18 Months Old

At 18 Months Old, Natalie weighs 26 lbs. and is 34" tall! Still in the 99th percentile for height! She can use a spoon and fork all by herself, and her favorite foods are grapes, oranges, bananas, berries, eggs, and teddy grahams (she calls them "teddy bears"). She is also talking up a storm! She has quite the quirky personality, and makes us laugh all the time!

After climbing out and falling from her crib several times, we decided to make the change to a day bed (Brian just changed the side railing). She loves it! It took a couple days to learn to stay in bed once Mommy and Daddy put her to bed, but thanks to Super Nanny's strategy, Natalie quickly learned that nap-time means that you stay in your bed until you fall asleep. She's such a good girl! And we are so thankful that bedtime isn't painful, for us or for her. In this picture, Natalie is modeling the new PJ's that grandma made her (I also have a matching set!) Too cute!

Natalie has become very fond of her Disney princess castle (Thanks Aunt Dee!) She enjoys making the princesses dance and hearing them sing their trademark songs.  :)

The weather has become quite chilly, which means we have brought out the jackets and hats for playing outside! Natalie also has some adorable mittens.

Natalie really enjoys using Mommy's blowdryer:

Here is a picture of Natalie with her girl friends, the Werner girls! We had a lot of fun celebrating my birthday at Joe's Farm Grill. They take such good care of her when they play. Free meal + good friends + cuteness = good times!