19 Months Old

At 19 months old, Adley's language is growing by leaps and bounds! This past month, it was so fun to hear her say new, challenging words out of the blue-- like "monkey" and "Jesus" and even "vacuum." We love hearing what's going on in her little mind and seeing all the connections she is making. This little one definitely is a girl on the go who doesn't like to be held for long at all. She wears us all out by the end of the day, and yet we love this endless energy and constant curiosity. She is such a blessing to us!

Other current facts and stats:

PHYSICAL

• Cut two left incisor teeth
• Learned how to open the pantry door on her own; goes straight towards the candy stash!
• Enjoys doing peg puzzles, especially the ones that make sound
• LOVES putting on anyone's shoes
• Started to "clean" the toilet and the bathroom wall using water from the toilet (eek!)

LANGUAGE

• TONS of new words! We've counted well over 50 words in her total vocabulary. A few new words include: bike, guy, buggy (referring to any bug she'll find on the ground), chocolate, moon, vacuum, monkey, teeth, Jesus
• Can find the correct page in her Hello magazine when Mommy starts singing one of the song-rhymes from the book
• Often asks for a "book" in the car if Mommy forgets to give her one to look at while we're driving
• Reminds Mommy "door!" if I don't immediately close the van door beside her car seat

PLAYTIME/OTHER

• Loves teasing Mommy and Daddy during diaper changes by kicking her legs wildly so we can't get her shorts back on; will laugh her deep little laugh while kicking-- what a silly kid!
• Often imitates her brothers-- rubbing her body in the same order that she sees Cody washing himself in the bathtub; crumpling up paper just like Jaden after he made a mistake on a drawing; trying to play piano songs after they practice their songs; attempting to copy the sounds of words that they say
• Enjoys watching Little Baby Bum on Netflix and often pats the couch next to her so we sit down beside her
• Is VERY particular with certain PJs, shoes, or dresses that Mommy or Daddy will attempt to put on her; will whine and scream until she gets the one that she wants!

We've started to go to the library storytime regularly now that Jaden and Cody are back in school. We've graduated up to the toddler time (away from the baby bookworms). The toddler time includes a craft at the end. On this particular day, was Adley decorating a leaf with glue stick and paper scraps. Adley's favorite part of storytime is dancing along with some of the songs and getting to play with toys at the end.

So proud of herself for finding and opening her own sucker from the pantry!