Mavis at 18 months

Mavis had her 18-month doctor appointment today. She is 34.5 inches tall (100th%), 25# (60th%) & her head circumfrence is 19 inches (90th%). She is growing crazy fast & is a lot of fun. She's old enough now that she remembered the doctor's office, & started crying as we walked back to the room. Since she got shots this time, I'm sure the next visit will be oodles of fun too.
Here she enjoys sitting on the dog who is enjoying sitting on daddy.











Then she & daddy read a book. She was puzzled by the picture on this page, because she knows the word yo-yo to mean yogurt. It's her absolute favorite food & we had to give her a word to use to ask for it, since she was using the same word for applesauce & yogurt. She grabbed right on to calling it yo-yo. We could brag about how many words she knows & how she routinely says 2-3 word sentences, & the other day even a 5 word sentence, but we won't.




Here, a very sleepy girl hugs the present her grandma sent her for valentine's day. She immediately liked it, just as she immediately liked the babydoll her grandpa gave her for Christmas. Funny that, perhaps there is some genetic predisposition for a girl to love a babydoll. But then, many a boy does too, if only for a short time. 

Mavis was sick

Mavis was sick for the first time last week. She had a double ear infection, and probably a cold as well. For a couple of nights, she slept only briefly and restlessly. In this pic, mom is making up for a few moments of lost sleep, and Mavis is probably resting her vocal cords so she can start screaming again.

Imagine playing the video below over and over again, all day and night, for 3 or 4 days. That's close to what it was like. Thankfully, she's all better now. 



Oh, I almost forgot...when Mavis did sleep, she snored A LOT! This might seem pretty cute at first, but when you haven't slept much for two nights and she finally cuddles up to you and goes to sleep, the last thing you want is loud snoring in your ear, even if it is from a very cute baby.