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Playing with a phone on thanksgiving- We were twins!
I'm 18 months old!
Admiring her hard work after we decorated the tree.
Helping hang the balls that she chose at Home Depot for our tree.
My Black Friday shopper!


There is a one and a half year old running around the house now! How did that happen? A whopping 18 months old. She's NOT a baby anymore!

We went in for the 18 month appointment today. Gosh, I cannot imagine those with an infant along too! Not the point, but filling out surveys with a scared child, in a tiny tiled room with no toys, is difficult. But, Coranelle made herself heard and scribbled all over the 8 pages analyzing her development and growth. As always, I think the whole office heard her protesting and screaming while we weighed, measured and examined her. Not sure why that is so scary, but Coranelle HATES it all. On a positive note, my peanut has graduated from the fifth percentile in weight to the 13th- weighing a whopping 21 lbs, 11ounces. Yay! She's been eating really well lately- even enjoying vegetables again -not just tomato sauce and salsa, but bits of carrot, red pepper, cucumbers and olives. The new teeth must be helping her enjoy a bigger variety of foods. She loves her meat too, and "meat" is one of her favorite words now. As far as the other stats, she's 32 inches long (61st percentile) and her head is in the 80th percentile. She gets the big brains from her daddy!

I talked to the doctor about having another kiddo and helping her to adjust, potty training, night terrors, etc. Overall, she is doing really well. She's at the top of the charts for her communication, gross and fine motor skills, problem solving abilities and personal/social skills. I am very proud of her and feel SUPER blessed. We took a survey for Autism and she is not showing any signs for that either. So, really no complaints or anything out of the ordinary.

I cannot believe how her language has exploded in the last month. It is so fun to be able to communicate with her and see her learn lots of new words. She imitates everything I say and I cannot even keep track of all of her words. When we're driving, she loves for me to point things out and then she repeats it. "Cow, Sun, Bright, Tree, Car, Light, Horse, Etc." She also loves trying to recite the alphabet and she repeats all the letters. She's struggling with "W, J, and G" but, it's awesome! I think the more she can communicate, the happier she seems.

And, as for my last post... since my nervous ranting, she has improved significantly on being able to entertain herself. While I cook dinner, she'll sit in her high chair and play with her bowls and spoons. She is getting really interested in coloring, stickers and play-doh and she does pretty well playing on her own for a while while I do chores. I feel so much better about the new addition to the family when she acts a bit more independent. So, thanks for all your thoughts and prayers there.

Excuse me for the rather numerical and informative post. After tomorrow- I'll have some other kind of news to share. Yes, we learn the sex of the baby tomorrow! We're are very excited. Ryan thinks boy this time, and my guess is girl. We'll see who's right soon! Stay tuned!