18-Month Stats

Caroline had her 18-month check-up today. She weighs 22 lbs (so she has moved up a bit closer to the 20% group now) and is just over 32" tall (moved down a bit towards 60%). This afternoon, she had a renewed interest in her Sesame Street stethoscope... she's had it on for about an hour now and it hasn't slowed her down from emptying the cabinets into the grocery sack or trying on her glamorous sunglasses. She cracks me up!

Merry-Go-Round

Caroline and I ventured out in the heat and went to the county fair with my Grandma - one of her favorite things to do each year. It was quite an experience. We saw the "Pork Queen" pin the blue ribbon on the award winning pig,

ate fried bologna sandwiches and had lots of fun seeing the cows, chickens, ducks, horses and rabbits

and even had a turn on the Merry Go Round.

New Picture

We had Caroline's picture taken yesterday for her 18-month portrait so I thought I'd post it. We go for her doctor's appointment next Monday, so I'll have new stats then. She is really getting the hang of talking and is acquiring quite a vocabulary. Some of the newest additions are either social or food related: bye-bye, baby, up (for when she wants to be picked up or go up a step), cracker, cereal, cheese, and all sorts of animal sounds. Other than that, I think the only really new thing is that we've discovered she loves popcorn shrimp.

The dentist appointment

Well, we have some catching up to do... Our family spent the week in Indianapolis at Nana & Papa's house while Josh went to a microsurgical course. We had an enjoyable week other than Josh coming down with appendicitis and having surgery on Thursday night (he's recovering fine, thank goodness!). Otherwise, we enjoyed time with the family - Caroline had lots of fun with her cousins, as always.
One notable event of the week was her first trip to the dentist. She received a good report card and I'm told she acted just like all toddlers do for her first dental appointment, but to sum it up, I would say it was mild torture for all invloved. Here's the polaroid they took of her before her cleaning and exam - you can see she's not quite sure about all this.

Art time

Caroline has taken an interest in art. Thank goodness for washable markers! So far she spends about equal time coloring on the paper and herself.