Gracie at 18 months.

It is amazing that Gracie is 18 months old! Her personality is becoming more defined every day. This has been exciting and challenging for us! At 18 months, Gracie:

is talking a lot. She is repeating new words every day. She is also starting to put words together. Her first sentence was "I do it!"

is in okay eater. She likes mac and cheese, cereal with milk, ice cream, oatmeal, peanut butter, donuts, pancakes, corn, yogurt and french fries. Sometimes she will taste new foods, but she usually sticks to the basics.

loves Daddy. Seriously.

is obsessed with milk. She would drink it all day long if we let her. She will also drink water. She is not a fan of juice.

has started to enjoy playing outside. She likes to explore the backyard and play in her swing. She also likes the park. We usually have to drag her back into the house. When we open the screen door to come inside, she pushes it closed. She is a strong girl.

freaks out about loud noises. She is terrified of the vacuum cleaner and the hair dryer. This makes like very interesting and has done nothing to improve the condition of Mommy's hair on a daily basis.

is wearing 18 month and 24 month clothing. She is wearing size 4 diapers during the day and size 5 diapers at night.

is a good sleeper but does not like to go to bed. We are holding firm and making her go to bed. It is quite tough when she hangs on to me and cries "up! up!". She is averaging 13 hours at night and 3 hours for her afternoon nap.

loves her white Pedipeds.

loves blocks, books, sunglasses, her hat and her shoes. She doesn't like wearing socks.

is developing more of an interest in TV. She loves the Cosby show. Her favorite part is the opening segment where they dance. She has learned some serious moves. She is also starting to like Veggie Tales. She still loves music, as well.

loves to take a bath but still hates having her hair washed.

does not like to get her diaper changed. It is a combat maneuver to get her to stay still long enough to get the diaper on. Dressing her is not an easy job either. She does not like to sit still.

is a big sister. =)

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I Scrapped!

I am so excited. I made a page yesterday!: I found a sketch online and is that ever the way to go. I was able to finish this during Gracie's naptime! How awesome is that? I love naptime. =) I loved not having to sit there and figure out where to put everything. It totally took away the pressure. I used my new goodies , which was also super fun. I love having pre-coordinated stuff to choose from. I also love that it came with these . This was the first scrapbook page I have made for/of Gracie and it felt great. It was awesome to record memories for her. I am not sure if I love the sticker in between the 2 photos, but it is a sticker and it won't come off. So, it stays. Perfection is not my game, people. I liked that the sketch had a place for paper, and helped me layer the paper, and had a place for the title and journal, but that was it. So, the rub-ons across the top and the sticker were my additions. I also changed were the journaling was supposed to be. There ...

Babywise Bootcamp.

We are engaged in a little Babywise boot-camp at our house. Gracie's sleeping has gotten pretty bad and we have to do something. So, we are cracking down on her. It is not easy. Listening to her cry is just about the wost thing ever. I have been following the eat-play-sleep cycle from Babywise , but not much else. I have been putting her to sleep, while she listens to the vacuum cleaner or the stove fan. She is so used to napping on me that she won't sleep in her bed during the day. So, I end up holding her for nap-time so that she will actually take a nap. She does okay in her bed at night, most of the time. In the past week she has been up twice for 2-hour stretches in the middle of the night. As much as I love her, this isn't Mommy's favorite time to hang out with Gracie. It has become quite a struggle to get her to go to sleep and stay asleep. We are experiencing too many evenings of Gracie crying because she is up too late and can't fall asleep. Last nig...

Sunday.

This is a cute picture, of a cute girl, who really needs a bath. This girl hates her bath so I really have to gear up for it. Daddy said not to give her a bath while he is at work--something about Gracie needing extra emotional support... =P She will be getting a bath when Daddy gets home from work. Absolutely. What else had Gracie been up to? She is starting to recognize us. She will occasionally look up at me and smile. Other times she looks at me like "who are you again?". Yeah. She is starting to "talk" a little bit. She can get her fist up to her mouth and suck on her hand. Sometimes. She will lay on the floor on her blanket for short periods of time. She hung out in her swing for a little while this morning. She loves to be in the sling . Unfortunately, she has been fighting some tummy issues. She was getting more formula and I think it was upsetting her tummy. Big time. So, we are back to just nursing. That has helped some but she still get "the gases...

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