11.11.2010

18 months.

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{it's not easy to get her to stand still for a photo these days...}

loves:
playing at the park.
watching mickey mouse & elmo.
her grandmas.
green beans, noodles, cheese, grapes, craisins, milk, clementines.
giving kisses & high fives.
singing.
her kitty.
bathtime.
throwing hard objects at harper's head {remotes, balls, toys, etc}.
kisses before bedtme.
goldfish crackers in the car.
when daddy comes home from work.
stickers, coloring, reading books.
going to nursery.

says:
hi, bye, no, nope, yeah, yep, bubbles {for bath}, lalala {for elmo}, drink, mickey, grandma, noodles, fishies, num num {for food... or toothpaste...}, nigh nigh, yuck, shoes, outside, baby, kelty, teagan, pumpkin, santa, ho ho ho, duck, book, mama, dada, harper {sounds like papa}, socks, pretty, bug, eyes, balloon, ball, uh oh, PU {stinky}, cracker, cookie, cheese, bean, baba {bottle}, rock-a-bye {sounds more like kuh-kuh-buh}, doll, good girl, ow, amen, choo choo {for train}, hot, cold, cool, droid {for phone}, tickle tickle, tick tock {for clock}, blanket, binky, soft, jesus, bonk, banana, please, all done, zipper, chip, brush

animal noises:
cow, horse, pig, sheep, snake, duck, cat, dog, bird {tweet tweet}, lion, chicken, monkey, frog, etc.

25 lbs 12 oz {75th percentile}
34.5 inches tall {>95th percentile!}
has 12 teeth, including 4 molars.
wears pig tails every day.
sleeps 10 + hours at night, one 2-3 hour nap.
gets into EVERYTHING. especially when i'm feeding the baby.
wears size 2T clothes & size 6 shoes.
says "hi" to everyone.
has the funniest facial expressions!

i can't believe how big & smart she is getting! she is so much fun, and has a very spunky personality. we love our big girl serena :)

3 comments:

Kim said...

she is soooooo cute! she talks so much! !! she sounds super smart! and does she look identical to you when you were little? i feel like i know this pic of you sitting on your bed when you were little and it looks just like her!

ariel said...

that's funny you say that about that picture, kim, because sean always says how serena looks just like me in that pic!

Amy said...

You are looking fabulous Ariel! And Serena is positively beautiful. Happy half-birthday