Audrey is 18 Months Old!

It's here!!! My very favorite age for babies has finally arrived!!  Audrey is 18 months old today and SUCH a delight.  Seriously, this baby is such a good girl and is widely loved by everyone.  Here's what life is like with her right now:

- She's talking like crazy! Now we have (new words in bold):
1. dada/daddy
2. dog (gog)
3. bye bye (die die)
4. play (pay)
5. mama
6. boat (this one is so adorable- every time a barge goes by she starts telling us!)
7. night night
8. all done
9. more
10. mommy
11. snack (sounds like duck)
12. baby
13. uh oh  (said as she drops something, on purpose...again!) 
14. go
15. cup
16. shoes
17. pretty (she says this whenever she gets her hands on a necklace and wants us to put it around her neck- so cute!)
18. ball
19. open (as in, open a present!)
20. poo poo
21. up
22. hot
23. cookie
24. cracker
25. car
26. apple
27. snack
28. help
29. eyes
30. outside
31. vitamin (nom nom is what she says)
32. spoon
33. eat
34. hat
35. dah-dah (grandaddy's name)
36. ganny (Granny)
37. please
38. bath
39. socks


- In addition to these new words, she understands SO MUCH of what we say.  She says thank you all the time when you give her something.  She will answer you "uh-huh" for yes or shake her head no when you ask if she wants something.   She knows so many things that I ask her and it's so much fun watching her learn new things every day.

- she loves getting to play with Emily.

- she got to ride in the Barbie Jeep for the first time and had so much fun. I know those girls are going to be up and down the street all summer long!

- she gets so excited when we drive by the entrance to my in-laws neighborhood that there are a lot of times we have to drop in to say "hi" or else her feelings get hurt and she cries.  She LOVES to go to their house and will squeal and clap her hands on the way up the hill.

- she dances on the hearth like Emily does.

- she adores prunes and cranberries and raisins.

- she has gotten 2 more teeth, bringing the total to 12.

- she likes to sit in her high chair and snack while I cook.

- she is still taking 1 or 2 naps per day, whatever our schedule allows.  Only getting 1 nap in a day is not a big deal anymore, she is pretty flexible about it now.

- she is enjoying the warm weather and getting to play outside.

Happy March, everybody!  Spring is coming soon and we are happy to be spending it with our sweet girls. :)