You are 18 months old!

You are such a sweet little baby.

There are so many wonderful things to tell you. You have grown and changed so much in the last few weeks.

As of 18 months old, you have 9 teeth. 4 on bottom/center, 4 on top/center and one molar on your right side.

You have just recently switched to taking 1 nap a day instead of 2. I don't mind this change because it makes my life a lot easier to not be running home to put you down for a nap.

You LOVE your stuffed sheep that your Auntie Jess gave you. You sleep with the sheep every night and sometimes insist that we put clothes on it. And you also love your two stuffed Eyores that your Grandma Tostenrude gave you.

You say over 100 words! Here is a list of words that you say and/or sign:
Ding-dong
Bell
Bird
Dog
Cat
More
please
up
down
help
cookie
water
drink
foot/feet
eye
eyebrow
cheek
chin
teeth
brush
hair
dora
car
vroom
play
backpack
sleep
bath
night night
medicine
ball
book
sock
draw
camel
elephant
mouse
milk
chair
bee
girl
tchuss (german for bye)
apple
bear
flower
cup
duck
baby
shoes
goat
truck
spoon
banana
orange
tree
butterfly
frog
grass
hat
sheep
tiger
pig
yes
no
clean
boots
poopa (german for doll)
diaper
go
bike
cook
door
monkey
open
thank you
hurt/pain
lion
fox
ear
rabbit
knee
treat
three
hot
cold
dip
chip
pek-pek (name we use for the vagina)
butt
Names:
Mama
Daddy/Dadda/Dad
Oma
Papa
Abuelo
Archer
Bess
Ellie Claire
Laura
Tenzing
Jess
Say-Say (Seren)

Your favorite book right now is the ABC book by Dr. Seuss

Some of your favorite foods are: soy yogurt parfaits with diced fruit and chopped nut/coconut topping; breastmilk (still your favorite thing by far!); chips; bananas, apples, blueberries...

We sure love you, Stella. Every morning we wake up to the sound of you playing in your crib in the next room. You always have a smile on your face and start your day by playing and sweetly nursing only to take a quick break between gulps to look up at us and say, "Hi Mama! Hi Dadda!"