18 Months

Relaxing on the swing



Kyla and her crystal blue eyes



Putting Daddy to work



Fun on the sledding hill with Daddy



Excited about her new sled!



Taking Mommy for a fast ride!



Kyla loves to take care of her babies!



Taking her three babies on a walk



Going potty on the big girl toilet!!!



Kyla loves to color!!!




Kyla is ONE AND A HALF!!!

The past month has been a month full of changes for Kyla. She has gone from two naps a day to just one mid-day nap, which is so much nicer! She has gone from only drinking milk out of bottles and water out of sippy cups to wanting regular cups or sippy cups with straws. At night time she wants to have her milk in a bottle. She has become an awful sleeper during the night and only wants to sleep in bed with us, she ends up in bed with us usually twice during the night for an hour or so. She is also getting 6 new teeth in all at once on the bottom, so I know she must be in pain and need the extra comforting from us. Her poor molars have been bleeding and look so painful :(

Kyla has expanded her vocabulary and is getting better at saying an entire word instead of always leaving out the last syllable. She is able to imitate the sounds of pretty much every animal. Kyla also still loves music as much as she always has and is now very interested in doing the hand movements to songs like itsy bitsy spider, twinkle twinkle, monkeys jumping on the bed, Miss Lucy had a turtle, popcorn popping on the apricot tree, the wheels on the bus...

Kyla also has two new friends Ethan and Ella, who I just started babysitting yesterday. Jon's boss had asked if I would watch her kids a few days a week while she goes to the office. It will be great for Kyla to have this regular playdate with them. It will also be nice for me make to some money without having to put Kyla in Child Care and take away from the time I get to spend with her. Kyla has so far played with Ethan three times and has a great time with him and loves to imitate everything he does and give him lots of hugs. Kyla also like the baby very much and likes to make sure she is well cared for. Kyla loves to give Ella her baby toys, pacifier and blanket and lets me know when I should put her in a bouncer, swing or playmat. I am glad that the three of them are doing so well together and that Kyla is not at all jealous of me caring for them.

This past month Kyla has become much more interested in books, puzzles and coloring. Kyla also really enjoys playing with babies. She loves to feed her baby dolls, change their diapers, give them pacifiers and carry them around or push them in a stroller. She looks so caring while playing with them, it is adorable!

Kyla is doing great with potty training, we just got brave enough to put her in underwear for short periods of time a few days ago and she loves it! She is now using a child size seat that goes on the regular toilet instead of just her potty training chair.

Kyla is a very happy girl, loves to talk, loves to dance, loves music and loves the outdoors! She gets so happy when there are other young children around and is becoming more and more social.

I can hardly believe that Kyla is already 18 months old. It seems like we just celebrated her first birthday and now we are already half way to her second birthday.

I love that I get to spend all of my time with Kyla and be present for all of her milestones and all the priceless moments! She is full of smiles and laughter and always keeps us busy and full of joy!