Eighteen months

Our little one is now a year and a half old. 

She takes just one nap a day now and sleeps pretty well at night.  She loves music: when she comes downstairs after waking in the morning, or from her nap, she usually heads over to the stereo and points at the DVD player and receiver, indicating that she wants us to put some tunes on.  We try to get her to walk up and down the stairs as much as we can stand it, but she’s easily distracted, and it takes her as long as five minutes, especially if she’s tired. 

She loves to eat rice, Chinese vegetables, and chocolate chips (on the rare occasions we let her). 

Her latest words include “dan dan” (egg), “po po” (maternal grandmother), “gong gong” (maternal grandfather), “rice”, “airplane”, “bat”, “bup bup” (her word for bunny rabbit), “elephant”, and “Tyson”.  She loves to say “butterfly” and usually yells it if she sees it in a book.

She still likes to do her version of yodeling.  The other day I taught her to yell “Yow!” when she touches the computer.  She practices her jumping now and then, though not as frequently as before… she still hasn’t got both feet off the ground at once. 

She likes to sit on the potty and read, but isn’t using it for its intended purpose yet.  Hates getting her diaper changed these days, so I hope I’ll be able to teach her soon.

The weather’s been good lately, and she’s enjoyed playing at the park.  She’s getting pretty good at using all the equipment, and sometimes puts up quite a fuss when it’s time to leave.  Below are some pictures taken at the park on her 1.5 year birthday.