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!