18 months!

Let's put these posts in order! :)


I haven't taken advantage of my new and improved blog design enough! So Leah turning 18 months is a great excuse to blog. I have been so busy blah blah blah...

Here is what is going on with Leahbean:

-She still takes gymnastics on Wednesdays at Little Gym. Although she doesn't like to sit still to hear the skill of the week, she enjoys this time each week getting to play on the equipment.

-She can almost do a forward roll, but we have to push her over.

-She can "jump." She doesn't really get off the ground, but she sure does try!

-Leah still loves to read books. Some of her favorites right now are: Yummy Yucky (if Daddy reads it), Elmo's Search and Find, and Big Little (She is obsessed with the picture of a bus at the end. Wheels on the bus go round and round...)

-She loves climbing into chairs. She works so hard to get into one, and then she hops right out.

-She already has said the short "a" words for awhile (Mama, Dada, Nana, Papa, baba, ba), but now she is talking more. She can now say G, Mimi, more, baby, Nee (Ernie), La-la (I want to watch Elmo, right now.), Mana (I think this is Amanda), and Ra-ra (Ryan).

-Leah knows some sign language. She tells us more, water, milk, cheese, and all-done.

-Leah loves to play outside. It was way too hot this summer for us to play outside, but now that it has cooled off a little, we slide in the backyard and go for walks around the street.

-She lovessss birdies, dogs, and any type of animal. her favorite episodes of Elmo's World are the one with pets and the one with birds.

-She has added some animal sounds to her vocabulary. She does a turkey, a dog, a sheep, a cow, a bunny, a chicken, a lion/tiger (kkkkkkkk), a horse (neigh neigh neigh), and although not an animal, she does the Count (ah-ah-ah-ah).

-She is such a good helper. She still helps take out the trash with Daddy when she gets the chance, but now she can also put the clothes into the dryer and close it. She also helps me empty the silverware out of the dishwasher and puts her toys away.

-Leahbean looooooves fruit. She likes berries, pears, mandarin oranges, pineapple, watermelon, peaches, bananas, you name it. But her FAVORITE is grapes. She keeps saying more and more and more until there aren't any grapes left! It's a good thing she loves cheese so it can even out her digestive system...

-Some of her favorite foods: fruit (of course), peanut butter, graham crackers, cheese, milk, beans (Daddy doesn't approve), pizza, lasagna, chicken, raisins, and of course, every kid's favorite--mac and cheese!

-Leah sleeps really well at night, but her naps are iffy and short.

-She would rather push the stroller, wagon, shopping cart, and bike than ride in it.