I am 19 Months Old Today. Mommy tells me I'll be 20 months old when my little brother is born next month. Hmmmnn, I wonder what that means. Does that mean we'll have a baby in the house? No wonder she's been showing me pictures of babies and teaching me how to be "gentle" around other babies we see out on playdates. I am growing really tall. I don't know how tall I am, but I have completely outgrown all of my 18 month old clothes. I now wear the size 2 T in most brands. I can still get by wearing some of my 24 month old clothes, but the tops are a little tight. The doctor said that I am 33 1/2 inches tall and 26 1/2 pounds today at my 19 month Check-up. I am in the 80th Percentile for Height and 50th Percentile for Weight. The doctor said that is "very healthy".
I have two favorite words I enjoy repeating over and over. The word "Car" and the word "Hot". I learned the word "hot" because Mommy says it all the time as she's cooking our breakfast and our lunch every day. She warns me not to get too close to the stove and oven because it's "hot". I also am learning the difference between hot and cold when I take my baths--which is still one of my favorite past times. It is very very cold outside, so I think I know the difference between hot and cold. Mommy says it's "coooooooold" almost everytime we walk outside. I can feel the freezing wind brushing my cheeks and nose. I repeat the word "Cold" so Mommy knows that I get it.
Today was one of the first days that I learned to use the Potty. There are varying schools of thought on the best time to learn to potty train. However, Mommy and Daddy thought that since I had been tugging on my diaper over the last couple of weeks to alert them that I had already gone potty that now was the perfect time to begin potty training. As soon as I woke up this morning, Mommy promptly took me to the potty, sat me down and ran the fawcet. It was like magic, I went within seconds. Hopefully this is a great start to my potty training. Cross your fingers for me!
Some of my favorite things to do now include: playing my Disney Ipod (which exclusively plays about 20 Disney tunes) and dancing with my ballerina doll. We both enjoy twirling together. Most of the time, I will also pull out all of my other toys that play music and press the "on button" on all of them and play a medley of tunes all at the same time and twirl in circles and do my favorite dances. I am also learning to gallop and skip to music. I learned that after watching an older girl at the library do it. I really love music! I enjoy listening to it and dancing to it more than I enjoy any other activity right now.
I also enjoy using my toy vacuum to pretend to clean our house. Here's a picture of me following Mommy around as she is vacuuming our floors with her "real vacuum". Here's another picture of me using the broom at our local Whole Foods Store. I can't help myself. I really enjoy cleaning, wiping things down, helping Mommy fold up laundry, load the dishwasher and pushing brooms, mops and vacuums. Everyone tells me "It's a good thing".
My parents set up my toddler bed for me tonight too. My crib was beginning to get too cumbersome and I didn't enjoy sleeping in it that much. I'd rather snuggle with Mommy and Daddy in their bed. With Mommy's ever growing belly--that arrangement lasted far longer than she liked and so they went and bought the bed guard rails and rearranged my bedroom and set up the twin size bed for me. I absolutely LOVE it! Now, if only I could actually sleep in. I should be able too. Mommy and Daddy had to take me to get my 18 month vaccinations today and my 19 month wellness check-up. Afterward, we are going to the Georgetown Library for a Play Date, Story Hour and Gingerbread House Making party.
