I know! I know! It's been a while since I've posted anything about our crazy little Caroline. My apologies, but like I mentioned in the previous post, things have been busy around here lately. The good news is that most of the big "stuff" is out of the way and we're on the downward slope to my favorite time of the year - holidays! Holidays mean family, which usually means wonderful times spent with the ones we love. Cliche, I know, but it's true. I love all of my families and can't wait to spend the first one (Thanksgiving) with the Nadons!
Caroline turned 18 months on Monday (!) and she's determined to leave her baby ways behind. She's such a big girl now and her daily growth continues to amaze me. She had a wonderful 18 month check-up with Dr. S, who was blown away by how social she was. Yeah! It's always good to hear that Caroline is social - that's one thing I worry about with her being an at home toddler, but I guess our play groups are doing good things for her. And me. I just adore the ladies I spend Wednesdays with. And Tuesdays. And the occasional Friday.
As for stats, it's no surprise that Caroline is not on the charts yet. She's 99% for height (34.5") and weight (31 lbs) and 96% for head circumference. Dr. S always giggles when she shows me the charts because she "just knows" Caroline is going to be one of the tallest patients she's ever seen. I've always heard that you can take a child's height at age 2 and double it and that'll be their height as a grown adult. If that's the case, Caroline is already looking at 5'9''! Our long (not-so-lean) baby has 8 full teeth and 4 molars that are half way grown in. One day I'm going to ask God why it takes FOREVER for her teeth to come in, but until then, Ora-gel and Advil are our friends.
Some of her new words and phrases:
I'm stuck! for when she's stuck, as in she's been in her car seat for more than 2 minutes
All done! usually at the end of her meals, or when she's finished playing with a game
Uh-oh. When she drops something or can't find what she's looking for.
My personal favorite:
Ooooooooooh, what this? I makes me laugh each time she says it! She loves to pick up new objects and ask what she's looking at. This phrase is usually heard when she's looking at something shiny, like jewelry.
Speaking of jewelry, Caroline is a girly girl. I might have mentioned it before, but I'll say it again. She LOVES to accessorize and glam it up. She hides her "jewelry" all over the house and chooses which items to wear on a daily basis. Her matching skills aren't there just yet, but I know she'll get it with more practice. ;)
The other big thing that happened recently was Meghan and Rusty's wedding. It was beautiful! We were so busy the whole weekend that I only got to take 1 picture. Caroline LOVED being a flower girl and was so adorable in the dress that my mom made for her. She ran up the aisle and strutted back down when it was time to go. I can't wait to see pictures of the entire wedding because it was gorgeous, and of course the bride was the prettiest!
Here are some pictures of what's been happening lately:
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| Caroline helping me water the flower beds. |
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| "Mom! I had the craziest dream last night!" |
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| Reading her favorite post-nap book - Pinkalicious! |
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| Tailgating stowaway! She wanted to go to the game with Lucas. |
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| She thought she was hot stuff sitting the car seat in Dad's truck. She loves facing the front. Six more months! |
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| She loves to climb in my warming up showers when I'm not looking. |
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| She LOVED Grammy's veggie soup! |
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| Beautiful bride on her wedding day. |
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| Someone had a rough night. |
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| Jammin' out in Kindermusick. She loves music! |
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| Smiling at James and Matt's school pictures. Please ignore the food on her face. |
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| Caroline found a new chair - Molly! |
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| My little lovey hoarder. She's got 7 in this picture. |
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| Caroline showing the people at the pumpkin patch her belly. |
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| Sweet friends, Carilyn and Caroline. |
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| Silly friends in playgroup! |
