18 Months!

When you ask Paige to smile for a picture, this is what I get...

Where is the time going? Paige just had her first Birthday right?

-Paige is RUNNING all over the place, mostly away from us when she knows she has something or is doing something she is not supposed to! She is into EVERYTHING! You cannot take your eyes off of her for a second! What a handful!

-She is loving to play with her baby dolls, feeding them, giving them their paci, and pushing them around in the stroller. She loves looking at books and being read to but only when she is on the tired side, otherwise she won't sit still long enough!

-She has mastered using a spoon and fork and loves feeding herself! She eats everything we do, but loves her mac n cheese and chicken nuggets, just like big sissy.

-She is still not talking as much as we would like, probably because she is still obsessed with her Paci and always wants it in! If she is playing she can go without it for hours but in the car or when she gets tired it is a must have...Her newest words are doga (doggie), yesterday she said table, shoe (shuuu), baby, bubble, and more. She has finally been trying to repeat words we tell her to and usually is pretty close. Honestly I think she is being stubborn, just like she was about walking. If I say "can you say Please?", she just gives me a hug instead...stinker!

-She goes to bed at 7:30 pm and wakes up around 6:30 am. Usually taking one big nap around 11am and if we are out and about a second nap in the afternoon.

-She is now riding in her big girl car seat and loving it! We got Payton a new Britax Booster/slash carseat and gave Payton's old Britax to Paige. Man carseats are expensive! The first day in it Paige just smiled the whole time in the car, dancing to the music! Bad thing, she does not fall asleep in the car as easily, and if she does she usually wakes up when I take her out.

-She LOVES the water and is fearless! We just returned from our vacation and she wanted to do everything Payton was doing, including jumping to us in the pool! She loves putting her face under too!

-She is still mostly 6-12 mos clothes, but her feet are growing, she is now a size 4. She weighed in at 18lbs 5 oz (and then lost almost a pound after getting sick, poor thing cant catch a break!)

-Her hair is getting longer and stick straight! It is also getting lighter and she gets tan so easily! Lucky girl!

- She loves shoes and purses lately, trying on everyones shoes, throws a purse over her shoulder and says " Bye"! She can get her crocks on pretty well all by herself!