16 Months - September 4, 2012

September 2011 - 4 Months Old

September 2012 - 16 Months Old 

Summer is winding down and Caitlyn is now 16 months old!  Here is the latest on our little Caitlyn Grace:

Growing: I put Caitlyn on the scale today and she is 22.8 pounds which is the 29th percentile.  It's too hard to measure her at home but when we were at her doctor's office at 15 months she was 32 inches tall which is the 92nd percentile.  When it comes to clothes she's in a 12 month for weight and an 18 month for height.  So, we have been doing both sizes this summer!    

Eating: Our new adventure at meal time is throwing our food on the floor!  But we've noticed that she is doing this when she is just about all done we get her out of her highchair quickly!  She is till having 3 meals a day and an afternoon snack.  She has milk with her breakfast and lunch and water during dinner because we give her milk at bedtime.  We are now starting to give her milk her a sippy cup at night so I'm thinking we will box up the last of the bottles any day now!  On a typical day we've noticed that she will have a big breakfast and a big dinner but her lunch seems to be lighter.  Caitlyn has also started to try to feed herself with a spoon! 

Spaghetti Face

Sleeping: Caitlyn is still sleeping 12 hours at night and still taking 2 naps a day.  We have tried giving her 1 nap in the afternoon a few times and it just doesn't work!  She still needs 2 a day to keep everyone happy so that is what we will do!  I've heard 18 months is a typical age (for active kids) to drop the morning nap so we will try 1 nap again in a couple months.  We moved Caitlyn up a size in her Halo Sleep Sack so she is still sleeping in "her sack" instead of a blanket.  I love knowing that she wont be able to climb out of her crib when she is wearing her sack!  

The bumper doubles as an ottoman!

Teething: She now has 16 teeth so that means only 4 more need to come in!  She recently got her cuspids and the last teeth that are still to come in are her second molars.  Her teeth seem to come in, in groups or pairs so I'm just expecting one more time of teething.  

Moving: She is all over the place walking, running, climbing or even spinning!  But that also means we have dealt with a few bumps, cuts, and bruises.  This summer she has had a "fat lip" and a large red bump on her forehead in between her eyebrows.  She has recently learned how to climb up onto the furniture and loves to sit on the couch like a big girl.  She is still loving the swing at the park but now she has discovered her love for sliding down the slide!  Caitlyn is also working on walking up and down steps and enjoys doing it on her own and then clapping for herself!  

First "fat lip"

Talking: She is saying many words now and it's been fun to see all the new words she is starting to say.  Some of her new words are doggy, Tia,  ba (ball), bubbles (bu-bu), and baby.  Any 4 legged creature is a "doggy" to her!  

Sign-Language: Her new signs are bath and please.  We are starting to work on thank you.

Likes: Hairclips, yep, she's done with the phase of pulling them out!  Some of her latest likes are combs, wipes, toothbrush (if she holds it), milk, veggies, the park, balls, her car and train, playing outside, playing with other kids, swimming, books, and music.  

Dislikes: Some of her latest dislikes are her carseat, potatoes, getting her diaper changed, mom leaving after being dropped off in the toddler room at church or Mom Group, and people she doesn't know well.