Keeley at 18 months

Just for my own record and to hit the highlights for the out-of-town family and Grandparent-types... 

Here's what Keeley's up to lately...

• 331/2" (95%) for height... Yeah, yeah, we're still hoping she doesn't pass us up until at least 10 or 11 yrs. old...
• 23lbs. (30%) We're glad she's up from 20% at 15months
• 18" (25%) for head circumfrence
• Running everywhere now - especially around and around kitchen - living room - family room etc.
• If she's feeling sassy, she'll bolt and run, so we have to be vigilant and fast to catch her!
• Continues to be amazingly polite for her age and unprompted! "Huse me" = excuse me for when she needs to get by, "Tank Tu!" = Thank you, Pees= "Please" , but is still mostly signed - My fav right now is "Tank Tu.... Mommy"
• Now refers to herself = Kiwi = Keeley- which of course I was looking forward to...
• Loves Ernie & Elmo & "Kit'ee" = Chole (darn it!)
• Loves to dance on her own (while holding a "baby") or while being held by me. Prefers club techno & a Kindermusik CD we have...
• Loves "singing" whenever there's music. Definitely trying to get the ABC song down as in (insert cute mumblings between letters) "A.....G....P....TUV...Y...Z!" LeapFrog fridge toy & singing this while I wash her hands probably are the reason.
• Wearing 24m -2T right now - definitely leaving 18m behind. I'm getting to where I can't tell the difference between tights for Keeley and Sarah and even clothes get mixed up between piles when I'm folding laundry... =) They might look eye to eye in a year or so!
• Is insanely ticklish and loves being "tickled" (also a new word the other day... I've stopped keeping track of new words since they are coming fast now...)
• Really enjoys playing with Barbies w/ Sarah or Polly Pockets (not the small parts)
• All four molars are in and now she has all eight front teeth in (the last one popped through in the last day or two)
• Easy as pie to put down for naps and in the evening. Has nicely stretched-out her sleep in the morning and is now giving me until 7am to get her up. (Thank goodness the 5:30-6am crying wake-ups seem to be behind us!)
• LOVES being read to any time anywhere...and initiates it often
• Totally a Mama's girl and would let me hold her all day long if I would...
• Is quite obedient and easily corrected - may cry buckets (with the greatest pout EVER) if I lightly tap her hand in correction...
• Can follow directions very well (Put this back, pick ____ up, Go _____, etc.)
• SO wants to do what Sarah does
• Lives for waking Sarah up in the morning...
• Starting to hold her own against Sarah if there's a struggle over something. Not afraid to protest & has been running to me saying "Sarah!" when she's been hurt or "wronged"... Here it comes!
• Seems really even tempered and lets pretty much anyone hold her/play with her unless she's tired/hungry
• RUNS for bath time ("Bubble Baf!) or brushing her teeth.
• Has lately like to spread out a blanket over our laps while we read.
• Likes to color
• Identifies "circle" and says "Circul" for bicycle
• Still mostly makes the sound of animals instead of saying their names. My favorite is her horse sound -she's really trying to get the whinny sound out... So cute! Will say doggy & kit'ee
• MUST have breakfast in the morning as soon as she gets up. Favorite? Whatever I'm having. Lately it's cold cereal.
• Is a pro at retrieving anything we print out on the printer and promptly delivering it to us...

As always I'm sure there's something fun I'll remember after posting this, but that's "all" =) that's coming to mind right now... I can't wait for Christmas to see how she reacts!