19 Months Old

[caption id="attachment_5699" align="alignnone" width="480"] She looks like such a big girl in this pose.[/caption]

Some new words are:
• Weeboa (Weebles)
• Hatttt (emphasis on the "T")
• Boobies
• Deese (keys)
• Hey woah (hello)
• Book
• Awawa (umbrella)
• Moooooon (and points to it if prompted)
• Oh my
• Boopa (group hug)
• Who-WHA (If you're happy and you know it shout 'Hurray')

She is still repeating so much. And her voice is just the sweetest sound.

Some things she says that we haven't been able to decipher:
• By, ca-by, da-by
• Bob-bee bob-bee bob-bee

And the new favorite word: "No". If we ask her if she wants something and she doesn't it's "no" accompanied with a fast head shake. If we ask her to do (or not do) something and she doesn't want to, it's "NO!". Usually repeated a few times.
It has begun. :)

Penny has gotten better with brushing of the teeth. I think we are about 30/70, crying/no crying. She's not a fan but will let Gabe get in there and do it. We wants the Goodnight song the we DVR'd and I name all the characters while Gabe does his thing. She does get antsy halfway through but Gabe hasn't lost a finger yet.

She will do "honk honk" on your nose (she say hoh hoh)

Gabe taught her to say a very emphatic "Yeah!" accompanied by a fist pump.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODYAL2Gzq2g?rel=0&w=480&h=360&rel=0]

She LOVES Nina and Star from The Goodnight Show on Sprout. Every time she sees a star (pronounced "Doh"), anywhere, she says "Nee-na". We were in the market and she saw a Heineken package… "Nee-na". All the time "Nee-na". She doesn't quite understand that Nina is only on it the evenings, and only in-between Sprout's programming. She hands the remote to me and says "Nee-na" to get her on the screen.

Nina does a nightly 'Sprout Stretch' and Penny joins in:
"I'm a little Sprout now, but just watch me grow. Up, up, up I go", Penny crouches down and then 'grows' with Nina and says "up up up". It's quite adorable and she gets very excited to do it.

She loves to climb on or over us, on the floor and on the couch. If I am laying on the floor she will throw herself on me and laugh. We also play a game where I am sitting in the floor and she comes up and pushes me (gently, of course) and I say "Woah!" and grab her and we fall backwards. Giddy giggles ensue.

Where I used to be able to hold her, she is now Miss Independent and wants to walk. When we arrive at Ana's and we take her out of the car, she holds our hands and walks to the front door. She now insists on crawling up the stairs to our apartment. It takes a bit longer than me carrying her, but I have an extra arm for groceries or whatnot

Penny loves to play with her crayons and markers and stickers. She will color a bit but she is more into gathering them up and putting them into a container, or lining them up. She has even gone into the tupperware drawer to get a container to place them in. We keep the markers, crayons and stickers in a plastic bin in the kitchen. On average, once a day she pulls it out and wants to play with it.

She's discovered the oil paint tubes I keep in a drawer in the video game/guest bedroom (glad someone is getting use out of them) and those have become a source of entertainment as well. She gathers them up or takes them and lines them up on the coffee table. Or maybe on a chair in the kitchen. Similar to what she does with the Fisher Price family.

She plays peekaboo with a dish towel. She'll throw it over her head and I say "oh no, where's Penny? Oh my, she's missing" and then she whips off the towel and I say "oh good, I thought you were gone". Over and over she'll do this.

[caption id="attachment_5704" align="alignnone" width="480"] The prep...[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_5705" align="alignnone" width="480"] "Where's Penny? Oh goodness, she's missing, where'd she go?"[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_5706" align="alignnone" width="480"] "Oh good, there she is! I got nervous, I thought you were gone."[/caption]

Penny is much more expressive these days. She shows frustration with pouts. Her eyes get wide when emphasizing something. When she's really frustrated and not getting her way, she stiffens herself, shoved her arms down by her sides, eyes get big and she grunts. It's a challenge not to laugh at that (don't want to encourage it).

She is starting to show recognition of shapes and repeats colors names. She will also repeat some of the alphabet. I think her and Gabe have gotten up to "D" :)

It's all Mimi, all the time. "Mimi, Mimi, Mimi". Ana gets thrown in there a lot too, "Ana-mimi-ana-mimi-ana-mimi-ana-mimi". Much to Gabe's chagrin, I think Penny has a boyfriend :).

Penny makes nice. She lightly strokes your face and says "nigh". So sweet.

She is just a sweet girl. Affectionate with hugs and kisses. What else could you ask for?

Watching this little girl grown and blossom is the greatest gift. Happy 19 months, sweet girl!

[caption id="attachment_5708" align="alignnone" width="480"] That face![/caption]

And finally a video that sums up this kiddo's personality:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHT2JkklKFM?rel=0&w=640&h=360&rel=0]