Eighteen Months

Mary turned eighteen months last Sunday. It is a joy and delight to watch her continue to change and grow.

Mary loves sorting, stacking, and nesting all kinds of things. She has a set of cups that nest inside one another and also stack on top of one another, and they are one of her favorite toys.

She loves being involved around the house whether it’s helping Daddy take off and put away his shoes or making tea. She recently started telling Daddy when it’s time to eat.  

She continues to love books and reading, particularly things with lots of pages.

Mary loves singing, dancing, and listening to music. We got a song book from her Music Together class, and she often pulls it out and asks us to sing the songs on the different pages.

She’s a good eater and likes a variety of foods and playing with a variety of foods. Her appetite often impresses us for someone so small.

Mary knows a number of body parts and likes pointing them out.  

She has four words – mama, dada, (ba)nana, and amen – but also signs eat/food, drink, more, up, sleep, and milk; waves hello and goodbye; and hums all done or all gone. She also likes to moo like a cow and roar like a tiger.  

Happy year and a half to our sweet, fun little girl.