Aubrey 19 Months!

This month has been a total blur in most regards, mainly because we moved, but I have to say, not a single day has gone by that I haven't said or thought "Oh wow, I absolutely LOVE this age!!" It is seriously the best! I love that Aubrey is not a baby anymore, but still loves to snuggle and rock and cuddle, but she's also not a complete toddler who thinks she's 12 already and can just talk back! Best of both worlds this 1.5 year phase is!

Happy 19 Months Aubrey Lynn!

19 Month Highlights:

-I don't have any pictures of it (or any I'd want posted on the internet most likely!), but you have gone poo poo on the potty twice this month, and pee pee once! I think you see your big sister climbing up the potty ladder and you just wanted to do it too. Not gonna hate if you keep pooping in the potty instead of your diaper.  And I have a huge suspicion if I took 3 days to do Potty Training Bootcamp with you, you'd pick it up so quickly. But we are busy right now, so that will have to wait.

-You love going to Mimi's house because you will always find new things to play with. This hard hat and baby doll crib kept you entertained for quite some time!

 -We didn't have many park days this month because it's hard to take a toddler with a broken leg to a park with another toddler who wants to run around like a crazy lady! But, one day after a run around a park, we stopped by for about 12 minutes which was long enough to do some swinging (which you love!), and ride on a few things both you and Bella could do.

 
-You found an app on Daddy's phone that you LOVE doing! I will let the pictures do the rest of the explaining!

-The day you turned 19 months, we moved into our new home. It has been a crazy year of building and dreaming, and we are so excited the time has finally come! It was bittersweet leaving the Belmore Manor home, because that was the home that we brought you home from the hospital to. That was the home that Mama was pregnant with you in. That was the home that held a lot of memories for our family. But, we are so excited for our new adventure, and creating memories in our new home.  Our prayer is that you and Isabella can grow up in this house, and continue to come back to visit once you are married and have kids of your own.  AKA: I never want to move again, until we decide it's time to downsize!!  

Towards the end there wasn't much to play with. Boxes make impromptu toys!

Sleeping: Bedtime these days is 7:30 which is kind of a loose time, because sometimes you are down by 7:15 (ok, like once a month!), and other nights it's 7:45 or closer to 8. Just depends on what we have going on.  Either way, you fall asleep quickly and sleep until about 7am, and we leave you in the crib as long as we can which usually means sometime between 7:30 and 8am.  Yes there are days you are up at 6 or 6:30 and want out of bed promptly before 7, but luckily those days are fewer and fewer each month.

You nap once a day at 1pm, and nap anywhere from 1 hr 15 min to 2.5 hrs. And very occasionally, you will sleep almost 3 hours. But that's not a norm!

Eating: Some days you are a great eater, and other days you eat very little. You are however consistently picky! And consistently messy!  You refuse to let us feed you because you want to do everything your big sister does, especially using spoons and forks. 

I can't get you to eat a green vegetable, or any vegetable (potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn included!) to save my life! So that's a bummer for mama.

Some of your favorite foods include: macaroni and cheese, squeezies (although you are VERY picky about brand and flavor!), cheerios, cheese, strawberries, bananas, ham (at least on most days), eggs, greek yogurt (plain, heaven forbid I put fruit or jelly in there!). 

Aubrey Loves:
-Bubbles

-Playing outside

-Ruff Ruff, Tweet and Dave (the cartoon)

-Singing and music (Baa Baa Black Sheep is your JAM this month and you are singing more and more of the words...so cute!)

-Taking baths

-Dancing

-Playing hide and seek or being chased

-Coloring

-Puzzles

-Swinging at the park

-Playing tea party

-Playing in Mama's closet, taking out every single shoe and pulling necklaces off the rack!

Aubrey Hates:

-Being in her carseat, although she is getting better if silly songs are playing

-Leaving the park

19 Month Stats:
*apparently I stink at measuring height b/c last month she was 32 in, and despite measuring about 5 times, I still got 31.5. Oh well, rough measurements! 

 Height: 31.5 in (approx 35th percentile)

Weight: 22.3 lbs (approx 15th percentile)

Teeth: No new teeth this month, still have 16

*Wearing mostly 18 month things, although we still use a good amount of 12 month summer stuff (bathing suits, shorts, etc).

*Wearing size 4 shoe

*Wearing size 3 diapers

Isabella's PINK Party! 3 Years Old!

Well our plans to have an outdoor, water themed party (pool, sprinklers on the slide, etc) got kaboshed this year thanks to the lovely pink cast.  At the last minute, we had to switch it up, and what could be more perfect than a  PINK party for the girl who LOVES pink (your choice, after you said Mickey Mouse which I have no idea why b/c you don't really know who he is, and have never seen a cartoon with him in it!).  At least with the pink theme, you had a giant pink cast to match!

It was a low key party, mostly because of everything going on (broken leg, getting ready to move this month, etc!), but we still had a lot of fun.

Mimi, Pops, Tia, Uncle G and Dani Leigh came over for a birthday dinner that you chose: Macaroni and Cheese, hot dogs, and fruit.  You wanted fresh fruit popsicles and cupcakes so you got both in small quantities. And you also picked out cheddar pretzles, and Mama threw in some homemade chocolate covered strawberries for good measure.

You were overloaded with presents this year, and I think it's because everyone knew you were going to need a lot of quiet and still activities over the next 2 months with this cast on.  You got lots of coloring books and crayons, markers, a giant paint pad with paint brush and paint set, a few activity and educational work books, some new Olivia the Pig books (you especially love the one where she gets a new ballerina tutu!), stickers, a couple pairs of sunglasses, and a new doll that you call Frozen (probably b/c she looks like Elsa from Frozen!). 

We topped the night off with some good ole' Karaoke and you had a blast. We sang all your favorite songs and even some new ones.  You loved telling everyone else what to sing, and you certainly wanted the mic more than anyone else!

What a fun day to celebrate our little lady turning 3 years old!

Dancing in your chair...this cast won't keep you from feeling that music!

Cousins!

 It's so sweet watching you get so excited over every single present!

Aubrey 18 Months!

And just like that, I not only have a 3 year old but a 1.5 year old as well this month! What in the world!?!?  

I can't believe my baby is already halfway to 2.  And she thinks she's halfway to 20 sometimes, so there's that.

Happy 18 Months Aubrey Lynn!

I mean seriously, this girl loves cheesin' for the camera! What a little ham!

18 Month Highlights:

-You have a lways been a talker, and this month you just continue to babble away and look at us like we are crazy for not understanding you. That being said, you are also starting to say a lot more words that we can understand consistently which is nice. You say: Mama, Baba (Bella), No, Si/Yes, Me, "Cheeee" (for cheese or smile), "da" (dog), "ba" (ball), "ca" for coffee, "mo" for more, and you call birds "cheep cheep".  

 

Here's you saying "Cheeeee"

-You also love making animal sounds, mostly birds, lions/bears (which are both a nice hearty "ahhhhh"), dogs, and owls. 

-You LOVE to wrestle with Mama, Daddy, Dani, but mostly Isabella! You tackle her like you are a big football player! You both just giggle and giggle every time which melts my heart!

-You are always climbing on things or in things or over things. You are getting so good at going up and down stairs which is a good thing b/c we've caught you halfway up the staircase more times than I can count this month!  You also love to play under your high chair and under the kitchen table chairs. Like a little baby obstacle course for you.

-We went to parks quite a bit this month b/c it's a good way to get you tired. There is nothing you won't try to do all by yourself, and nothing you are really afraid of which makes Mama nervous sometimes (and Daddy nervous all the time when he gets to come!).

-Two things you love: playing in laundry baskets, and cuddling Bella's baby!  Cracks me up every time!

-I don't know why I even take the time to blow up the small pool and fill it because you LOVE just sitting in the bucket and jumping around in that anyways : )

-You love your big sister, and she loves you! You like to hold hands when we go on our walks in the neighborhood, which really started because one week you wiped out and scraped up your shin and one hand, and Bella hated to see you hurting. So now she wants to hold your hand on all walks to help protect you.

-My big girl, ya know, just rocking by herself!

-You got to have a Daddy date night in while Mama took Bella out, and you guys had a blast, watching a cartoon movie, wrestling, and taking goofy pictures : )  

-We went to one of the malls to play at the indoor play land and you LOVED it, probably b/c it was geared towards smaller kids. We love having so many options for fun near us, including the indoor options when it's storming outside!

-Sweet baby girl couldn't even last a 2 mile run to the park. One tired little lady!

-Another day, another run with my little lady! This time on the greenway, and then we got to meet up with Daddy and Bella for some lunch at a sandwich place.  And yes, once again she fell asleep in the stroller. 

-Who has time to look and smile for the camera when there is so much park fun to be had!?!?

Sleeping: Bedtime is around 7:30 for you which means we all go upstairs for bedtime routine around 7. You usually sleep for about 12 hours, and are getting better about letting us get you out of bed a little after you've woken up (AKA: not as cranky b/c you tend to wake up crying or fussing). After a few minutes you reorient yourself and are happy, just talking and singing to yourself for about 20 minutes.

You take one nap, usually around 1pm and sleep for 2 hours.That being said, I think there are plenty of days you'd rather have 2 naps for about 45 min each, but that just isn't conducive for our lifestyle. You will fall asleep in your carseat about twice a week or in the stroller if I take you on a run around 10:30 or 11am.  Sweet little baby!

Eating: You are one picky eater but you like what you like which usually consists of: cheese, runny eggs, ham, greek yogurt, strawberries, pears, squeezies, noodles with butter and Parmesan cheese, and milk! Yup, that's about it!

Aubrey Loves:
-Picking out your own outfit and/or shoes. As soon as I open your closet you point and pull at whatever outfit or dress you want.

-Baths
-Running in circles in Mama and Daddy's room
-Running around in general and climbing on everything
-Reading books
-Singing and listening to music
-Favorite songs: Baa Baa Black Sheep, Twinkle Twinkle, Wheels on the Bus, Patty Cake
-Library story time
-Cartoons 
-Being chased and tickled
-Playing dress up

  Aubrey Hates:

-Being told no
-Being in her carseat
-Being contained for more than 22 seconds! This girl is active and always wants to be on the go!

18 Month Stats:

Height: 32 in (60th percentile)

Weight: 22.5 lb (approx 25th percentile)

Teeth: We now have 4 molars, 4 canines, and all front top and bottom teeth (16 teeth total)! Just waiting on (and in no rush for!) second year molars.

Wearing mostly 18 month things with 12 month dresses as well. Wearing a size 3 or 4 shoe. Still in size 3 diapers.