Yes, it's that time of the month again! On the 27th, Adeline became a 19 month old! Seriously - this girl is getting cuter and more fun all the time. Oh, she's a pip sometimes, but fun? So fun. Here are some things we'll remember about Adeline's 18th month making this world a more awesome place...
- Adeline attended two birthday parties and discovered that she shares her Daddy's love of food on a stick!
- Adeline got the last vaccinations she'll need until she goes to kindergarten! Yay!
- Adeline has all her teeth except her her two year molars! We're enjoying a break from teething, finally! Yay!
- Adeline dealt with having a super sick Mama for two weeks. She enjoyed the little bit of television watching that a super sick Mama needed to get through the day just a little too much.
- Adeline stopped putting all sorts of things in her mouth. Yay!
- Adeline learned to recognize a lot of letters...A, D, F, H, K, L, M, O, R, S, T, V, Y. I kind of hate to even write that, as in the past if someone had told me that their 18 month old knew a lot of the alphabet I would have inwardly rolled my eyes and judged them a pushy flash-card-Mommy who likely had a stressed out baby, but we just read a lot and she's curious about the words and has a good memory, I guess.
- Adeline may or may not know what purple is. Her Daddy is sure she does, but I think it's just lucky guessing.
- Adeline uses 2 and 3 word sentences all day long and just never stops talking! She learns new words every day. Her pronunciation on a lot of things is pretty original though. She has lot of verbs now (walk, eat, jump, play, kick, go, etc) and she uses them in her sentences. Adeline is also starting to add some of the not so necessary but awesome words like "and" to her talking.
- Adeline has been even snugglier and huggier and cuddlier this month. I didn't think she could get more affectionate! She also finally learned to say "I oove you, Mama" (I love you, Mama).
- Adeline can put on her own socks and sometimes her shoes.
- Adeline can take off her zipped up pajamas and diaper...
- Adeline celebrated her first Tet and Valentine's Day at home. She discovered that she loves Banh Chung!
- Adeline went to the big city and hung out with her first friends, who were all adopted at the same time as her.
- Adeline met a jumpy little dog named Bailey who made a huge impression on her even though she was kind of nervous around him. She re-named her black stuffed dog Bailey and she talks about the real Bailey every day and asks often where he is.
- Adeline met a shy cat named Kitty-Boo who also made a big impression on her.
- Adeline learned the "pss-pss-pss" noise you use for calling cats.
- Adeline had her second snow day and her first snowman.
- Adeline went through a phase where she didn't want her feet to touch the ground and she would cry if they did. It was challenging. At least she regularily added "please" to her almost constant demands for "UP!" this month.
- Adeline went through a phase where she would wake herself up super early from her naps and then be tired and crabby all afternoon. It was challenging.
- Adeline went through a phase where she really only wanted to sleep in the big bed with Daddy and Mama. It was challenging.
- Adeline went through a phase where she didn't want to sit in her high chair but would be fooling around and not eating if she sat in a chair at the table. It was challenging.
- Adeline was traumatized by Mommy and Me Music. It was challenging.
- Adeline decided that oatmeal was okay, after it making her sad every other time she tried it. Now the only food she seems to not like is kiwi.
- Adeline's Mama learned to do some cute hairdos on the hairdo loving girl. I LOVE the way Adeline says "hairdo". It's just so perfect and sweet.
- Adeline continued to love to be "fancy". When she is dressed up and accessorized and has a hairdo (especially one with the yellow star barrettes) you can just tell she feels fabulous and she loves to check herself out in the mirror.
- Adeline learned to call for us and will repeatedly shout "DADDY!" or "MAMA!" if we're doing something in another room and she expects an answer every single time.
- Adeline was all about helping with cooking this month. Every time I work in the kitchen she insists on pulling up her stool and getting in on the action. She's actually not much help and she makes every job messier and slower and I'm always worried about her falling off the stool, but it's still fun. Does anyone have a Learning Tower? They look awesome and would likely lessen the odds that cooking with Mama will lead to a head injury. Cooking with my child was something I dreamed about long before she came into our lives so I'm so happy to finally be at that stage with my girl!
- Adeline's favourite games this month were "go to sleep, WAKE UP", which she played with herself, her toys, us, her water bottle...basically anything she could make lay down. She also enjoyed doing a very dramatic slow motion fall to the ground and then would expect a big dramatic reaction "Oh no! Oh dear! Poor sweet Adeline has fallen down! Are you okay?" Sometimes she would say yes and jump up, but sometimes she would say no and you'd have to pretend to call the ambulance and she would make the "weeee-oooo" siren noise. Some days she could do this alllll afternoon. Adeline also loved making Mama cold - by pulling off my blankets or by opening up my bathrobe and then I would have to shiver and say "brrrrrrr" and she would laugh and laugh and then finally cover me back up when I said please. Another favourite game was "Sad Baby, Happy Baby". She would lay back in my arms and say "Wah" and I'd ask her if she was Mama's sad baby and she'd nod. Then I would try everthing until I found just the right thing to make the baby happy - kisses, hugs, nose rubs, pretend bottles, tickles, etc. When I found the right thing (usually pretending to give the baby a bottle) Adeline would pop up and smile and say "Happy Baby!". Adeline's pretend skills are really growing - this month she also pretended to be various animals and would eat and drink on all fours like that animal.
It's the big 2-0 for our girl next month! I know she's only going to get cuter and sweeter and more fun!
