Lilia is 18 months Old!

Our little snuggle bear is 18 months old now! Time has been flying by lately and it is so hard for me to believe that she will be TWO in less than 6 months! CRAZY! She is a girl on the go, and each day brings new discoveries and hilarity. I wish I had a pocket video camera that never ran out of batteries to record all of the moments that fade so quickly. Here is just a glimpse of this little cutie to tide you over for now. We love these new p.j.s that we got from the Japanese kid's clothing store. We Americans call it the "Bunny Store," (for the bunny on the sign,) and I am there shopping ALL THE TIME. Lilia loves this particular jammie set and actually brought me the pants the other night to put on her.
Look at me!

Lilia loves to climb into small boxes, crates, and spaces right now. I think I did the same thing when I was her age. My mom has pictures of me climbing into the toilet. Yuck! We try our best to keep Lilia from the bathroom.

Lilia LOVES her some daddy. She climbs all over him and covers him with kisses. As soon as she hears the door open in the evening, she runs to Cliff and hugs his legs. It's so sweet.
"Hop on Pop!"
Her hair has gotten sooooo long! I actually have to comb it now as it tangles a little in her sleep.
Ever the serious child, you can tell that she is taking in the world around her and her mind is going a mile a minute.
Until the next minute, when she would rather just yawn and zone out....

She is so much fun, though!
Other developments include some new words. She has been saying:

Circle - "kur- kul"
Yellow - "lell-oh"
Hat - "hat or usually just hah"
Eye
Bye bye
Milk - "mel"
Ball - "bahl"
Go
Dog - "Dahh"
Uh oh!

She also continues to sign and has sounds for certain words too. She makes a fish face and sucking sounds for fish and she makes airplane and helicopter noises and points when she see them in the sky. She calls Elmo "La la la" (from the song Elmo sings.) Lilia is also learning to walk up stairs on her own, but she still prefers help. She loves to run around and climb and she is the MOST affectionate child I have ever seen. She loves to give kisses and hugs and every time she hugs someone it is accompanied by her sighing "ahhh." She is so sweet! She loves to kiss daddy hello and goodbye and she carries her stuffed monkey around and kisses it all day long too. She will kiss her friends as well and we have to be careful as she will often grab whatever child is closest to her and plant one smack on their lips if they aren't paying attention!

Last but not least, she has slimmed down a lot! Everyone said this would happen when she started walking! The little strawberry outfit that she is wearing in the pictures above is actually from LAST winter! It was so TIGHT last year, but this year it is perfect! She is also still taking her antibiotics and will continue to do so for the next 6 months until she is reevaluated for the VU reflux. She doesn't seem to mind them and we have been very fortunate to avoid any other U.T.I.s so far. All in all life is pretty good!