18 Months!

Hooray Hooray, Dani is 18 Months Old Today!

She is however the size of a 6 month old perhaps!  It's okay, she's sweet and little just they way we love her!

Today's stats:

• Weight: 17 pounds 6.5 ounces (17.4 lbs)
• Height: 29 1/2" tall
• Head Circumference: 17 1/4"

I will say that the doctor noticed how many teeth she had and told me that this means Dani will just be small (as if I didn't know that).  Essentially, the teeth grow in as the bones grow, so if she had few teeth, it may have been a sign that she was growing slow.  But, since she has lots of teeth (well more than was expected), she's growing, and so her size just means she's small.  When the doctor asked about women in my family and I noted that all of my mom's sisters, my mom and maternal grandmother were right at 5 feet plus or minus a few inches either way, she decided to be resigned to the fact that Dani would just be small.  Again, as if I didn't know?! 

We talked about the things she could do and was interested in, such as the toilet.  She has all sorts of words and expressions, like "Oh Boy", "pow", "shoes", "cup", "cereal", "cheerio", "blue", "baby", "uh-oh", among others.
Either way, here's a little anticdote for your amusement.  The doctor normally comes into the room and she clings to me crying. This time the doctor came in and (in her diaper and holding her shoes) proceeds to dance, and when she sees the doctor is amused by this, she turns and shakes her butt.  That's my baby for ya!

Little Miss Cool

You would think, with Dani learning new words everyday, new skills, and a canny ability to mimic, that I would be blogging here much more often than I have been.  Part of the lack of writing is time, but also, how can I keep up? 

We also had an tragic incident in April that has just put me in the dumps.  But, of course, life continues moving even when we feel like it should sit around with us for a bit until we're on our feet.

With that said, I shall move on to tell you how the other day I was pacing the house on the phone to turn around and catch Dani pacing right behind me "talking" on her "phone", which means she was jabbering into her camera.  When I walked, she walked, when I put my hand on my hip, she did.  I know that all children begin this about her age, but I never realized how adorable it is.  Of course that whole mimicing thing can have some negatives too!

As I mentioned, she learns new words everyday (she may not say them all the time, nor is it possible for everyone to understand her).  Pow, blue, shoes, chin...just this past week. 

She is face forward in dad's truck, and when we went camping for the first time this season, it was quite the trip for her.  "Car", "Car", "Car", at every vehicle we passed.  Seeing things from a different view seemed to really please her...well and there is the fact that she loves cars!

Yesterday Miss Dani learned how to wear sunglasses (after mimicing me)...so this morning, we wore shades to Auntie's!  Now, if I can just get her to learn to use a straw...