Where does the time go? Allie is 1 1/2 years old now and becoming such a big girl! (and literally)She had her doctor check up and she is in the 95-100% in height (Although when I got home and remeasured her, she was2 inches shorter than what they had), 50% in weight, and still 15% for her little head! I guess people are right when they continually say how big she is for her age! She is very curious about everything and is into the "I can do it myself " or "I will throw a fit" stage!
It's fun to see what she is capable of doing, but also very hard on me as these baby boys are getting so big and making it very difficult to manage her. Jon has been wanting me to update this with some of her funny stories and things she is into for awhile so, here it is!
She loves her dolls and is always eager to push one around in the stroller, put a diaper on her, pretend to feed her, or now try to put her dolly on the potty! (we have been sort of working on potty training).
She understands so much and likes to "help" with laundry, dishes, vacuuming, picking up toys, and getting her snack. Sometimes, this is actually help and other times... well just leave it at that!
She likes to go into the pantry and pull the cereal or whatever she can reach and then gets a tupper ware bowl out and helps herself to the food! She also loves to pull things out of the fridge when I try to get something out!
I have been eating milkshakes to help me gain some weight and Allie goes nuts when she sees it (anything in a to go cup with a straw!) she will say over and over very loudly "MA, MA, MA!!!" until she receives some of her own. The other day, I felt like she was sharing HER shake with me!
She now knows how to unzip her sleep blanket. We tried duct tape- she figured that out. Now we put it on inside out... We will see how long that lasts!
She LOVES all kinds of shoes and luckily, friends have given us hand me downs because she loves to try different ones on and dances around in them! She also likes putting Jon's big shoes on and TRIES to walk in them!!
When she doesn't want something she very kindly says "no" while shaking her head. She says and signs "thank you" and "please" all the time. And she still loves to say "Ralph" at least a dozen times a day. (Ralph is one of our dogs- and he is checking to see if she has a "present").
She is very curious about how things are put together and how they work and gets frustrated easily when she can't figure it out.
She is also very adventurous and enjoys going on adventures and being outside. She is shy at first, but really enjoys new activities and remembers so much!
One thing she does not like is for me or Jon to hold another baby or child! She also is not too sure about sharing her toys with others-especially her balls; which she loves. We will need to prepare her for what is ahead and her two brothers that will be coming soon!
I have been sad that I can't do as much with Allie as she or I would like, and it has been hard for me not to be able to pick up my little girl as much as I would like! She is changing so much so fast and I feel like I am missing out on it. I guess we all have some adjustments to make as we head into the winter of 2010!
She is also very adventurous and enjoys going on adventures and being outside. She is shy at first, but really enjoys new activities and remembers so much!
One thing she does not like is for me or Jon to hold another baby or child! She also is not too sure about sharing her toys with others-especially her balls; which she loves. We will need to prepare her for what is ahead and her two brothers that will be coming soon!
