Lana is 19 months and she is a sweetie pie! Her siblings have all had 18 month posts, but mama was busy. 😊 Also, Lana was busy. Busy, busy, busy. If she's awake, she's on the go. Her current likes are coloring (often in books), cereal, pushing a chair around to get whatever she puts her mind to, kissing her babies, playing with her siblings, dancing when she hears music, and singing her own songs.
As is pictured, Lana likes to "cheeeeeeese" whenever she thinks her picture is being taken. She also seems to be pretty social. She likes to wave and smile at people, give hugs, high fives, and fist bumps. She even goes to her class at church without lots of tears. She has really begun to communicate in the last several weeks. She has new words every day, but also uses her non-verbal skills to communicate. Her "mad face" is used whenever she is told "no" when she has set her mind to something. It's the cutest/naughtiest thing. 😁 She is starting to say her siblings names with some recognition, mama, dada, papa, bama (grandma), pleeeeease, i ont know (I don't know), shoes, snack, bowl, water, etc. She is good at following commands like "get your shoes", "throw it in the trash" and is super proud of herself when she does.
Recently, Lana has been introduced to Elmo and loves him. She can say Elmo as clear as day and it's so cute. She also seems to enjoy living on the edge- like rolling off the couch, wrestling with her brothers, climbing things, running and spinning. We'll see what that means for her future. Ha! She keeps us on our toes!
18 month stats
Height: 31.75" 50th percentile
Weight: 25.2# 65th percentile
