16 months old

Once again, we can confirm that time has wings.  Evin Kate turned 16 months old on July 20^th!

Weight: Close to 20 lbs

Length:  About 30 inches

Clothes: 12-18 month fit best.  She is starting to outgrow some of her 12 month clothes and move to 18 month. 

Shoe Size:  3

Diaper Size: 3

Eats 3 meals and 1 or 2 snacks a day.  She has days where she eats a ton and days where I wish she would eat more.  It is strange because one day she will eat a particular food and act like she can’t get enough of it, but will flat out refuse to eat it the next day. 

A few of her favorite foods:

Cheese

Rice

Beans

Blueberry waffles

Chicken (especially Chick-fil-a)

Strawberries

Loves food dipped in ketchup!

Still a Puff fanatic.  That is the easiest way to keep her entertained in a store or a restaurant- give her the snack cup full of puffs.  I try not to do it every time, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do!

She has become more attached to her pacifier this month.  We have been planning to get rid of it this summer, but things kept coming up (vacation, illnesses, etc.) that were great excuses to keep putting it off.  We did take it away while riding in the car, so now she only gets it when she is sleeping in her bed.  The big paci removal should happen this next month.

Tooth count: Zero.  Zilch.  Nada.  Cero.  The girl still has no teeth.  It’s weird!

Has been sleeping from about 8:45pm-8:30am (sometimes later!).  She is mostly a good sleeper at night.  If she doesn’t feel well, she is up some at night, but usually does fine. 

Takes 1 long afternoon nap for about 2-3 hours.

I almost always put her in her bed while she is awake, but drowsy, and she falls asleep easily on her own.  She rarely fusses when I leave her room, and if she does it is for about 15 seconds and she’s done!

She really likes to be out and about.  If she has too much time at home she seems to get bored and it results in a fussy girl.  She likes going places and seeing people.

SHE TOOK HER FIRST STEPS!  At 15 months 4 days, Evin started walking.  By the end of her first day walking, she could take about 12 steps at a time.  Just like Evin has done with all of her other milestones, she took walking pretty slowly.  She still crawls quite a bit, because she is SO much faster crawling.  Some days she is fine walking from place to place on her own, and others she still prefers to hold your hand and walk.

Gets mad and throws a little fit if you try to let go of her hand while walking and she doesn’t want you to.  She is starting to test the waters in the fit throwing department!

She spotted the trash truck in this picture and was determined to get a better look at it.  Bear crawling was how she decided she would get there.

She loves swimming and playing in the water, but she does not like being in her float in Mums’ pool.  She is only content if she is sitting on the steps or if she is being held. 

LOVES to say “uh-oh” after throwing something on the ground.

Also says:

Mama, Dada, Beckham, Baby, Ball, Book, No No, Car

Will show you her tummy, hair & toes.

Tells you animal noises of:

Dog

Cow

Horse

Rooster

Pig

Went on her first vacation to Lake Palestine with the Armstrongs.  She had a great time and was so good, despite getting sick while we were there!

Her illness started off with congestion, red eyes and sneezing.  We thought it was allergies, but it turned into an upper respiratory infection, fever, and then she developed a rash.  We found out later it was Roseola!

Can identify probably 10-12 pictures in her First 100 Words book.

Started going to storytime at the library this month and did OK her first 2 times.  She was a little apprehensive at first, but I know she will start to open up the more she goes.

Had a big cardiology appointment this month and got a pretty good report.  More details in separate post.

Started giving high fives!

She was less fussy this month than last month, but she still doesn’t totally seem herself to me.

Church with Evin is getting more and more difficult!

Loves to wave hello and goodbye to people, but she likes to be the instigator!

Her favorite “toys” are things that aren’t toys…she is really into exploring these days!  She does still love to read books though.  Her favorite books are Whoooo Loves You?, the Brown Bear books, and lift-the-flap books.

Still loves her baby iPod and uses it pretty much every time we are in the car.  She rests it on her shoulder like it is her phone. :)

Constantly wants to go outside.

One of her favorite things to do is throw things over her shoulder or to the side when she is finished with them.  At least she isn’t doing it with food anymore!

Loves to shut doors, the refrigerator, the microwave, etc.

Evin was less fussy this month than last, and boy, we were happy for that!  She still had “off” days and fussy moments, but overall I would say she was more content.  Evin Kate, we love you and your sweet, funny personality!  We couldn’t have anything better in our lives!