Caelin is 18 months

I say this every time I start a blog about my children's milestones...but it is true.  WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?  It seems like just yesterday I was holding her in the hospital.  Yesterday we celebrated her 18 month birthday, and to be honest, I didn't mention it a lot  yesterday as it made me sad.  18 months is really the last of the "celebrations" at the doc office and now we move on to only annual birthdays/check-ups.  Never thought I would want to have regular check-ups at the doc office again.  Anyway, my precious angel is now 18 months whether I like it or not!

Caelin's 18 month stats:

Weight- 26lbs, 1oz (87%)

Height- 33inches (85%)

*Caelin got one shot today, her Hep A.  She cried initially, I think due to shock and the sting of the needle...but then was over it in about 10 seconds!  Brave little girl!

We went to see Dr. Kravitz today for her check-up and it was nothing but good reports.  She now has all her teeth except canines and molars.  So, be careful putting food in her mouth!  Speaking of food, Caelin can be a picky eater at times, but will still eat her weight in food!  When we go out, we have to order a separate meal for her as she eats more than Cade at times.  She can easily polish off a 4pc grilled nuggets, squeeze fruit, and milk from Chick-fil-A. She eats her regular 3 meals a day, but also snacks throughout the day.  Her favorite snacks include: gold fish, squeeze fruit packs, animal crackers, yogurt, and bananas.  She loves milk, chocolate milk, water, and apple juice.  Her favorite is chocolate milk though like her Gamee.  At night time, she sleeps about 11-12 hours and usually takes 1 nap that is between 1-2 hours.  She is pretty easy to put to bed as we read a book, sing, and then lay her down.  She knows the routine and usually never fights going to bed.

Caelin will now run quite fast if trying to avoid bedtime or a diaper change.  We laugh though cause if she is poopy, she will not run from us, but instead will follow us into her room if we say "Diaper Change".  Ha, smart girl!  She recognizes all those around her, and is still a little shy to strangers.  She does not like to be held by people she does not know.  Caelin can utter words such as: mama, dada, di-pa (diaper), uv-oo (love you), ADE (Cade), ay-or (Baylor), mo (more), and a-en (Amen).  She is really starting to "talk" a lot more these days, so I feel like many more words are just around the corner.  Maybe if she would get the pacifier out of her mouth she might talk more!  So, we are trying to only let her have the pacifiers (yes, plural) at night time for bed.

One thing that I love about Caelin is that she is happy and playful most of the time.  She loves to be around people and does not like to be by herself for long.  She will dance and sway anytime she hears music.  Our little diva also loves her SHOES (thanks Aunt Mendy for that!), bows, and purses.  She will often wake up in the mornings and start pointing to her bows and then her head grunting.  I can just hear her thoughts saying, "Hello?! Can you please put that bow in my hair?!"  She has also fallen in love with her dolls and strollers.  She can be quite dangerous if you get in the way of her running with her stroller.  Poor baby dolls!  Cade is still her favorite person and she LOVES it when he gives her any attention.  When it comes to sharing though, both Cade/Caelin are working on that.  :)  She makes the funniest facial expressions when we say, "what does a shark say?", "Soooo pretty", and "Amen".  We are also starting to notice her independent attitude.  Let's just leave it as this: our little girl knows what she wants, and wants it right then.  She does not like to ask twice....please give us patience when she is a teenager!

We are so proud of Caelin and who she is.  Her beautiful curly hair and bright blue eyes win everyone over immediately.  She is a joy to be around and a true gift to learn from.  WE LOVE YOU Caelin Roe Hall!