I think it's only natural that all moms love each and every stage that their children go through. Every month and new skill they learn and we're all "oh em gee, this is the best!" But I do have to say, this stage of being stuck between a baby and a toddler is so tiring, so fun, and probably my second favorite. (I think the newborn stage is my absolute favorite.)
Stats:
Oh Riley Jane, you are 19 months old and growing like a weed! You are weighing in at 26.5 lbs, and 33 inches! We're rocking an assortment of sizes, 18 months, 18-24, and 2T in stretchy things as they last over a few seasons! And size 5 shoes, or your size 7 rain boots that you insist on wearing daily even though they fall off all the time. Size 4 diapers are still fitting great.
Eat:
You still take a morning bottle. As soon as you wake, you start asking for your "baba". I don't know how we'll break you from it. But, honestly, you chug 10 oz of milk in about 2 seconds flat, so I really don't see any harm in it! It's the only time you have a bottle. The rest of your drinks are in sippy cups. Food is your favorite, but these canines have left you a little picky lately. You're always asking for a "craca" (cracker), and could suck down an applesauce pouch at any given moment. Breakfast foods are your favorite. You're loving pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, cereal bars, toast, eggs are hit or miss - one day you'll eat one bite, the next day you'll devour a whole egg! - and you need ALL the fruit all the time. Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and grapes are you favorites! We had a little bout with a melon sensitivity around 12 months, thinking it was the acidity, so we stay away from all the other "breakfast" fruits like cantelope, melon, etc. Something with their acidity doesn't mesh well with you, so berries it is!
Lunches are harder, but you really enjoy a good ol' peanut butter and jelly sandwich! Cucumbers dipped in ranch are currently a huge hit also.
Dinners are OK in your book, pasta night is probably your favorite. But you also love squash, applesauce, rice pilaf, tomatoes, Rice with Italian Dressing (&veggies), meatballs, etc! You are not a huge fan of meat - chicken, steak, pork.. it's hard to get you to eat any! Although you are warming up nicely to chicken nuggets dipped in ranch.
And snacks are just your jam. You are a complete little snacker. Always needing a cookie or a cracker! We eat a ton of veggie sticks, Annie's bunny grahams, graham crackers, peanut butter crackers, goldfish, apples, watermelon, yogurt, or munchkins if mama needs a late morning coffee!
We have officially graduated from the highchair and are in a booster seat at the kitchen island now. The booster was at the dining room table, but someone is mastering her skills with utensils and kept flipping her plate on accident. So, up to the island where the hardwood floor is much easier to clean! We are waiting on some Nuby silicone plates and bowls to arrive! Super excited to try them out!
Sleep:
You're still sleeping amazing, baby girl. Please don't ever change that! You regularly ask to go "ni ni" and for your "kiki" (binky). Bedtime is about 7:45-8 since it is summer. If it's a low key day you're down by 7:45, if it's a busy day and we're outside playing, watching dada work on the garage or just not ready for bed yet, it's about 8-8:30! But as long as you have your "kiki" you happily lay down and put yourself to sleep. We use the Baby Einstein's Ocean Dreams Crib Soother. It plays a water scene and some pretty classical songs. We also put your sound machine on ocean and let it run all night long. That way if the boys show up to work early in the morning, you typically sleep right through hammers and saws and nail guns banging away right outside your window. Wake time is typically 7:30-8.
Naps are usually as soon as you have finished lunch. Once you get down from your chair you start asking for "ni ni and kiki". Off to nap you go! They're ranging anywhere from 2 hours - 3 hours because of the guys working outside your window! Hopefully that will slow and you'll get your 3 hour naps back.. Mama really appreciates those 3 hour naps!
Playing:
Babies, coloring, and all the outdoor toys are your summer favorites! You love carting around your "bebes" and feeding them your snacks, and little baby bottles. Sometimes you need to have one doll in each arm! They've been to the grocery store, Target, on walks around the block, and everywhere in between. Coloring is your new favorite, and you ask to color about 4209582483734 times a day. You grab your markers, your crayons, and paper and walk to your booster seat. Color Wonder markers are amazing! You love being outside. You're a little outside babe. You could walk around the house, looking at the flowers, and collecting rocks all day if we let you! You love your water table, your little slide and your lil quad. You're so nosy with all the guys working on the garage and you need to supervise what is going on all the time.
Talking:
These next few months your words will explode, no doubt. You're saying quite a ton now, but some is hard to understand! You're clearly and regularly saying: Mama, Dada, Mea (Mack), puppa, cracker, baba, ni ni, kiki, baby, no, Mimi, go, color, ut oh, boots. You also have an assortment of animal noises that you know too! It really seems like everyday you come up with a new word to add to your list.
I feel like every day you change before our eyes! You love cleaning up, throwing things, including mama's socks, into the garbage, and giving your puppa his bones and toys 17x a day. You give the best kisses and have started to give hugs, or squeezes as we call them. You hate coming inside. Ice pops are becoming your favorite, but donuts still hold a special place in your heart. You love your morning snuggle watching a show while drinking your milk. You love to walk around with flashlights, your dads hand crank radio, and an empty sunglasses case. You find the biggest treasures in everyday things. You love your sunhat and your rain boots.. so much that I think you would wear them everyday if you could! Your pink sparkly tutu is a close 3rd. You're always trying to put on your shoes, or our shoes.. whatever is left by the back door. And like every other kid these days, you really love Moana. But not going to lie, I really love it too! You're learning to voice your opinion, and let me know if you don't want to do something with a "no, no" reply. This age is really so fun, and we love watching you litterally grow and discover before our eyes. I cannot believe in just a few short months we'll be celebrating your 2nd birthday... WHAT?! Stay little, my darling.
Here's a recent photo dump.
(I can't with this face! Her and Wayne always make this "surprised" face at each other.. and that's exactly what they were doing here. bahahaha)
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