The Lizzie Kat News: 18 Month Checkup

Friday, May 21, 2010

18 Month Checkup

Lizzie had her 18 month checkup with the doc on Wednesday. She did NOT like it. I speculate that she's finally clued into the idea that going to a strange place with unfamiliar people, then stripping down to nothing and getting on scales and being measured, poked, and prodded is not standard operating procedure. Certainly not like the grocery store... The shot didn't help, either. She now knows the sign for "owwie", which she signed again and again, tears welling up in her eyes, and pointing to her leg where the nurse had done the injection. (Heartbreaking!)

But we did learn a good deal, and the middle part of the visit, post measurement and pre-vaccination, was just great. Lizzie is now off the growth chart in height, and around the 90th percentile for both weight and head circumference. According to the doc, she's perfectly proportioned... just for a 2 year old! Her verbal/language ability is pretty advanced, and her interpersonal skills, imitation, and interest in other people (especially kids) are all well developed. We need to work on tantrum management, but it seems she's right on target (or, boo, a little advanced) there too. Tantrums are still quite short lived, but the volume and intensity are impressive.

Hmmm... I was going to write a bit more about language and her many new words (including gems like "squirrel", "juice" (with which she is obsessed), and "girl"), but it seems she's decided that her nap this afternoon is over. (I have the monitor right here.) Hmm, on second thought, I think she's saying "poop". I've been summoned!

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Firsts

Laugh: 3.75 months

Hand to hand pass: 3.75 months

Rolling Over (btf): 3.5 months (ftb): 4.5 months

Sitting up unassisted: 6 months

Teeth: 6.5 months (bottom pair)

Peek-a-boo: 6.5 months

Solid food: 6 months

Push up to Sitting: 7 months

Crawling: 7.5 months

Undeniable babbling: 7.5 months

Pull to Standing: 8.5 months

Wave: 8.5 months

Clapping: 8.5 months

Standing in Crib: 9 months

Sharing: 9 months

Drinking from open cup (with mess): 9-10 months

Cruising: 9-10 months

Standing (no hands, indefinitely): 9-10 months

Words: 10-11 months "Kee Kah" (cat), "da da" (daddy), "Ah- dah" (all done), "Ma ma" (ambiguous), "Cocoa" (her bear)

Walking with minimal assistance: 10-11 months

Pointing: 11 months

Steps: 12 months (on the day!)

Signing update (15 months): All done, bye bye, hat, banana, sleep, eat, cereal, milk, more (constantly!), hot, wash hands/clean, book

More words (15 months): No/neh; "na na" (banana); uh-oh; hat; hot; "crah-kah" (cracker); cheese, peas, rice, shoes (all sort of sound the same "zeeeeshs"); Go! (another favorite); "Ga-ma" (grandma)

More spoken words (19 months, selected): juice, dog, monkey, gorilla, mouse, bear, bunny, duck, bird, fish, turtle, owl, chicken, cow, hummus, watermelon, nuts, nice, get up, sun, day, rain, wind, "I like" (very popular and remarkably clear), night night, girl, boy, balloon, doll, baby, bibi (her pacifier), me! (said with great enthusiasm), do (as in "I do", while nodding yes), bath, bubbles, outside, leaf, flower, bus, bike, boat, ball, water, avocado ("cado"), cous cous, pasta, bug, book, read, pee, poop, potty, tomato, olive, blocks, bucket, lego, cookie, ice cream ("icccce"), coat, pants, socks, diaper, wet, stuck, help, granola, crayons, cucumber, carrot, beans, "gaya bibbis" (granola with berries), bowl, bib, dirty, clean, hands, nose, ear, mouth, hair, chin, teeth, neck, belly button, feet, legs, toes, fingers, earrings, barette, glasses... and many many more

Object in Nose (mulch): 23 months, 1 week

Pigtails: 23 months, 3 weeks

Pee in potty (frequent): 23 months, 3 weeks

Poop in potty: 24 months

Words update (2 years): It's official -- no more updates necessary. Lizzie uses full sentences, some articles, possessives and plurals, some tenses (usually past tense). She has an enormous vocabulary and labels everything (for instance, in Go Dog Go, she points out "rollerskates, jackhammer, shovel, pick axe, baseball, cannon, trampoline, etc.) -- if we name something more than once or twice, she remembers the word. (So yeah, we need to watch what we say!) Lizzie also understands spelling in a fwe cases. c-double-o-k-i-e is no longer safe to spell! (nor is p-a-r-k).

Signing update (2years): Lizzie now knows all of the signs in Volumes 1-12 of Baby signing time. M guess is that she has about 200 signs. She still signs quite often, but since we're the only ones who sign with her, I'm guessing it'll taper off in time with school, friends, etc. We still find signing very useful for non-verbal communication.