Monday, November 12, 2012

Our Little Pumpkin Is 18 Months!

I cannot believe it! Gone are the days when people ask me "how old is your baby?".  Nowadays, it's "how old is your little girl?".  Sad, I know. 

Lyla is up to all kinds of things at 18 months but mainly, she's just plain SILLY!  She loves to monkeyshine for pictures (my Mom says it's pay back from when I was little), she always wants to be chased and tickled, and she has some pretty groovy dance moves.  Personality wise, she's very shy and guarded at first, but when she warms up to you, the silly Lyla above comes out.  She observes everything and doesn't miss a beat. 

Her favorite things and people right now are choo-choos, doing anything outside (especially swinging), bath time, Daddy, blueberries (as usual), prunes, shoes (at her convenience), purses, pretending to be a mommy to her 6 babies/stuffed animals, pretend cooking, chicken, ravioli, BUTTERED green beans, CHEESE, coloring and reading books.

Lyla dislikes wearing shoes (on my demand), wearing jackets, chocolate, having her hair fixed, potatoes, and a few things I'm sure she'll remind me of soon.

While she can repeat several things we say, her favorite words are uh-oh, Daddy, choo-choo, her version of blueberries, shoes, bye-bye, baby (with an accent I might add), got you, cheese, and Papa.  She also knows the color purple and the sounds that a snake, cow, horse, sheep, dog, duck, lion, and seal say!
You'll have to excuse the quality of these pictures.  They are from my phone.  I find that my phone has the best pictures that portray everyday life (not so much for the quality, though).


So proud of her Dorothy shoes!

This is her on our commute taking care of babies even while she's napping...

Avery, Lyla, & Livvy in Fredericksburg...