Just a couple videos to share - I can not even start to describe how much joy Ms. Reese brings to our lives these days. At just 18 months old her vocabulary is limitless - she will try to pronounce about everything and has numerous words that she uses regularly. Just a few - shoes, medicine, puppy, outside, oh shoot, I get it, where'd it go?, more please, thank you, brush, wash, monkey, kitty, elephant. She is starting to put more two and three word phrases together - Sentences and paragraphs are likely soon to follow!! I keep a close eye on her when eating, she has a tendency to put as much in her mouth as her little fist will hold or as fast as her little spoon can shovel...yesterday her eyes were watering a little like she tried to swallow too much, the discomfort passed briefly and then she looked over at me and said "I choke, I choke" (in a matter of fact, calm, collected tone) Good to know the kid will let me know if I need to give the heimlich maneuver! I didn't even know she knew the word "choke"?!
Most recently she attempts to sing along with "Wheels on the Bus" and "If Your Happy and you Know it" - She requests "More...Bus" or "Happy". Car time is singing time - we even bought daddy a children's songs cd for fathers day. The more gestures - the better!
Reese is always BUSY and very happy most of the time. We did have a minor meltdown this week when I pulled her from the HyVee car shopping cart - it might have been broke but it was impossible to maneuver and I decided it wasn't worth the hassle when there were only 4 items on my list...She disagreed LOUDLY while flailing arms and legs - I smiled and continued shopping after I manage to stuff her flailing body into a regular cart. (PHEW!)
We do have one new issue - allergy testing confirmed a significant reaction to peanuts. Bummer...
