coffeyhouse: 20 months

Age: 20 months

Height: ??

Weight: 22ish lbs (according to the scale at the veterinary office!)

Milestones:

Sleep:

Bedtime 8 pm... sleeps until 7:30-8 am
Naps: ugh... they've been shorter. But I'm thankful to have a child who naps. She does down at 1:30 and has only been sleeping until 3 if I'm lucky. Today she took a 2 hour and 20 minute nap and it was glorious! Hoping her naps stretch back out a bit.

Eating:

Still a great eater, thank goodness. Definitely a toddler though- eats a huge bowl of applesauce today... hates it tomorrow.
Favorite foods that she now requests constantly: "yaya" (yogurt)- "chichee" (cottage cheese)- "cra cra" (crackers)- "nuk" (milk)- "teeeet" (treat- which she rarely gets..!)- "shashaaa" (cereal) that she requests to have in a bowl with milk. And you better get it right.

These are a few of her Favorite Things:

Exhibit A, picture below: loves to take everything out of drawers. Her type A mom LOVES it. :)

Loves her friends and has started talking about them outside of playdates. Her best buddy is Hugh and she has talked about Hugh going "night night" for a week straight after he went down for a nap while we were there last week. Amazing what she's remembering now!
Loves the park and being "side" (outside)
LOVES to swing- the girl could live in a swing
Elmo! The girl has never seen Elmo on TV or even in a book, but attached to him at a friend's house. So what did I do? Broke down and bought her a small little plush Elmo. Hearing her say his name is the cutest thing. She is obsessed.
Shoes!
Books- favorites right now are Dada by Jimmy Fallon and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom that she calls "Chicka BOOM"
Scout- this girl loves her dog. Cries if she can't find him to tell him goodnight. He is a VERY important part of her going down for a nap and bedtime routine now.
Loves wagon rides- protests that she wants the wagon and not the stroller when we go on walks

These are a few of her Not-So-Favorite-Things:

Best of Times:

Oh my goodness, where do I begin. I feel like I always say this. Each stage with her is more and more fun. She is such a sassy, sweet, and smart little girl. I just love that her personality comes out more and more- or actually, I take that back- I think it is FULLY out. For better or worse- ha! :)
Her hugs and kisses
When she crawls up on my lap, wraps her arms around my neck and sucks her thumb- melt!
Loving being outdoors more- on our nice days we literally are outside constantly!
She's remembering people more and names- love that
She loves to hear me sing and is starting to request songs

Worst of Times:

I hate to say anything is a 'worst of times' but our child is emotional. And it can be very draining. God love her. :)
Whining/crying/fussing wears mama out
Newest thing (that I've ignored each time) is falling on the floor, crying and pointing to her head and saying "bonk" (like she bonked her head but really didn't)- She gets a C for creativity!

Other Coffey House Updates:

I'm coming up on my final week of teaching for Baker online (for this particular class)- have actually really enjoyed it! Staying busy with that, friends, and my Etsy shop
Chris is playing sand volleyball and I pray every week he doesn't end up in the ER :)
Had a nice weekend getaway to Salina last week for a wedding- Peyton had fun at her Grammy and Granddad's

And some pictures for the road...