Growing up: Hattie at 18 Months

EIGHTEEN months old? A year and a HALF? 

Wow, they aren't kidding when they tell you it flies by.

(Okay, technically, she is 19.5 mos now. LOL. But I completely forgot to post this after typing it up!
GAH! I scheduled it, and it didn't post. :-/ )

So... a month and a half ago, at 18 mos...

Weight: 22 pounds, 8 ounces
Height: 33.25 inches
(I had to go out and buy her 2T pants!! Crazy!)

She is such a sweetie and wants to give hugs all day long.

Even to perfect strangers. LOL. :-)

Her vocabulary as of today (Feb 6th, 2013):

Mama

Dad/Dada/Daddy

Yia Yia (her honorary grandma who lives down the street)

CC (her Auntie Camille)

Hi

Bye

Bye, Guys!

Yes

No

Boo!

Uh-oh
Choo-Choo!

Whoops/Whoopsie

This

What's this?

Those

That

Who's that?

Out

Go

Baby

Dog

Kitty

Duck
Door
Hot

Doll

Eyes

See

Ball

Buzz (this may or may not be her favorite word... ;-) )

Sun (her other favorite word)
Moon

Stars

Orange (favorite food)

Bubbles
Pool

Bird

Tickle

Book

Rio (the movie)

Ice

Please

More

Done

Down

Potty
Poo-Poo

Nurse

Bite ("A bite?" when she wants a bite of something)

(In the last month and a half, I swear she's added at least 20 more words. LOL.
She's a talker. ;) )

Even though she talks a lot, she still signs a lot too, 

which is great for the words she can't say yet.

Wants to grab for the iPhone any time she can...

She still loves to read and play with dolls and balls. 

She also loves dress-up.
Her dollhouse and doll stroller (or shopping cart) are her favorite toys 

(along with her dolls, obviously).
She asks for her "Buzz" doll all day long.

(We also have a smaller Buzz action figure for the car. LOL.)

Loves to be outside. Exploring...


Or climbing fences (LOL!)

She LOVES looking at photos of her Dad. 

EVERY day, she asks to look at photos of him.

I finally pulled out a scrapbook the other day, and she LOVED it.

Dad on every page! LOL. She was in Daddy-Photo-Heaven. ;-)
Every page, she'd turn and yell, "Dad! Dad! Dad!"

They love to cuddle when he gets home from work.

SUCH an amazing eater.
(I take TONS of photos of her eating because I feel like she's eating most the time. LOL.)

Favorite food is definitely oranges, and even if we don't have them
in the house, she asks for them EVERY.SINGLE.DAY.
It's pretty much the first thing out of her mouth every morning...
"Hattie, what would you like for breakfast?"
"Orange! Orange! Orange!"

But her other faves are:

soy yogurt:

cereal:

grapes, raisins, peas, corn, pasta, rice, pancakes, hot dogs, and eggs.

Still, the ONLY thing she will not eat is potatoes (not counting French Fries. ;-) ).

I do keep trying. I kept trying with hamburgers, and she finally ate them! :-D

Can now drink from a cup without spilling! WOO!

(For the record, I usually still give her a cup with lid and straw. LOL.)

Still a great sleeper. :-)

She *has* had separation anxiety for the past few months. :-(
Hoping that passes soon.

Wow, I love this girl so much.
We are so blessed to have her.
Every single day, I can't get over how wonderful she is. :)

I'm so excited for her to be a big sister!
It doesn't hurt that she *LOVES* babies. ;-)