Taelyn - 18-21 Months

Taelyn has been growing as usual over the last three months, both physically and intellectually. She is now 25.6 lbs., and 32 inches tall. She has continued to slim down in baby fat while growing in length.

Taelyn's interest in the alphabet has certainly not decreased. She now knows all of the letters while only a few of them are still difficult for her to say (S, V, and W). Whenever capital letters are visible (on TV, road signs, books, building signs, etc.), Taelyn will shout out some of the letters with enthusiasm. She also understands that letters come together to make words and has been working on writing her letters. This actually means that she scribbles some lines on her paper and says "T" to show that she just drew a "T." It's pretty cute!

Two and three word sentences are now a regular part of Taelyn's vocabulary while she will attempt to also say more than three words if she is repeating a phrase that we say. And Taelyn likes to sing songs as well. Her favorites are the Winnie the Pooh song and the Elmo song. For the Winnie the Pooh song, she will sing "ah na ah na Pooh, ah na ah na, stu uh uh" which translates to "Winnie the Pooh all stuffed with fluff."

Taelyn has recently started saying the word "no" as well. As of right now, she says it to be cute or funny - not to be difficult. Sometimes when I ask her if she wants to get her diaper changed, she will smile at me, blush, and say "Oh" (that's her way of saying "no") so that she can get a response out of me. I of course act like I am shocked that she said "no" and she thinks that she did something really funny.

Aside from the verbal growth, Taelyn has also become very affectionate over the last few months. She loves to gives hugs and kisses and tell us that she loves us. Whenever she talks about love, she gives herself a hug and says "oh oo, mama" or "oh oo, dada" for "love you mama, love you dada." And she loves to give Kaelia hugs and kisses too. This also extends to her favorite toys (Elmo, dog, any Pooh character, pig) and the pictures inside of her books.

Taelyn is going through a very exciting time in life as she learns to communicate and do things on her own, and we are enjoying every minute of it! Here is a little slideshow to capture some of her best moments these last three months.

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