Cassia's 18 Month Stats

It seems weird to do a "normal" post...about our little life, in the midst of all this turmoil.  But that's how my life seems right now.  Normal until the craziness hits.  Or normal with an underlying stress, knowing that things can change in an instant.  But Cassia will only be 18 months for a month, so now is the time.  I had done this same post for Orrin at this age, and it was really fun to look back on and see what things they're doing the same and how their personalities show through even at this young age.

Cassia's Motto: Smile broadly while throwing caution to the wind.

Height: 30 inches
Weight: 18 lbs
4th percentile in weight, 5th percentile in height
Teeth: 8 - four front and four molars :-P

Favorite things to do:
Bathe in the sink or a bucket
Be outside
Ride the 4 wheeler
Be carried around
Put on shoes - anyone's shoes!
Hide in the toy cabinet
Pull Orrin's hair
Put pens and pencils in and out of a cup

Sleep:
nap - Pretty much changed over to one nap a day.
bedtime - 7-7:30pm

Tricks:
Dances whenever there's music
Discovering what a spoon is used for
Helps with supper in the kitchen when the coast is clear
Puts herself to sleep - no bottle!
Pretends to want to play with a phone and then hurls it on the floor
Helps put laundry in the machine and in the basket
Lures mom in with puckery kissy lips and then spits out her food

Favorite foods:
Anything that's junk
Peanut Butter
Oreos
Mac n cheese
Bread
Beans
Milk
Mangos

Favorite books:
Anything that can be put in her mouth and eaten

Life experiences:
Born with dual citizenship
Has stamps in her passport
A black eye and chipped tooth after hurling herself headlong over the arm of the couch
Having her carseat flip over in the vehicle when it became un-bungie-corded

Words:
Mama
Dada
Ball
Chee (chicken)
Hot!
Two Shoes
Buh (Orrin/Brother)
Hi
Bebe (baby)
Moooo
Booo!
Taint ou (thank you)
Uh oh!
Tinty (stinky)
Owl
Juice
Baaa
All Done
Apple
Bon Jou
Wuv ou (love you)
Cookie (clicks her tongue - so cute!)

Signs:
Please
Food
Drink
More
Stars
Thank you
Bye-bye
Book
Flower
Pig
Duck