18 MONTHS TODAY!!!

Evelyn is turning into a little girl! She's not my little baby anymore--she has turned TODDLER! What a new world for me to have a toddler! I love it even though I am so lost sometimes. She loves exploring her world and she gets so excited to find new things to check out and touch. She had her 18 month check up and she weighed in at a whopping 21 lbs and she is 30" long/tall. She thought it was the coolest thing to get to actually STAND on the scale instead of sitting in the little one for 'babies'. She was so funny with the Dr...she went through all of her animal sounds and she pointed to or said most of her body parts - head, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, hands, fingers, belly button, knees, feet, toes...etc. She sang a song "la la la la" and she even did a little dance. Then we had to get on with the appointment and her cuteness went out the window! She broke down in tears when the Dr tried to listen to her heart beat and then she gave her an "I BEG YOUR PARDON" look when the Dr. took off her diaper to check the female parts out. She gritted her teeth and wouldn't let us open her mouth and when the Dr. tried to check in her ears, Evelyn shouted "NO!" and swatted the Dr's hand away. I don't know where she gets this behavior!?! We were finally able to leave, but just to make sure everyone knew she was upset about this violation - she dumped the sticker bucket spilling stickers everywhere. Everyone laughed of course as I am turning red in the face as we scurry out the door. Good thing the next appointment isn't for another 6 months! Evelyn is quite the character and gets funnier every day!

Here's some pictures of her exploring outside recently.