18 mos. old today... and so much progress!!

I can't believe we've been together nearly 4 months now and she's grown up so much, not really in height/weight since those measurements aren't too far from what they were at 14 mos, but in so many other ways. She's already been saying words like MaMa, Hi, Bye-bye... but now, her vocabulary is really starting to grow by leaps and bounds. She's saying, Elmo, baby, car, "Cheers" - to include the clinking of the cups :), done, again, good girl, thank you... lots of others as she's starting to repeat the last word in the things I say to her and is getting the voice inflections down pretty well, for lots of songs. She loves to learn and things that may not look like she's getting them initially, I'll see her practicing them in the rearview mirror. So adorable.

Diaper changing may soon be a thing of the past as she's doing really well 'going' on the big potty... at least when I take her.

This past weekend was filled with more fun and travels with a trip to Gramma's, a big party at the Hughes, visits from cousins and an impromptu trip to the zoo! We really had a great time.

I've started her sleeping in her own room, and this week will start the first time I try to sleep in my own bed with her staying in her own. She's had a babysitter (girl she loves from My Gym) twice in the past week and has done amazingly well, and having fun. Next week, we will start a couple of trial days at the daycare we plan to start for when I go back to work, and I expect her to take to it well. She immediately wanted hugs from Robyn (the daycare mom) and didn't seem to care much where I was.

She's getting secure enough now to separate and having tons of fun with her new found independence!

We've come a long way baby!!