Skylie,
You are at the most adorable stage! I wish you’d let me take pictures and videos of you because you are so dang cute! Instead though, whenever I pull out the camera, you race to it, begging to look at all the videos and pictures.
You are a social little girl and never get enough of playing with buddies. Every night you ask for your neighbor buddy, “Theo. Theo. Theo.” You stand at our front door, pointing and repeating his name over and over. You’re always super excited to play with Logan, Taylor, and Kylee, as well. Sometimes you ask for them, but their names come out pretty garbled and takes a fine ear to decipher. Last night at dinner you asked for anyone you could think of: first Theo, then Logan and Taylor, and finally Grandma, Grandpa, Nana, and Papa. I guess Daddy and I aren’t enough for you! Good thing you’ll have a sibling soon! You do obsess over babies.
You love nursery, (And you’re finally there legally! Since Daddy’s calling is in nursery, you’ve played there for months.) You also love story time at the library, playgroup, and playing in the mall play areas—pretty much anything that gets you around other kids. I’m thrilled to say that you’ve finally warmed up at the gym’s childcare. You’re not there often, but now you don’t cry during the hour or two each week when dad and I attend a class together.
You’re excellent at communicating! If we don’t immediately acknowledge your talking, you shove your head right up next to mine or Daddy’s and repeat yourself with increasing intensity! More than once you’ve been in my arms, and I (or Dad) wasn’t looking at you while you jabbered. You’ve yanked my face with both hands to turn my head to you. So funny!
You know most of your shapes, animal names and sounds, most of the foods you eat, household objects, and are getting interested in letters and numbers. You’ll point to a big letter in a book, and say, “A B A B A” or ask, “That?”. (You don’t get the letters correct, too often, but we have to start somewhere.). Dad has tried especially hard to teach you colors, but to no avail. You know the names of most colors, “blue, green, yellow, red”, but you almost never match the name to the correct hue! I’m sure you’ll get it before too long.
You’re learning your manners—please and thank you are words you know well—but I’m reminding you constantly to use them. (Me: “What do you say?” You: “Pees.” or Me: “Say ‘More apple please’.” You: Long pause, giggle. Then finally “Mo pees.”) However, this week as I left a store, I said “Thanks.” to an employee. You immediately echoed, “Thank you.” So cute!
Elmo is your greatest love, and you’d watch him all day if we let you. Singing songs, reading books, and playing with your toy barn and animals are other favorites. Stacking blocks is a new hit. Last night whenever your tower of blocks fell, you’d grit your teeth in frustration and cry, “No, no!” You are getting so great at entertaining yourself (not all the time by any means), but sometimes you’ll play independently for up to an hour! Thanks to stickers, magnets, and doodle and flannel boards, we can now make it through Sacrament Meeting most of the time.
Recently you learned to play “Ring Around the Rosies”, and you love it! Randomly you’ll begin singing “ashes, ashes” then finish by dropping to the floor and calling out, “fall down”. You do the actions when we sing “The Wheels on the Bus”, “Once There Was a Snowman”, “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”, and “The Wise Man Built His House upon a Rock”.
You’re a good eater, have begun using utensils, and are able to drink out of a regular cup. Bedtime routine seems deeply ingrained in your head: PJ's. Brush teeth. Read scriptures. Pray. Kiss Dad and Mom. Naps, aren’t quite as predicable, but if you go down for your nap around 1 p.m., you’ll generally sleep for two to three hours.
You are such a pleasant, smart, fun little girl! I love watching your personality show more and more. Even though you aren’t immune to throwing tantrums, you’re pretty spunky and smiley, which I love! You mean the world to me.
Love,
Mom
You are a social little girl and never get enough of playing with buddies. Every night you ask for your neighbor buddy, “Theo. Theo. Theo.” You stand at our front door, pointing and repeating his name over and over. You’re always super excited to play with Logan, Taylor, and Kylee, as well. Sometimes you ask for them, but their names come out pretty garbled and takes a fine ear to decipher. Last night at dinner you asked for anyone you could think of: first Theo, then Logan and Taylor, and finally Grandma, Grandpa, Nana, and Papa. I guess Daddy and I aren’t enough for you! Good thing you’ll have a sibling soon! You do obsess over babies.
You love nursery, (And you’re finally there legally! Since Daddy’s calling is in nursery, you’ve played there for months.) You also love story time at the library, playgroup, and playing in the mall play areas—pretty much anything that gets you around other kids. I’m thrilled to say that you’ve finally warmed up at the gym’s childcare. You’re not there often, but now you don’t cry during the hour or two each week when dad and I attend a class together.You’re excellent at communicating! If we don’t immediately acknowledge your talking, you shove your head right up next to mine or Daddy’s and repeat yourself with increasing intensity! More than once you’ve been in my arms, and I (or Dad) wasn’t looking at you while you jabbered. You’ve yanked my face with both hands to turn my head to you. So funny!
You know most of your shapes, animal names and sounds, most of the foods you eat, household objects, and are getting interested in letters and numbers. You’ll point to a big letter in a book, and say, “A B A B A” or ask, “That?”. (You don’t get the letters correct, too often, but we have to start somewhere.). Dad has tried especially hard to teach you colors, but to no avail. You know the names of most colors, “blue, green, yellow, red”, but you almost never match the name to the correct hue! I’m sure you’ll get it before too long.
You’re learning your manners—please and thank you are words you know well—but I’m reminding you constantly to use them. (Me: “What do you say?” You: “Pees.” or Me: “Say ‘More apple please’.” You: Long pause, giggle. Then finally “Mo pees.”) However, this week as I left a store, I said “Thanks.” to an employee. You immediately echoed, “Thank you.” So cute!
Elmo is your greatest love, and you’d watch him all day if we let you. Singing songs, reading books, and playing with your toy barn and animals are other favorites. Stacking blocks is a new hit. Last night whenever your tower of blocks fell, you’d grit your teeth in frustration and cry, “No, no!” You are getting so great at entertaining yourself (not all the time by any means), but sometimes you’ll play independently for up to an hour! Thanks to stickers, magnets, and doodle and flannel boards, we can now make it through Sacrament Meeting most of the time.Recently you learned to play “Ring Around the Rosies”, and you love it! Randomly you’ll begin singing “ashes, ashes” then finish by dropping to the floor and calling out, “fall down”. You do the actions when we sing “The Wheels on the Bus”, “Once There Was a Snowman”, “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”, and “The Wise Man Built His House upon a Rock”.
You’re a good eater, have begun using utensils, and are able to drink out of a regular cup. Bedtime routine seems deeply ingrained in your head: PJ's. Brush teeth. Read scriptures. Pray. Kiss Dad and Mom. Naps, aren’t quite as predicable, but if you go down for your nap around 1 p.m., you’ll generally sleep for two to three hours.
You are such a pleasant, smart, fun little girl! I love watching your personality show more and more. Even though you aren’t immune to throwing tantrums, you’re pretty spunky and smiley, which I love! You mean the world to me.
Love,Mom
Eighteen Month Statistics
Weight: 20 lbs. 15 oz.; 7th percentile
Height: 32 inches; 59th percentile
Head circumference: 45 cm.; 12th percentile
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I love all the pictures you guys take! They are so cute. I especially love the last one of Erin and Skylie together.
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