18 Months and right on target...

Finally, blogger.com is cooperating and I can get a new post out.
I tried to get this out on the 20th because Olivia turned 18 months old on December 20th.

At a year and a half she has completely caught up and is right on target for where standards are set for American babies. Her gross and fine motor skills are normal and her communication and social skills are right where they need to be. She is experimenting more and more with new words but cannot talk back yet which we are not in any hurry for. She is getting really good at feeding herself both with fingers and with her utensils. She does get a little picky with certain foods now and knows what she really likes. Right now her all time favorite food (believe it or not) is cottage cheese. I think she would eat it for every meal if we let her. Seems kind of strange to me but it is good for her so that is OK. When she is older she probably won't be able to look at cottage cheese and will be so sick of it.

She is getting bolder all the time and does try to be the one in charge of the house sometimes but we try to keep a handle on that and not let her get away with too much. She will hit the "terrible two's" soon enough.

She has quite a few toys but has not had anything new to play with for quite a while. She is very content to play with what she has but I cannot wait for Christmas when she gets new things and we can play with it all.......I mean, SHE can play with it all!! She will have so much fun.

If I can't get another post out before Christmas....
From our family to yours we hope you all have a very safe, happy and Merry Christmas. Enjoy the holidays and God Bless!!