Sadie 18 months

Sadie turned 18 months at the end of August. She is such a joy in our lives. She is very happy and laid back. She loves to laugh and explore. She plays well with her sister (when her sister is in a good mood). She eats fairly well and she is finally sleeping through the night. She was having an awake time around 5am, but it is now about 6am, so we are keeping our fingers crossed it stays this way.

Stats:
Height - 31 inches (26%)
Weight - 21 lb 6 oz (10%)
Head - 47 cm (61%)


Sadie doesn't say too much. She signs about 15 words and says about 10 words (eat, shoes, ball, bubbles, bye bye, hi, etc.). She still can't identify mama, but she definitely knows Erica and Kayla. We are pretty sure she knows who dada is. Although when I asked her to point to dada on the plane, she pointed to a maintenance worker, so who knows.


Sadie is quickly earning the nickname, "Destroyer" in our household. Among her list of casualties are a Kindle holder, Erica's drapes, the CD player in the car, numerous walls and floors (she loves to color on everything), some of Erica's toys, books, etc.


It is interesting how different our girls are, yet they get along great. Erica was (and still is) a very needy child - she constantly needs attention, to be touching someone, to be talking to someone and to have someone help her. Sadie is an independent spirit. She could care less if I am in the room, she will go where ever and seems to figure things out on her own. It is a great relief to me to have a child like this.


Of course, there is always the flip side - anytime we are in public, Sadie is off running. Erica never left my side, so that is a new challenge. Also, Erica was much better about communicating at this age, which helped to avoid a lot of frustration. Sadie is not so great at communicating, so we are now entering the tantrum phase, where she falls to the floor in tears if I don't understand or let her have what she wants. At least she gets over it quickly.


Sadie also LOVES to climb. Currently, every chair in our house is laying on the floor to prevent ER trips for Sadie. She still manages to climb on couches, beds, boxes and anything else she can find.




Sadie loves to play in the backyard. One of her favorite things to do out there is eat dog food. I tried for awhile to stop her, but I have given up. Does anyone know if it is toxic? So far it actually seems to be helping with digestion.


Sadie has a great sense of humor and I look forward to her personality to develop. She idolizes her sister and follows her everywhere. She loves to play with the dog and loves to look at books, especially with pictures of animals.