18 Months

It is so hard to come up with words to describe Carrigan. She is a child who needs to be experienced. I don't know how many times Levi and I have said, "What are you doing?!?! You are too silly!" Out of the blue she will give you the goofiest face, or start walking in the most awkward way. Her body language is hilarious and oh so ornery.

She plays very well with her brother and thinks he is the best thing in the world. She copies everything he says. She doesn't have a single phrase that is her own. If he is pushing buttons on the TV asking, "Right here?" I know in just a few minutes she will be doing that exact thing!

She doesn't eat. She literally eats 5 bites (if I'm lucky) of food a day. She would drink a gallon of milk a day if I let her. She is attached to her bottle. If I don't give it to her, she asks Gavin to get it out of the fridge for her. His response is, "No Carrigan, you throw up." Sadly, he is right.

One of her favorite things to do is pee pee in the potty. She goes every 5 minutes. If she tells you she needs to go, you'd better listen! She has also gone #2 three times. She is quite proud of herself!

Carrigan loooovvvess animals. She has no fear. No matter if it's a frog or a goose taller than her, she gives it her full attention. She ALWAYS kicks up her leg and yells "GIT!" as she approaches. It cracks me up every time!

She has 12 teeth. 4 are on their way.

She can identify a circle and a heart. She also knows the colors blue, green, orange and red.

She can jump off the ground. She has been doing this for quite a while and is pretty good at it.

She loves to tickle her Daddy and give him zerberts on his belly and back.

Only Mommy can put her to bed.

Loves babies and baby dolls.

Her FAVORITE show is Oswald. When we leave the house she almost always waves and says, Bye Ohgoh, Bye Neenie Bye Henee (Oswald, Weenie, Henry)

She still loves, loves, loves Elmo, but isn't that interested in his show, just his songs. Which she asks to watch 100x a day.

She is loud, strong, messy, ornery, flat out adorable, a magnet to elderly men, frustrating, funny, eager, smart, soft, squeezable, fast, and joyous. She is my Carrigan!

Here are some of her frequent sayings:

A conversation we have MULTIPLE times EVERY day:

Carrigan: Mommy eat. (while twirling her hand)
Me: What do you want to eat?
Carrigan: Um um ummmm. (with her finger tapping her chin) Chocolate cereal
Me: No chocolate cereal
Carrigan: Cereal bar
Me: You don't like cereal bars
Carrigan: Chocolate cereal bar!!!

Hear that? She covers both ears with her hands.

Where Dada go?

Mommy, where are you? (whe are woo)

Here ya go

When she sees large letters she yells, Look Mommy, ABC's!

No, no Bubba. Be nice!

Bubba night-night? SHHH!!!

A baf! A baf! (bath)Right here (Bi heh)

No, hair bow!!!!

banana (b-nana)

Elephant (ehmen)

Go outside (ouyih)

It is hard to get a picture of her smile. It seems like the only way I can get one is if I play peak-a-boo behind the camera...which of course means the picture is off. BUT this post deserves some Carrigan smiles so here are 3 I got on her 18 month b-day!