Abigail's 18 Month Well-Check

Today we went for Abi's 18 month well-check with Dr. Taylor. Abi loooves to go to the doctor and talked about it all day. I know, I'm enjoying it while it lasts. She weighed 22lbs 12oz and was 32 inches long. Her head circumphrence was 48cm. That puts her weight in the 23rd percentile, her height in the 54th percentile and her head size in the 84th percentile. The last few visits we have been concerned about her weight but the Dr. Taylor always says she's fine and that she's just petite. But there's no convincing Adam - "Megels aren't petite. She's too skinny, we should feed her more." But short of hooking her up to an IV drip, I'm not really sure what to do! Her large head has been a consistent theme since she was born (hence 22 hours of labor with no progression). And Dr. Taylor said today, "If she's going to be this pretty, she better be smart too." ha! And we happen to agree that she is both. :) The best news at today's appointment? No more shots till she's 5! Yay! She did get one shot today, but with the help of her paci and a sticker afterwards she took it like a champ.

an actual smile!

Some things I want to remember about Abigail at 18 months old:
Abi can say over 50 words and is starting to string words together: come here jack, thank you mommy, love you, purple shoes, abi's turn, don't touch, etc. Shes usually pretty easy to understand. Some of the funny ways she says things are: rays-rays (raisins), oatmoat (oatmeal), Key-Keys (Lennox), See-See (Olivia, her fav cartoon)
Right now her favorite foods (when she decides to eat) are strawberries, cantelope, apples, yogurt, corn and pasta.
She has been "using" utensils for a few months now, but she's really starting to get the hang of it. She can even feed herself yogurt and oatmeal. Although it makes a pretty big mess.

Abi has always had a lot of energy. Even in the womb she was constantly kicking, punching and doing somersaults. Nowadays it's pretty common for her to literally run in circles around the house for extended periods of time. Usually pushing her stroller. Abi can be very stubborn and persistent. (Which she obviously gets from her dad) And some days just drives me plain batty. Her favorite phrases are "no," "nope," "no way" and "don't touch." She never gives in when she wants something. I tell myself this will make her very successful later in life. Luckily, she will never be more stubborn than me. :) She is also really funny and loves to be silly. She loves to dance and sing Itsy Bitsy Spider, Wheels on the Bus, ABCs, and lots of other songs. Her newest trick is she learned how to spell her name. And she loves for people to ask her to spell it and of course be clapped for afterwards. She can count to three and can sort of say her abc's up to e.



Abi in a nutshell. Miss Sassypants one minute....



...goofball the next!

Sometimes I look around and think, "when did she go from a baby to a toddler!?" It seems like we were just bribing her with food to get her to crawl. And then other times we can't remember what we did before she was here. What did we DO with all that free time!?