Here are the things I am enjoying so far:
1. Her increased and joyful interaction with the world. Her "hellos" and "hi's" have suddenly become bountiful to just about anyone passing by who catches her interest. Anyone shorter than grown-up size also gets a "baby" thrown their way and also possibly a poke in the eye or mouth while she points out these newly discovered facial features (we're still working on "look but don't touch").
2. Her desire and ability to eat more chunky foods. Though any large chunks of vegetable are still largely disdained, this girl has become a fiend for pasta, rice, quinoa and pretty much any type of grain she can shovel in by the fistful. Also apples, strawberries and kiwis rank high on the list.
3. Naps that have sometimes reached the 2 or 3 hour mark. Yes, it has really happened.
Here are the challenges:
1. Her suddenly increased attachment to me. She loves the new meet and greet, as long as I'm right there. The moment I leave the room = tears.
2. The new-found drama when she doesn't get her way. The throwing herself backwards to get out of my arms, pounding on the floor and wailing kind. At least I try to take comfort in the fact that it is often for something like not wanting to come inside from playing. Glad my girl likes the outdoors.
So, you'd think that if I was going to write a whole post about being 18 months I would at least have thought to take a picture on this auspicious day, but I didn't. At least not until about 5 minutes ago. Instead let's take a little trip down memory lane to this day in May 2009 to see how far we have come:
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