Month 18

Who took my sweet little princess and gave me a inpatient screaming monkey? This little lady has gone nuts! :) Gracee is 18 months old and thinks she is 18 years old... she actually tries to run the show! We are now realizing we may have our hands full and could already be in the terrible two's. Her 18 month lessons:

1. Gracee went potty like a big lady...She goes potty on her potty chair every morning! Still working on throughout the day random potty breaks aren't near as fun to her as first thing in the morning! But when she is on the potty she needs to have a book on her lap!

2. Gracee loves to brush her teeth... I MEAN LOVES IT! Every morning and every night the kids brush there teeth but Gracee likes to make it a 30 min event!

3. Gracee wants to big like Bub... Jared likes to teach Gracee what to do (good or bad) and she loves to follow. If he is dancing she is right there... if he is eating breakfast in the kitchen she is standing on his stool with him ready for a bite... if he has to go pee, right now on a tree, she stands back in amazement that he can.

4. Gracee loves to eat... at Grandma's house. When she is at home... well she thinks that she is boss and will not eat (unless it is something really good) so she goes hungry a lot. But at Grandma Kim's last week she at half of a cheese burger, all her sides and crackers. At Memaw Donna's she is always trying new things and Great-Grandma Bev has the best sweets in town!

5. Gracee throws some ugly fits... she wants it her way or no way. So a lot of the time its NO WAY. But she still tries, I think its frustration from not knowing how to talk but man she yells, points, makes the mean face, and if you try to pick her up she goes limp and flops her hands and legs. She has been in time-out many times this month!

6. Gracee has a schedule... wake up at 7, go pee, watch cartoons, eat breakfast, wait on Jared to get out of school, try to pee, play outside, eat lunch, try again, nap for about two hours, pee when we wake, then read a few books and go out in the shop with dad, play for a bit, then it is dinner, bath, and night-night at 9pm. REPEAT.

7. Gracee knows sign language... she can sign MORE and PLEASE... she knows NO and YES also.

8. Gracee knows what these animals say: fishy, bird, monkey, cat, dog, horse she has also added a few words to her vocabulary: ICE, WOW, DRINK, the list goes on.

It has been a lot of fun posting all the lessons Gracee has taught us since she got here but the road has ended... I know she will continue to teach us, just as Jared does, but this is the last Gracee monthly lesson. I will continue to update her baby book with all her firsts and big events. Thanks again for learning with us.