Everyone says "boys and girls are so different!" And while that is true, it's really hard to generalize that boys or girls do certain things because of their gender. At 18 months I think the funniest thing about Reese (and THE biggest difference from her bother) is that she LOVES ALL THE THINGS. Right now she is wearing a princess crown, her rain boots (on the wrong feet, of course), bracelets and dragging her doggie around the house. She's obsessed with clothes and shoes, her robe, sunglasses, jackets, hats, stuffed animals, babies, strollers, jewelry... anything to wear or carry around. She's also been known to wear 2 pairs of leggings at the same time and brother's underwear on top of that!
Kyle, on the other hand, hated anything on his body and kind of still does. He refused to wear jeans from ages 2-4, I had to FIGHT him to wear a beanie or hat, he hated jackets/sweatshirts and really didn't care much about stuffed animals, blankets, etc. Is that a boy/girl thing? I'm not sure... but I think it's hilarious how different my kids are about that stuff.
So Reesie girl, at 18 months -- you are just the cutest, sweetest little thing. With a bunch of sass! You give the best hugs and kisses (daddy gets them the most since you kiss him goodbye in the morning and goodnight every night) and you are oh so smart. You know lots of animal sounds, some colors, can say a ton of words, love to color and are obsessed with Elmo DVDs. Your favorite color seems to be yellow (and you say "yellow")! Your fave foods are sweet potato, avocado, blueberries, fig bars, milk babas, raisins and strawberries. You are, and always have been, the BEST sleeper at night and for that I'm so thankful. You go to sleep between 7-8 p.m. and stay in your crib without waking up until about 7-7:30 a.m. Your naps aren't as good, because you have too much to do during the day! So it's hard to get you down, but you'll usually nap around 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Here's some of the words you're saying:
- Mama
- Dada
- Eeees (Reese)
- Kyyyyy (Kyle)
- Peeeee (Penny)
- Yellow
- Baba
- Mimi
- Shoes
- Socks
- Up! Up! Up!
- Off
- Banana
- Eat
- More
- All done!
- Shhhh for sleep
- Suz (like shush) for grandma Suz
- I love you (only mama can understand that one, but you try)
- "I ok!"
You love baby school, where we go every Tues/Thurs from 8:30 - 10:30. Your teacher is Mrs. Brookler, and you give her a hug and kiss goodbye when we're done. You are such a big girl now, climbing up the rock wall and going down the slide on your own. You're also pretty good at riding scooters and have great hand/eye coordination! If I lay out the stacking cups, you will sit there and figure it out until you stack them in the right order. You also love to read books and your favorites right now are Brown Bear, Peek-a-Boo Barn, Where is Baby's Belly Button, Snoopy and Elmo books. You also love to jump from the ottoman to the couch and give mommy a heart attack. Oh, and I have to mention your hair. You have the BEST hair -- thick and blonde with perfect curls on the ends.
WE LOVE YOU REESE!
