While 12-15 months was pretty tough because we had to transition to one nap and I was teaching Little Bug boundaries with the no-no’s in our home, 16-19 months have been rather smooth, uneventful months!

This age is so fun for many reasons. Little Bug is a sponge, soaking up everything. She still doesn’t miss a thing and amazes us daily with what she learns and what she knows. I’ve found myself asking many times, “How does she know that?”!

Little Bug went to her Dada’s 5K and had a blast cheering her daddy on. My mom looked down at Little Bug in the stroller as we were standing on the sidelines waiting for Dave to run by and saw Little Bug hold up her fist and say, “Go, Dada, Go!”

Speaking of Dada, Little Bug has just recently started calling her Dada “Daddy” instead! She will sometimes call me “Mommy”.

Little Bug made a gingerbread house! I was impressed that she knew what to do. I had to give her a little guidance because I put the icing on her house and she put her finger in it and put the finger straight to her mouth! Once I taught her she was to stick candies onto the icing she actually put several candies on her house!

Little Bug is learning her colors! She can identify red, yellow, orange and purple pretty consistently.

Little Bug is also into counting. If you ask her how many there are, she will say, “One. Two!” no matter how many there are!

One time we were looking at a book and I asked her to count the bugs on a page just to see what she would do. She put her little fingers on the bugs, one at a time and said, “One. Two. Teeeee!!!”

Her vocabulary continues to amaze us. She will try and say most any word and has started putting 2 to 3 words together to communicate something.

Little Bug LOVES her family and friends. When we are on the way to church I tell Little Bug where we are going and she starts repeating the name of a little girl in her class the whole way to church!

Little Bug thinks about her family and friends even when they are not present. When she is going to bed she will often ask me about someone and I will tell her, “Mimi and Papaw are in Texas going night night.”

Mimi and Papaw are actually in town now for Christmas! Little Bug loves her Mimi and Papaw!

Little Bug loves to talk about Baby Dees (Baby Jesus)! She has the Fisher Price Nativity Set. Here she is on Christmas Morning talking about Baby Dees with Grandma.

Little Bug is still a little goofball! My aunt mentioned that Little Bug has such a great sence of humor, even at this young age. She really does. There is never a dull moment when Little Bug is around! She truly has the best personality!

Little Bug wears size 4 diapers and 18 month size clothing.

She drinks 16 ounces of milk a day and still has a hearty appetite and puts away a huge amount of food on a daily basis!

She sleeps 11-12 hours at night and takes a 2 to 2.5 hour afternoon nap.

Frequently said by Little Bug:

Uh wah. (Other one.)

Noooooo. (in a poliet little voice!)

Help!

Peas (instead of “Pssss” for please)

rasins (she loves rasins)

Read books!

Walk walk!

Buboas (bubbles)

Mommy, Daddy (and ever other person she knows and loves!)

Yites (lights)

Babies (My dad pulled out my baby dolls from when I was little and put them in my old bedroom upstairs. Little Bug runs to the stairs and says, “Tampa [Grandpa], babies!”

I can’t believe we are only five months from her turning two. Her second year is flying by.

Happy 19 Months, Little Bug!

- Elaine