18 months

Little miss turned 18 months on Sunday, October 3. I know I'm so bad about updating the blog, but I have to get the milestone's in.

The day before with Daddy getting ready to go to Hudson's birthday party.

The day of Jillian's 18 month birthday we took her to the park to run around because the weather was BEAUTIFUL!! Unfortunately the weather has since turned back to Summer like heat....yuck! Here are a few of the munchkin running around at the park.Running around

Couldn't ride in the wagon...she had to push it!

Mom...haven't you taken enough pictures???

New stuff for 18 months....

• 20.9 lbs. - 5th percentile, 30.5 in. - 18th percentile
• 12 month clothes, but we have to buy longer shirts because her belly sticks out of the shorter ones. We tried 18 month clothes, but they are huge on her and fall off or are WAY too long.
• She still wears size 5 shoes.
• She has 16 teeth.
• Dr. McAtee suggested we start giving her PediaSure at night to combat our little picky eater. Jillian took one sip and refused anymore. Guess that's not going to work!
• She no longer walks anywhere...she only RUNS!!! We have to tell her to "go slow" or we're going to end up with broken teeth from the face-plants she does when running.
• We don't have to worry about using the gate on the stairs anymore. If she goes upstairs, we just have to ask her to come down and she does.
• For the most part she minds very well. We rarely have to use time-out anymore. If we tell her to not do something, she listens for the most part...sometimes we have to count, but she definitely understands everything we say.
  
• She LOVES Happy Feet the movie and The Wiggles. She knows all the Wiggles songs by heart and will dance and sing along. She knows Happy Feet by heart and will let you know what is about to happen in the movie.
• She has started singing along to the ABC song...she doesn't know all the letters, but she makes sounds that sound like it. And she sings "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and does hand movements along with it.
• She loves being outside and we go outside in the backyard every evening to play with her.
  
• She thinks it's hilarious to watch anyone run and loves to chase or be chased.
• She is definitely putting more words together "mo pease," "tain too DaDa," etc.
• I think my favorite new word of hers is "Dee lee dee" or DVD. Cracks me up to hear it!

She is SOOOOO much fun at this age! Frank and I can't get enough of her!