18 Month Check-up and Check-In

Delanie had her 18 month check up today with Dr. Powell. She is 34.5 inches tall (>98th percentile) and weighs 28 lbs 15 oz (93rd percentile). Dr. Powell said that if she were an adult today, she'd be between 5'9"-5'10."

Developmentally, she scored 100% on the 18 month assessment, she continues to hit all the milestones. And, of course, she is hitting the milestones that her parents are less-than-thrilled about: picky eating and tantrums. But, when I asked for advice, the Dr. just nodded and said, "Yup, the two things that were furthest from your mind at her 12 month appointment are now driving you crazy."

One of the most notable aspects of Delanie's personality is that she is a true chatterbox. We have known this since she was 3 months old. But, now her chattering is actually real words. She literally will name EVERYTHING she sees, and repeats it until we acknowledge that she said it. And, she repeats every word we say. So, we have to be careful!

Some of her latest words: sca-cra (scarecrow), hoe (horse), trac-ta (tractor), pum-pa (pumpkin), Charl-aa (Charlie), Karl-aa (Kona), juuu (juice), Day-lay (Delanie), ba-pa (backpack), beee (beach), Ga-Ga (Georgia).

Delanie has made me pay attention to the little things. She is so excited about everything she encounters, I can't help but want to see her excitement! For instance, our entire trip to daycare centers around landmarks. Landmarks that I have passed by every day for four years and have barely noticed. Here is the sequence of events on the way to daycare:
"Buckle! Door! Boat! Horse! More! More! Car! Truck! Bus! Horse! More! More! Tractor! Tractor! Bus! Car! Bus! Truck! Bus! Water! Bus! School! Door! Buckle! Molly!" All of this is said with such enthusiasm, I have truely started enjoying the beauty of our neighbor's horses and marveling at the tractors on construction sites.