Two and a half? Or 18 months?

This morning we went to see Dr. B for Kendall's 18 month check-up. She has been 18 months for 3 weeks now, but we had to reschedule our appointment. We have been looking forward to going and seeing how big she is! Well, turns out she is about the size of a two and a half year old! She weighs right at 30 lbs and is 34 inches long. Both are still above the 95th percentile. So, Dr. B said it's great that she's still proportional, and that she's just the size of the average 2 and a half year old! So big! We had some questions to ask him about her eating habits - she still doesn't eat "our" food, she usually just eats yogurt, fruit, veggies, and bread and crackers - but he said, "Obviously she's doing just fine!" Then he got to see how strong she was while he was examining her. She kicked and screamed and twisted and turned and did not like laying on that table today. He said everything looked great, though! The only teeth she lacks are her 2 yr molars, and we talked about weaning her from "Sass." This week we have only been letting her have it when she is in bed and that has gone great! I think we'll do this for a couple more weeks and then try to take it away completely.

She has been making us laugh so much lately. I keep meaning to blog about all the funny things she does, since this blog is her scrapbook and baby book, but I haven't sat down to do it. I'll try to remember some of the funny things she has said and done lately.

Today she was not happy to be at the doctor's office, she cried pretty much from the time we went back to the room until Dr. B left, and then again when she had to get shots. Of course she wouldn't talk to Dr. B at all, but right when he walked out of the room and shut the door, she said, "Bye!" Randy and I just laughed and laughed. On the way TO the doctor's office, I said, "Kendall, we're going to see Dr. B. Can you say 'Hi Dr. B!'" So she said, "Hi Bobba-D!" It was so cute!

Another funny thing she does is that she talks about her friends Ethan and Ella ALL THE TIME. She just loves them. She calls Ethan "E-E" and she says "Ella" really well. She also says "A-ron!" and "Olly." We will be driving down the street, not talking about anything and all the sudden she will say "E-E, Ella, E-E, Ella, A-Ron!" I don't know what makes her think about them, but she says their names all day long. When we were in Ft. Worth she talked about them every day; I think she missed them a lot. One morning when we were there we woke up and heard her singing through the monitor, "E-E, E-E, Ella, Ella...." She is such a sweet friend, and is so kind and loving to all her little friends. Even though Ethan is pretty rough with her, she still loves him and loves to play with him. She goes over to Holly and gives her and Ella hugs and kisses all the time and she loves to play with Sarah Grace. One specific thing I've been praying for Kendall for a long time now is that she will be a sweet, loving, kind friend and it is neat to see that starting to happen as she is getting older.

Something else Kendall does is that she will spank her own hand when she is close to something she knows she isn't supposed to play with. We had to get on to her a lot right around when she was a year old about not playing with the fireplace screen. So now, anytime she walks past it or is standing on the fireplace, she will say "No, No" and slap her hand. It's like she is saying, "No no fireplace! Don't tempt me! I'm not going to play with you!" She also does the same thing when she is walking close to Molly's food and water bowl. Self-discipline=awesome!

The past three mornings we have been going to Wee Place so that I can go to inservice training. Kendall has been able to play there while two ladies watch her and some of the other teachers' children. Each morning I've talked with her about going to school and she gets so excited. She says, "Scoo!" She is going to love it! The ladies that watch her have been amazed at how fearless she is; they can't believe she goes to the top of the slide by herself and doesn't get scared. I told them today that they should see her at the pool! She has no fear!

Kendall repeats the last word of pretty much everything we say. We were singing in the car yesterday and she was saying the last word I would say and then I said "Kendall is cute" (I think we say that a lot. I think she knows it.) When she said "cute" she raised her shoulder and cocked her head to one side. She does this anytime she says "cute." Yes. She knows it.

That's all I can remember right now. I will try to be better about writing the funny, random things she says and does during the week. I want to always remember how precious and cute she was at this age. We say 18 months is our favorite so far, and then we remember that we say that every month! It just keeps getting better and better! We love you will all our hearts Kendall-girl!