Has it really been a year and a half?

Vera is 18 months!  I can't believe how much she's changed this month.  There isn't anything she doesn't say.  As Patty says, she's like a little parrot repeating everything.  She's just a little sponge right now absorbing and remembering so much.

Evening routine: a bath, jammies and a snack before bed.

 For example, when Adam plays around with her he pretends to give her "knuckle sandwiches."  A few days ago, Adam made a fist and shook it at her and she responded with "No knuckle sawich."  LOL  Funny, but not funny.  No more knuckle sandwich jokes at our house.  Some other funnies:
"Hi guys"
"MommyDaddy"
"I don't know"
"Bless you"
"See ya later"
"Go Reds"
"Sleepy Head"
"Pick up toys"
"Seatbelt"
"MickeyPlutoDaisy" is her new reference to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
"Ravioli" which was hilarious the first time she said it
"Stand up & Dance"
"Wake up Daddy"
"Where are you?"

She can count to twelve by herself and sing the alphabet from Q to Z.  For some reason she can't do the first half.  I attribute most of this to Patty.  She is amazing!  I can't believe how much she works with the kids.  They sing songs everyday and pray before they eat lunch.  Vera can sing Ring Around The Rosey from start to finish by herself.  It's pretty cute. 
She can spell too...Adam taught her "R-E-D-S, Reds! Reds! Reds" 

She can also go down the slide at home now, with someone catching her at the end of course.  We are in trouble this winter because Vera loves to play outside, especially with sticks, rocks, & mulch. 

Speaking of winter...

Mac & Cheese is still the ultimate favorite food right now.  Hotdogs (or hogog) is a close second.  When we ask her what she wants to eat, she always says Mat&cheeseHogog.  Every. Single. Time.

In the bathtub, she will lay down on her back in the water to get her hair wet.  She also loves to play with her animals in the tub: tortuga, pulpo (Spanish for octopus), duck (which is really a pelican), Mr. crab and dolphin.  She loves lining them up on the edge, making them lay down to sleep, and having them jump in the water. 

We've also started time-out this month.  Not for much, but if she repeatedly does something that she knows/we've asked her not to do, she sits in the chair for one minute.  Sometimes she sits, sometimes she doesn't.  And so that begins...



She likes to lay on the floor and watch TV.

I have some funny videos that I'd like to upload, but I'm struggling with getting them on here.  Stay tuned...