18 Month Stats and Milestones

Hadley is 18 months old today! She measured in at 33 1/2 inches tall and 23lbs 11 oz at her doctors visit this morning. She has recently starting showing off her personality at home, becoming very vocal and wanting to do a lot of "big girl" things. Some of the things she used to enjoy just don't seem to hold her interest any longer so we are now getting into puzzles, coloring and throwing balls. She is also perfecting the art of tantrums and gets easily upset at times. She still doesn't quite understand the concept of sharing and tests her limits by repeatedly doing things she isn't supposed to- like putting toys in her mouth or stealing crayons and barbies from sister. She loves Ally very much and wants to do things like she does and is usually very affectionate with her. Sometimes this means jumping on her but that's the price Ally has to pay for laying on the floor these days. Hadley has the same crabby/pouty face Ally had but Hadley seems to be less forgiving than Ally was when she does get upset.

School is going fairly well, minus a few sicknesses that have been going around. We have made a lot of unexpected trips tot he doctor with Hadley but usually it is nothing major. Although she can be difficult and managing two of them isn't easy, we are very lucky to have a happy and healthy big girl!

LOVES
Her pink and white blanked with the pint satin trim
Her NUK: purple one with the flower on the end
Climbing up on the kitchen chairs and living room furniture
Riding toys
Doing anything big sister does
Pulling caps off markers
Taking off her right shoe and sock
Cuddling with mommy
Any toy with a ball- especially the elephant that blows the balls up and plays music
Music of all kinds
Holding the leash when we take Ella for a walk
Playing on the neighbors jungle gym
Facetime and Skype kisses with grandparents and Uncle Corey
Eric Carle books- specifically Brown Bear and From Head to Toe

Clothes: mixed bag of 12 and 18 months stuff and size 3 diapers. Mostly hand-me-downs from Ally for the winter so that will be great. Feet have grown a ton, going from a 3 to a 5.5 almost over night!

Foods: eggs, chicken, noodles with white sauce, cheese, popcorn, corn on cob, yogurt, cottage cheese and fruit snacks. Recently not interested in any fruits or sweets but likes meat and vegetables of all kinds. Stating to use spoon and fork well. Very into smashing all foods and throwing them onto he floor when she has had enough.

Words: Mama, Dada, Ally, Hadley, Ella, mine, dog, cup, milk, nuk, up, down, mine, car, baby, shoe, sock, eat, snack, yum, mine, baba (blanket), bike, no, yes, Emme (school friend/Sue's dog), MINE.

Photos from Around the House

Fashion Week Show

Twinsies just for fun

Daddy's Girls

Clearwater Beach Vacation

We took out second family trip to Clearwater beach for a brief vacation at the end of August. We visited the zoo which was great for the kids, and spent a lot of time at the beach and pool. Grandma and Grandpa were with us so Ally got to take them on the pirate cruise she enjoyed so much last year. While Hadley does not like sand in any other context, she absolutely loved the beach. She had no problem running around and was perfectly happy to sit and bury herself in sand under the canopy. The ocean water was warm and the weather was great the whole time we were there. Wrangling the two girls was quite a task so I didn't get many pictures but here are a few.

 

 

Hadleys First Haircut

Sunday I ventured out with both girls to the local Great Clips. Hadley's hair was getting a little unruly so just needed to get a little trim to keep it out of her eyes. The sat very patiently and looked very serious the whole time. No tears, not even a noise at all while she watched the lady work around her. Its not even noticeable really but her little bangs are now out of her eyes for the time being. She has much finer hair than Ally and the top just doesn't seem to curl quite like the back. We will see where this goes but for now I think its adorable!

Target Fail

Yes, I tried this and it failed. We attempted to make a Target run a little later than we should have last week. I had 2 dum dums in the diaper bag so I decided to see if I could bribe the girls to entertain themselves while we quickly got what we needed. Im pretty sure Ally was at least 3 before she ever had a sucker so not sure exactly what I was thinking handing one of these to a 16 month old. It actually worked for a few minutes. Hadley was very excited to be like big sister and she had it all figured out. I was feeling pretty good at first. Then the novelty wore off after about 5 minutes and Hadley was putting the sucker on everything and biting the stick and Ally still just wanted to get out of the cart. Ally finished hers and Hadley was a sticky mess before we were done shopping which resulted in the exact meltdowns I was trying to avoid. Fail. Live and Learn.