Big Clothes

Annabelle likes to put on anybody's shoes.  She also likes to take off her socks and other people's socks. 

Annabelle walking around in Daddy's shirt

mirror

 Annabelle giving herself a kiss in the mirror and then checking herself out!

Akron Zoo

Annabelle feeding the goat a cracker at the Akron Zoo on Saturday

updates

Mommy started back to work this week which is why there hasn't been any recent posts.  By Friday, Claire took all her feedings from her babysitter (it's been a struggle for the past 2 weeks for her to drink from a bottle).  Both children went to the doctors and had their shots.  Annabelle hardly cried at all while Claire screamed like crazy.  But, Claire also had more shots.  Annabelle weighs 24.5 pounds and Claire weighs 11.16 pounds.  Annabelle favorite words to say this week are flowers and blueberries.  This past weekend she started to put 2 words together (more blueberries, bye dad, and go car).  

Daisy outfit

Claire after her bath because of a poop explosion up her back. This is her second one this week.  Maybe she is ready for size 2 diapers?

18 months update

Annabelle is 18 months!

She has 6 teeth up top and 3 on the bottom.  We will see how much she weighs when she goes to the doctors next week.  She likes to pretend to talk on the play phone and jabbers a lot on it, but I only understand when she says hi and bye on the phone.  She will pretend that almost anything is a phone.  She likes to pack a bag and says bye and walks around the house.  She likes to try to walk in Mommy or Daddy's shoes.  When she wants to go outside, she will get her shoes, hat, and go to the door.  If that doesn't work, then she will get your shoes too!  She likes to pretend to sleep, so Mommy can tickle her to wake up. She is trying to climb up on the couch, so we got her a foot stool to help her.  She loves to play outside.  Nap time can be a challenge because she wants to play in her crib.  Her aim is getting better when throwing balls to play catch or making baskets.  She has so many single words, that it is hard to keep track now.  Everyday she is attempting to repeat and use new vocabulary words.  We have a few meltdown moments a day because Mommy is taking care of Baby Claire, but they mostly come when she is tired or hungry.  She peed and poop in the potty once so far.  She loves to sing!  She can be very clingy to Mommy still when others approach.  She now likes to go down slides at the park.  Her favorite foods are blueberries, pineapple, and Popsicles.  She is a busy girl at 18 months.  I'm sure there is so much more, but these are the few things that stick out.  

Daily activities

Annabelle is starting to match the pictures to put puzzles together.  She will occasionally turn it to fit.

We finally got her a toy that was meant to be pulled.  Before that, she used Matt's old Nintendo joysticks to pull around.