Jocelyn's 18 Month Update

March 14, 2008 - 18 months old
Stats: *29.5 inches (5 percentile) *18 lbs 14 oz ( below 0 percentile - explained below)

*Walks so well she's starting to run
*Refuses milk but still loves her water
*Brings brightness to our family
*Loves to hug
*Loves story time
*Loves going to the park to swing
*Loves to ride on her toy lion
*Loves music and dancing (Really likes us singing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider to her. She waves both hands in the air for us to know she wants it sung. So cute!)
*Both a Mommy and Daddy's girl
*Loves playing with sister
*Goes up and down stairs (with supervision obviously)
*Loves the bath
*Loves animals - especially cats and dogs
*Learned to give kisses
*Loves to play with bubbles
*Words she can say: Mama, Daddy, Aubee (for Aubrey), Ball, Eat, Eee-Uuhh (for clean up), and Go. She knows so much more than what she can say though.
*Favorite comfort item: Still her soft blanket
*Loves to sit on the floor, rip off her socks and inspect her toes. I don't know where she gets this but it makes all of us laugh. She prefers barefoot over socks any day. She's so silly.

Jocelyn's 18 month check-up went pretty well. She's a healthy, happy and active little girl and I couldn't ask for anything more than that. Her weight is slightly low for her age but I'm honestly not concerned. Aubrey was actually the same way and it took her forever to get to 20 pounds. Who knows...maybe she'll be short like her mama. Most likely not! :) We're going back in a month for her 2nd dose of the flu shot and to also recheck her weight. The doctor also has referred us to a speech pathologist. For some reason she's again concerned (besides the weight) that she's not saying enough words. Again, I'm not worried about it. Granted, I would be if she didn't say the words and jibber jabbering that she already does. I think mothers know their children best, but I'm still going to take her to double check if there really is a concern. We'll see come May 8th how it goes. All in all though, she's great! :) And my oh my she's growing up FAST!!