away and isn't all forms of peanut! please pray against that!!).
a snapshot at 18 months.....
height: 90%
weight: 75%
head: 97%
feet: big! haha, that didn't come from the doctor, but seeing her other stats i now understand why she has such big feet! :)
sierra LOVES to be outside - she could play outside all day. rocks, acorns, bubbles and her "new" cozy coupe are her favorite outdoor toys. but just running around screaming is fun too! oh yes, screaming. we're working on that one because she has this high pitch shriek that she does when she's happy and just to get someone's attention - we're trying to distinguish between outdoor/indoor voices. so far it's not going so well- ha!
sierra LOVES to be around other kids - especially older boys. but other kids just give her lots of energy. her best friend right now is Cannon. it's is awesome that we live so close and are able to spontaneously get together to play often! she asks about him all the time and when we're with a big group of kids, she's always asking where Cannon is if she can't find him. so precious :)
sierra still LOVES peas and fruit. her love of cheese has waned, but she is eating more meats now. she can still be pretty picky but is much better than a few months ago - she does not like strange textures and is often not consistent one day to the next. she has become a lover of bread of any kind and i end up sharing my breakfast with her most days because as soon as she sees the toaster, she knows i'm having some kind of bread/bagel/english muffin!
sierra can still be clingy and is definitely still a momma's girl, but LOVES bath time and tickle time with daddy! it is sooooo sweet to hear them giggling and laughing together before bedtime. she has become more afraid of loud noises and will crawl up on my (or anyone's) lap with this look of terror when she hears loud trucks, motorcycles, thunder, etc.
sierra still LOVES to talk!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can't even imagine what it's going to be like when she can start asking questions and speaking in sentences!! i love it, it's so fun :) i can't even count the words she knows now and seems to learn several new ones each day. she repeats everything we say, which can be pretty funny when we're driving and hear a word we just said coming from the back seat. she is stringing words and concepts together so we often can have basic conversations - when did our baby get to be such a big girl?!!? here are a few examples, so i can remember our first conversations...
me: "we're here. we're at the store."
S: "Gu?" (holding up her bear asking if she can bring him in)
me: "no, Gu stays in the car. Gu can sit in your chair" (this is always the answer, but she always asks just in case!)
S: "O-tay" (puts Gu in her chair)
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S: "det down, det down" (while standing in a chair)
me: "yes, sit down please"
S: "fall" (pointing to the floor)
me: "that's right. sit down or you will fall"
S: "owie" (with a sad face)
me: "yes, if you fall you will get an owie"
sierra is SO expressive. everything is dramatic! she has facial expressions for everything, it's hilarious. people have always told me that i'm that way too (my friend Meli says i have more faces than she's ever seen), so i guess she is copying what she sees me do! uhoh, i have to be careful how i react - she is watching me!!
sierra still LOVES her stuffed animals and babies. they bring her so much joy and comfort. when she reads a book and sees an animal, she say it and then starts to look around saying in the animal's name in a question voice, looking for hers. once she finds it, she hugs it and says "awww". she has started doing a lot of pretend with them too - Gu "falls" down (aka - sierra throws him) and she says "oh noooo. Guuu. fall. owie" and then picks him back up and hugs him. she also makes her animals/baby cry and says "sah" (sad).
sierra has started referring to herself in the 3rd person, "sahssah". it's precious. i'll do a separate post on this.
ok, that was long but i hope it helps me remember this stage. it is so fun!!! (...and challenging! we have re-entered the throwing things from the table stage - ugh. and sharing is a big challenge - she's rather steal toys and say "share. nonononono". she also thinks it's funny to run from us when we say to "stop" or "come here" - not good. that one needs to get resolved before baby brother is born or mommy is in trouble. yes, discipline is our biggest challenge right now. but that's not as fun to remember!)
oh, Sierra Grace, we LOVE you!
this is the only picture i have uploaded from March so far. it's not the best, but it shows some of her best friends :)
