18 Months!!

Only a week late...sigh...I really thought I was going to stay on top of blogging this year...maybe next year...LOL

Anyways...our little princess has turned 18 months!! Seriously already a year and a half has gone by....didn't I just have her!!!

We had our 18 month checkup today and everything checked out great!

Emery is weighing in at 25 lbs 10 oz (50-75%)

height 33 inches (50-75%)

Clothes size are 18 months for most everything and some 24 month stuff.

Size 6 shoe and still a size 4 diaper.

Emery is FULL of energy and personality! We are constantly amazed with all the things she is picking up on. She understands much much more than she says. She does almost anything I ask her to do and trys to repeat a lot of what we say to her...you just can't understand a lot of what she repeats. New things she is saying..."awww meee" for aw man, "hold you" for hold me (probably one of my favorite things she says), "nack" for snack, "awwpun" for open, "jews" for juice, "ing" for sing and "nana" for banana (her new favorite fruit). There is more she is saying just these are a few she says a lot!
She LOVES to sing and dance! And really loves to do it for other people. Her favorite songs right now...Jesus Loves Me, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Deep and Wide, Itsy Bitsy Spider, ABCs, If your Happy and you know it, Wheels on the Bus and This little Light of Mine! She sings along (with most of her own words) but she stays with the tune. She dances and does a lot of the arm movements with the different songs. Really is a sight to see. We get so tickled watching her! I must get it on video asap!

Emery LOVES to "eat, eat" but she is starting to get somewhat picky. Some of her favorites...chicken, turkey, ham, (most meats), grapes, bananas, blueberries, strawberries, casseroles, fruit snacks, carrots and cucumbers raw with ranch dressing...definitely become a "dipper" lately. Loves to have lots of different dips to put her meats and veggies in. Her not so favorites...rolls, breads, crackers, rice, and most veggies (unless they are in a casserole).

Moving more towards the "mine" stage and "no no" stage. She can definitely hold her own when trying to get something she thinks is hers or defending herself. She can thank her bubba for teaching these traits to her...ha!

Still LOVES reading books and getting read to. Pretty much the only time of the day she actually just sits and listens when we are reading to her for naptime or bedtime. And every now and then you will find her crawled up in her rocking chair looking at books.

Quite the little CLIMBER!!! She likes to pull chairs over to anything and get on top of tables, counters...you name it...she will try and figure out how she can get on top of it. Makes me a nervous wreck some days constantly getting her down from things. She doesn't really care if you tell her no either or if she gets hurt....she will just go and do it again and again...sigh....She is our little dare devil and has NO FEAR!!! Like for instance she thinks she can just walk down the stairs like big people. Stubborn, determined and totally thinks she is RIGHT already!!! Ha! I have NO idea where she gets this from....

Loves to be the center of attention. Always saying "hi" or "hey" to all that come within her eyesight and now she tries to even carry a "conversation" (or jibber jabber) with whoever tries to talk with her.

Emery absolutely ADORES her bubba! She wakes every morning asking for him and lights up when she sees him first thing or when we go get him at school. The kids are starting to play together more and more. Just love that they are starting to enjoy each other now a days!

Favorite toys...I would have to say her babies and any stuffed animals. She loves to baby them and be their "mommy". She loves her kitchen, ball pit, and anything bubba is doing....I can't really think of any toys in the playroom that really keep her attention more than a few minutes. She is constantly on the go and doesn't really sit still to play with anything very long.

Tries to count but she skips over 1 and starts with 2. She knows all her body parts and is starting to learn some of the animals and what sounds they make. She really isn't interested in learning so much. She does LOVE to color and paint and do crafts with me. I think she is just more interested in doing things that are active so I need to think of some fun ways to incorporate learning that way.

I actually took these pictures before school on Monday. Emery was very cooperative and actually left the bow in for some cute pics!! However...when I picked Emery up at school she was in a different outfit. Her teachers said she found a very small mud puddle on the playground and had a little too much fun! LOL She definitely doesn't mind getting DIRTY! After 24 hours of soaking in oxyclean I got most of the stains out.

Emery Kate is our fun loving, energetic, cuddly, smiley, happy, stubborn, miss independent, and crazy LOVEABLE sweet baby girl!! We are so blessed with a little girl FULL of personality!! We truly love watching her grow and change everyday and look forward to many many more memories with her!! We love you sweet girl!! Hugs and Kisses!! Mommy, Daddy, and Bubba