Our sweet baby had her 18 month check up today and we're so happy to share with you that R. Boo is perfectly healthy and developing well. The doctor was thrilled with her and just couldn't stop gushing over how talkative she was and how much she giggled and laughed.
Our little over achiever has grown quite a bit since her 12 month visit. At 18 months and 6 days Riley is 35 inches (just short of 3 feet tall) and 32.5 pounds. She is in the 99%+ for height and weight and her head circumference is in the 80% range. She did the best she has ever done at one of these visits until it was time for her anemia blood draw and 3 shots: a combo of hib, hep a, mmr, polio and dtap. She definitely screamed, but recovered quickly. We couldn't help but be amused when she kept touching her sore spots later and saying "oooooch".
So what's life like with our darling 1 1/2 year old? Nothing short of pure happiness, a lesson in patience, and a lot of love.
At 18 months Riley is super talkative and is stringing words into phrases and questions like "what's this" and "where go". Juice, cheese, go, down, rocket, and whoa are just a few of the words she's picked up, but my favorites this month are "peeeese (please)" "tink, tink, tink (think, think, think)" and "dye dye (bye bye)".
She continues to comprehend more words than she can say and can follow instructions when she feels like it, responds to her name, and enjoys imitating things we do and games we play. She absolutely loves pretending to be snoring and asleep and then waking up with a shout which is something we do often to make her laugh.
She continues to be very active and loves to be on the go. She is happiest when she is able to run about as she pleases and we've found some great new locations to allow her to do that this month. We're not quite pool rats, but we visit the pool often and enjoy taking her for quick trips to a splash pad nearby. I am so happy that she's inherited my skin tone and even with sunscreen she is our little brown baby this summer.
This summer has been geographically challenging for us, but it's allowed us to visit family and give Riley some great new experiences in the last month. We've visited the beach, zoo, and botanical garden to name a few and we're set to embark on a rather large road trip in the next few days.
She keeps us on our toes and there are days our patience is tested, but we simply can't imagine life any other way. Happy 18 months sweet girl! We love you to pieces!
happy 18 months friend!
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