18 Months

Catherine Anne is already 18 months old.  We met with Dr. Koush (best pediatrician ever) last week and got a good bill of health.

Weight: 20lb, 10oz    (5%)

Height: 32”        (62%)

Head Circumference: 18.5”        (64%)

Catherine started walking around Labor Day, when she was 13 months old.  (Funny because Logan’s first steps were Memorial Day, when he was 13 months old.)

She now runs, climbs, jumps, hangs, and sprints.  If Logan can do it, she thinks she can do it as well.  When she first started walking, she got a bunch of bruises on her forehead and I felt so guilty.  There were three weeks in the fall where the bruise just moved across her head.  I though St. Rose was going to call CPS on me.

Likes – WINSTON (pronounced din-din); all other dogs (word- ruh-ruh); feeding Winston anything and everything; sitting on our laps for story time; peek a boo; being chased; putting on clothes herself; putting cream/lotion/soap/shampoo on her, imitating us; her two baby dolls; bracelets and purses/bags (putting them on her arms); any toy Logan has; carrying all things at the same time; taking off her shoes, socks, and bows.

Dislikes – Catherine really does not like any doctor’s office.  I noticed this when she went to the dentist for the first time and started screaming when she saw the chair and/or white coats.  The nurse was going through her medical history with me and I realized that Catherine has been to the doctor’s a decent amount of times.  She was born with a clogged tear duct that had to be irrigated twice at 8 months and again at 10 months.  She also had her fair share of ear infections and got tubes at 13 months.  Since getting tubes, she has had one more ear infection.  So I guess she is entitled to have a bit of doctor anxiety.  We are thankful she has not had any major medical problems.

Working on – She is saying new words almost daily.  Her latest kick is to point out drains on the street and dramatically yell “agua.”  She can sting two words together, although not necessarily a sentence.  While waiting for the doctor this morning, she was pointing at the door and said, “door outside.”

Eating – She loves to eat!  She likes yogurt, fruit (oranges, strawberries, and blueberries), cheese, beans, and crackers.  She eats a lot of pistachio nuts as well, although I think that attraction is due to Logan loving them.  She insisted on using a spoon around 16 months and would refuse to eat if I fed her.  So meal times are extremely messy, but she is getting better.  I still squeeze in some spoonfuls when she is not looking.

Sleeping – Cat loves to go to bed when she is tired and ready for bed.  She will walk up to the crib and put her arms up and say, “night-night.”   This is a WONDERFUL thing.  However, she is quite the early riser.  For a while she was up every morning at 05:30 and would make sure the whole house heard her if she was not rescued!  The last three days she has slept to 06:45-07:00…so hopefully this is becoming a trend.

We still are not sure exactly what we are going to call her.  She currently answers to Catherine, Katie, Kit Kat, Katie Cat, Red, and Baby K.