Isabella officially turned a year and a half on Wednesday #toddlermilestone! The saying is really true, time flies when you’re having fun! There have been a few moments most recently, where I catch myself looking at her in sheer amazement at how much she’s grown in the last few months. I guess I’m still in disbelief that Isabella is a toddler! In another six months she’ll be 2. I. CAN’T!
I’m also noticing as she gets older, it’s nearly impossible to get photos of her (especially if you ask, she usually laughs and runs away) so I’m sharing photos from our weekend trip to Flamingo Gardens in south Florida as part of her 18 month update.
We’re continuing to be blown away by the development of Isabella’s language skills. The girl can be a little chatterbox (wonder where she gets that from) at times. She’s already repeating little phrases and short sentences.
New Words & Phrases:
Please and Thank you
Let’s go bye-bye/outside!
Dame puño = fist bump
fix it!
milk (sounds more like mitz or miltz)
catch it!
ojos = eyes (she says them both)
feet
la casa = house
we’re here!
where are you?
Cheerios
inside
don’t cry (sounds like don’t kai)
wait!
meow
flowers
happy
car seat
seat belt
spoon
doggie foods
I’m sorry, mama
take/turn it off
soup
She started to copy us when we sing songs—she will sing the same notes as us and it’s absolutely adorable. Her favorite songs are “if you’re happy and you know it, wheels on the bus, twinkle, twinkle little star…she can do the actions for all of the songs too— it’s adorable— she rubs her eyes with her little fists for “the babies on the bus go wa wa wa”.
Favorite Moments, Memories & Milestones:
She’s still pretty shy in new situations but sometimes she surprises us—she hams it up if she’s in the right mood. In the grocery store she always waves and says “bye-bye” as we’re checking out and leaving.
Though she’s still a very good eater, she’s demanding when it comes to what she’ll eat and when. She’s ALWAYS in the mood for bananas, doesn’t matter what time of day (or night) it is. She’s even had full on meltdowns a few times when we didn’t have them. Needless to say,we try to make sure we always have a few in the house.
She answers questions with yes or no all the time now.
She knows her colors now and correctly identifies them most of the time.
She has also mastered the fake cry and dramatic meltdown when she doesn’t get what she wants.
She loves stickers! She likes to put them on herself, toys, books, etc.
one of my fave daddy daughter photos
I’m going to start giving more sporadic updates now that we are in full-on toddler mode, maybe every three months or so, but I’m so happy I kept up with her updates so I can look back on them. She has changed so much, it has truly been a gift to watch her grow and develop.
I hope you had a great weekend! We had so much fun at the Flamingo Gardens, definitely check it out if you’re ever in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area. During summer months, I recommend going in the morning or evening hours when the humidity isn’t as bad. Thanks again for reading!
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