Savannah is 19 Months Old

Hard to believe that Savannah turned 19 months old today. She continues to add words to her vocabulary. Mostly one syllable, but it is amazing how she picks up on things. Evidently I must tell her to "sit" a lot because that is the newest word in her dictionary, and she points out where you sit with that. Leaving the mall today she showed off her ability to say "door" in a crowded elevator, by shouting "door" as the doors opened (at least they thought it was funny). She is fascinated with turning the lights "off" and "on" and telling you when she ready to get "out" of her highchair or car seat. When she wants to watch Minnie Mouse (or "Ninnie") she also points to the TV and says "on". She loves to wear her shoes (or any shoes she can find in our closet and walks around saying "shoes". She has always liked to eat bananas but lately has been eating them faster than I can keep them in the house. I am not sure if it is because she can say "b-nana", or because she sees them on the counter or because she likes to hold them herself (but only in the peel...she doesn't seem to like her hands to be dirty!). She still is rather picky about what she eats but definitely enjoys dipping ("dip-dip") her food in things. Sometimes she prefers the dip to the actual food, but if it helps her eat something different; than I am all for dipping! (She likes waffles if she dips them in syrup and will sometimes eat a few baby carrots if she dips them in hummus. She likes ketchup, but only uses the french fry for the dipping stick-she consumes hardly any of the fry but a lot of ketchup! Today I got her to eat Greek yogurt as a dip with her fruit.) When she wants "one more" of something or to do "one more" of something she holds up one finger next to her face. And like most toddlers she has the "no head shake" down pretty well.

We are attempting sleep training her again...and sticking with it. For whatever reason her poor sleep habits became worse when Chris traveled last month. We are on night four and are starting to see improvements...hopefully it will continue. This weekend we are tacking naps in the same manor.

Savannah still loves to play with balls but is starting to take an interest to her doll and bear. The other day she "feed" her doll some of her grapes. Granted this was right before she threw her on the floor but she is getting the idea.

We can't wait to see what the next month brings! I love that every day there is something new she says or does!