18 Months

Our dear Sarah Beth, you are growing up to be such a big girl.

At 18 months you...

• Love to play, especially with dolls, strollers, and purses, computers
• You bring the play computer and cash register and set up shop on the little shelf in my office or put it in my lap while working.
  
• Climb on everything. You can climb the ladder and are not afraid to go down the slide by yourself.
• Are affectionate
• Love your grandparents
  
• Pitch a fit when you don't get what you want
• Love to eat, will try most anything
  
• Sleep through the night, sometimes cry out if you loose your pacifier
• When you are ready for bed, you like to just be put in your crib and left alone.
• Still like a pacifier, mostly when you are tired
• Take 2 naps a day if we are home all day, if we are out, you usually miss a nap
  
• Jabber a lot! You KNOW what you are saying, even if we don't.
• Have a different voice when you are "reading"
• Like books
• Like to color with pencils and crayons, still have to watch you from eating crayons
  
• Say "cheese" whenever I try to take your picture. (I did not teach you this)
• Can follow simple commands
  
• Know when Daddy comes home, you get to see the dog
• Have all your teeth
• Words we hear you plainly say a lot:
  
• (mama, daddy, sissy, cup, eat, woof woof, baby, sit down, bubble (bath), no, shoe, bible)
• Have beautiful red hair that gets lots of attention
  
• Weigh 22 lbs. 14 oz., 31.5 in tall