Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Reese....16 months

Can you believe that?  Ugh.  I can't.  16 months old already and such a barrel of fun she is.  Here's the rundown.....

Language - talking up a storm in gibberish with a smattering of her favorite words:  momma, da-da, eye-an (Ryan), juice, bubbles, duck, oggie (doggie), ickey (Mickey), bo-bo (blanket), who's dat (with an urban twang) and the most prized is 'ank-you' as in thank you, offered up every time you hand her something (yes, I'm bragging).
Sleep - still LOVES it.  She takes two naps a day and doesn't appear to have any desire to pare that down to one.  God blessed us with the best sleeping baby parents could ask for - bedtime is anywhere from 6:30pm - 8:00pm (depending on what is or isn't going on) and then, like clockwork, 12 hours later she's up babbling away in her crib, happy as can be...
Likes:

  • Water, adores water.  The pool, the bath, the sink, the hose.  She can't get enough, although oddly enough the cheapo plastic pool in the backyard doesn't do much for her.  
  • She's also obsessed with baby dolls - she hordes them - she steals them from her sister and then loves on them to no end  
  • Wrestling is apparently a passion (awesome) as she and Ryan appear to be auditioning for the WWF  
  • And perhaps Reese was a dog in a former life because if you can't find her you can be all but certain she has snuck into a bathroom and is attempting to splash in the toilet water or is constantly finding any trace of food there may be on the floor
  • Climbing EVERYWHERE and on EVERYTHING
  • Clapping and dancing (which her signature dance is twirling around in a circle until she falls from dizziness) 
  • drinking out of a cup (always an adventure) and using her utensils like her big sister
  • cleaning with her broom (mother's helper)
  • her mama (can't say I don't blame her) 

No likeys -

  • being changed
  • certain fruits and veggies (they get the very deliberate side arm chuck off the high chair)
  • being told 'no' (and as sweet and fun as she is, the girl has a temper)
  • sitting still

2 comments:

Barbara O'Neill said...

Is that a bite mark on her arm in the first picture??? "You don't bite your friends".

leslie said...

I believe it is and really, at this point, there's only one culprit and her name starts with a 'R' and ends with a 'N'. Unless Reese is into self inflicting wounds.