Eighteen Months

18 Months

• As you can tell from the picture, I had to cut bangs for you. I tried to hold off as long as I could, but after three weeks of trying to put your hair in a ponytail after Sam cut half the ponytail off, not even the little elastics will stay in and so you had these random strays in your face. I got so fend up with it, I them into bangs. Your dad came home and said it looked like a mullet. We have been working on having you keep your headband on, but until then, just keep smiling and distracting others with your adorable dimples. 
• Your language has increased so much. You can point out all your body parts and are working on animal sounds. You are still loud by nature, but I am figuring out what it is you are being loud about.
• We went swimming a bit since moving to Idaho.. I hasn't been a relaxing thing for me when I bring you because you don't like being held but aren't strong enough for the puddle jumper. Well the last two times that we went, you were finally able to figure out the whole puddle jumper thing and now will swim on your own. Yay!! You love jumping off the steps by yourself and slowly kicking your way back to the shore. You are by far our most independent child for the good and worst. You worked really hard at this whole swimming thing and it shows with how well you do as a 1 1/2 year old.
• Nursery time!! Honestly, you have been going to nursery for the past two months but I finally get to drop you off guilt free and not stay with you. Except the Sunday that you turned 18 months was Stake Conference so it didn't even matter. Until next time.
• Favorite things: babies, you love all babies-baby dolls, pictures of babies on my Instagram account, and real babies. You also really like the Little People Princess and has figured out how they play music on the castle in your room and will dance to their song. You love books and are getting better at sitting for a longer time and letting me read more of a variety (not just Little Blue Truck). You love coloring and have caught you multiple times drawing on your self. I have been trying to be more relax with you coloring but I have to be close because to you, everything is your medium. You love apples whole and will eat the whole thing, core and all.