16 months

The months continue to roll by. 

• We don’t have any stats about Gwynn’s height or weight, but considering how much she eats it’s safe to say she’s still growing like a weed. She’s wearing clothes in sizes 18 months to 2T.
• We’ve only found 2 foods so far that Gwynn doesn’t like…potato salad and broccoli. She definitely likes breakfast foods the most (waffles, pancakes, muffins, biscuits)…and she still LOVES fruit (watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, bananas).     
• Gwynn has learned a lot of new words.
  • She’ll say “more” if she wants more of something in addition to signing more in her own way.
  • She will say “Elmo” if she sees him, but it sounds more like “Melmo.” She also says “Cook-ah” when she sees Cookie Monster.
  • Gwynn will say “cheese” for us if we’re taking a picture (or if she’s eating cheese).
  • If we say “Rollllll” she knows to say “Tide!”
  • She will say “please” and “thank you” if we prompt her.
  • She’ll say “open”, but more often than not she’ll just do the sign for it instead.
• Gwynn has gotten into the habit of praying before meals. If we say “time to pray” she’ll bring her hands together and will be somewhat still while we pray. She doesn’t know the sign of the cross yet, but we’re working on it. Sometimes she’ll remind us to pray if we forget.
• Gwynn is back at daycare full time, as is Luke. She really seems to be much more grown up with how she interacts with the other kids. Ms. Ouida told us that she is not a baby anymore…she acts like such a big girl!
• We are no longer using the high chair during meals.  We bought a booster seat (with a strap) that secures to the dining room chair.  Gwynn has done great with the transition and hasn’t even made that big of a mess when eating.
• Gwynn is becoming quite the drama queen.  If we won’t let her have something she wants she’ll fall to the ground crying.  We either just ignore the behavior or distract her with something else and she’s fine in a minute or two.  The quick mood swings are really quite funny.
• We can tell that Gwynn really wants Luke to play with her.  She’ll tickle him or put toys on him and she doesn’t understand why he won’t play back! She is so sweet to him though.  If we take just Gwynn somewhere (for a walk, to the store, etc.) she’ll run over to him and give him a kiss or wave bye-bye.