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2015 Traxel Family Yearbook

Lily is 18 Months Old!

Big Events: 

• 9/7 - 15 Months Old on Labor Day
• 9/15 - Announced her Big Sister status
• 9/19 - Mount Vernon for the Stanbrough wedding
• 10/3 - Center Grove Orchard with Amanda 
• 10/4 - Cousin Ben's birthday party in Grimes
• 10/10 - Flu shot and then riding the train for Papa's birthday
• 10/30 - Downtown trick or treating
• 11/21 - 18 mo and Family Pictures in the snow with Val Marlene Photography
• 11/25-27 - Thanksgiving with the Goodmans
• 12/7 - 18 Months old

Size (Percentile): as of 12/10 

• Height - 31.75" (48%)
• Weight - 21# 6.5oz (33%)
• Head Circumference - 18.9" (90%)

Typical Daily Schedule: 
Wake up around 8:30, breakfast (milk and cheerios) with snuggles on the couch, play time, lunch at 11,  nap from noon-3/3:30, snack (water bottle and granola bar/animal crackers), play time and/or errands, dinner and bedtime routine (bath, pjs, brush teeth, books and bed) starting at 7, usually asleep by 8.

Things I Love:

• Reading books
• Anything she can "drive" - and they all say "weee!"
• Talking 
• Giving hugs and kisses
• Her flannel blankies
• Pointing out all the "babies" - aka people or pictures of people, no matter their age. 

My New Milestones:

• Tooth #6 and working on the first molar
• Takes herself to bath/nap time 
• Brings us specific things when asked
• Puts away all the shoes (and will take them off your feet to do it)
• Words: Amen, up, yeah/yesch (think Sean Connery), nigh-night, bye-bye, baby, Nana, car, truck, please, thank you and love you, duck, cat, lots of animal noises. 
• Signs: please, more and help
• Points to her belly button, feet/toes, eyes, nose, mouth, ears, teeth, and hair
• Getting much better with spoon and fork - but hands are still way easier and faster. 

Highlights of the "Month":

• Wears all 12 month clothes now and still in size 3 diapers (4's for overnight). 
• Very particular about how to sit on laps - will move your legs depending on if she wants to sit on them or between them. 
• When it's wet in the bath, her hair is between her shoulder blades... dry it doesn't touch her shoulders. Holy curly!
• Waited for Dad by the back door for most of September when it's almost time for him to get home from work. Now she runs to meet him with a hug as he comes in.
• Throws her head back to laugh maniacally if she finds something funny. Saying her own name was ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS. 
• Folds hands to pray before meals and bed... and will interrupt the prayer to say "aaa-meh" if she's impatient to get her food. 
• Aunt Amanda came over for daytime trick or treating. Lily was a monkey (we said "peas" instead of trick or treat) and if you asked her what monkeys say, she said "ROAR"... Pax was a lion and had been practicing. 
• Couldn't have asked for a more helpful toddler for family pictures - such a cheeser! 
• Slowly transitioning to regular bedding - the crib now contains both her blankie and a regular quilt. Pillow soon to come (just have to remember to wash the case). 
• Molars are mean. We're about a month into waiting for this one and sleep is now non-existent from the pain. 
• Big sister training! Loves giving kisses to Little Brother in Mom's growing belly.