1 and 1/2 years old!

So our adorable little Evelyn turned 1 and 1/2 on the 30th of June! :) We didn't do anything special, but it is pretty cool to have a one and a half year old! :) She had her 18 month appointment on July 3rd. She is weighing in a whopping 22 lbs (14%ile)! She is 31.75 inches (50%ile) and her head is 40%ile. She is just small, I used to be worried about it a lot, but am over it, I think she is amazing! She doesn't need any more shots till 2014! That is really exciting since she knew this last appointment what the needle the nurse was holding was... that was sad for mommy and daddy too!

She has really started to talk a lot more. She is mimicking everything, and our peekaboo app of farm animals is a new favorite (she loves to say cow and duck). When the dog comes up on this app she doesn't say dog, she says 'Indy!' how cute is that right?!? Any kid app recommendations are very much appreciated, I get a lot of free ones, but they are not all good! :) I like to say 'hi baby' to her (she is my baby) and then she will just be like an echo saying 'hi baby, hi baby, hi baby' it is super cute. Recently she was naughty so I told her that she was, and scolded her, well she proceeded to get all sad (over dramatic) and say 'mommy naughty!' It was really funny! :) She has also used the potty a number of times, we are seriously thinking about potty training but then also know we are really busy in the summer so not sure how it will work... So we are playing that by ear, right now she isn't very interested in it. She loves to run around and is really quite fast for such a shortie! :) Also she finally has some hair, so mommy likes to put it in pig tails!! :)

So lately in Evelyn's world is a lot of 'mommy' type behavior. She loves to take care of her baby dolls, help take care of babies at the sitter or when friends babies come to visit. She also loves, I means loves/ borderline obsessed, with being outside. Wants to walk Indy all the time! If mommy or daddy steps outside without her, she has a meltdown. So yeah she also has started tantrums. She really loves Indy, petting him (sometimes needs to be reminded to be 'nice') walking him, feeding him, playing fetch (even though she kind of chucks it at him), and she has even started to try and ride him! She is silly! :)  She is a very head-strong little girl and knows what she wants, when she wants it. She has also grown to be more of a cuddler especially in the morning and before bed. We even let her come into bed with us sometimes in the morning so we can all get a little more sleep, and I don't mind the cuddle time with my baby who keeps getting less baby-ish! :(  Evelyn also has a love for her blankies. We have 4 little blankies that we put her to sleep with, and she loves them all, but one home-made one from a lady my mom knows is her favorite one... it is fleece with little ribbon loops around the edge. She loves it and loves to say 'blankie'. Lately she also has been finding anything around the house (mainly wash cloths or burp rags) to be her babies blankies! :) She is just the cutest and is so much fun right now, we love just hanging out with our awesome 1 and 1/2 year old! :)



Trying to hide in mommy and daddy's room!



Love that I can put pig tails in! The whole hair is difficult, I usually just do the top half.



BEAUTIFUL baby!



Such a little character! So silly!



Loves to point these days!