Lainey is 18 Months Old

=) I can't believe she is so big. I thought I'd do a post about what she's like at 18 months. =P

She is kind of a tomboy, but less and less so... She is brave at the playground, but she doesn't like to be dirty. One of her favorite words is "dirty." One day, we were in the garage cleaning and she lost a shoe. Her sock got really nasty and she wanted it off because it was dirty. =P Another day, I had left a bunch of ground beef on the floor (she dumped her plate and it's easier to clean up dry) and she went to the edge of the living room, pointed in the kitchen and fussed that it was dirty. Then she scooted around the half-wall, staying as close as she could to the wall until she could climb up on the bench and not step on any of the meat. =P She is a little Miss Priss. =P

She is having a major growth spurt. She eats as much as Harp or I do (sometimes more). After dinner, her tummy is as tight as a basketball. =P She actually likes peanut butter now and she can eat chocolate without getting upset in the middle of the night.

Meat is "meap" or "meam," water is "ba-pee" (the old version, but still used when she's tired) or "wa-wee." She loves to brush her teeth. She says "brush teese!" =P She loves to try to go potty and last week when we were all sick, she went #1 and #2. I haven't been taking her very much, but I am trying to a little more often. It's too chilly for me to want to do "real" potty training.

It is so cute how she plays with Em. She pretty much answers Emily's questions with yes or no until they have established what they are playing. ("Do you want to be Tigger, Lainey?" "Do you want to be Pooh?" "Are we going to the zoo?") She does anything Emily tells her to do when we pretend stuff. We will "drive" somewhere and Em will tell Lainey to sit down and put her seatbelt on and she will. She loves Em and wants to do everything she does. She even pretended to puke in the potty after Em puked a couple weeks ago... =P

She is a climber. She wants to stand on anything she sees (including toys and books - we're workin' on that). She always wants her mouth and hands full of food. She says "chies, chies!" for munchies, which is what she says when she's hungry. =) Which is all the time. =) She likes to point out balls and sees them in everything. =)

If you ask for a kiss, it's not often that she'll give one, unless it's some funny kind of kiss (upside down or between the bars of her crib). But if you're not lookin' for one, she'll just come kiss you. =P She just randomly climbs in your lap or snuggles up to you. It is soooo nice to have such a cuddly girl!

She will go to anybody. Today we were at a housewarming party and she wanted people to hold her that we didn't even know! She's not quite as partial to men anymore, but she does still love Dave. =)

Whoa it's later than I thought... Later!