The Wright Family: 19 Months

Blair Melisse is now 19 months old! She is a busy little bug and likes what she likes. I have no idea where she gets that! :)

Lately, Blair has been saying the following phrases and has us cracking up:

“Hey guys!”

“I see you!”

“Oh my!”

We are working on “Zoot Alors” – but we aren’t there quite yet.

B continues to show & tell us what she is thinking. The other day I gave her a vitamin, and she told me, “Two!” And I told her that no, we only got one vitamin per day. She shook her head and said, “no, two!” Those gummy Flintstone vitamins are like a treat!

Blair’s eating is about the same. She loves her applesauce and fruit packets, and other snack type things. She still loves Craisins and mandarins, and can eat some cheese like no one’s business. Luckily we still have her on plenty of milk / yogurt – and have done our best to stay away from juices and super sweet things. In fact, B just had her first real bowl of ice cream about 2 weeks ago. Not a surprise – she’s a fan.

The Mummets are still holding our Blu-Ray player captive. We watched it more times than I care to divulge yesterday. The good news is, she stays pretty still while watching, so I was able to shower and do some cleaning while she watched the movie. T and I found a “Walter” plush doll today – so rest assured that missy will have that to open at Christmas! Possibly a Kermit doll, too.

Fashion. Blair is in mostly 4T clothes (per Carter’s sizing) and is still in Size 5 diapers. I have her in the socks that are for 2 – 4 year olds and her shoe size is about a 6 or 7. She’s a long, lean little bear that loves her jewelry and bows. On Saturday, I was able (she let me + her hair was finally long enough) to put her hair in her first official ponytail. It sticks straight up – but is so darn cute (when it isn’t making her look about 2 years older). Blair has lately preferred to be “au natural” (though with a diaper!). It is pretty funny, but I don’t suspect it will last long since the temperature has been dropping.

Speaking of looking older – Blair will be transitioning into the next class in the next two weeks. This will be the final price reduction that this day care does. A little change is always nice! I do expect her to get sick with the change of classes / germs, but hopefully she wont get too sick.

Lastly, we had a little milestone last night. After Blair’s bath, she used the potty for the first time! We have had her own little potty out for the last month or so – just so she could “get acquainted” with it. Usually she would sit on it without doing anything – but last night – we had success. I don’t plan on diving right in – but at least now she knows what she is doing.

It is all passing so quick! She is growing into my sweet, yet feisty little girl. Her kisses and hugs are so real and loving… it is an indescribable feeling to have her little arms wrapped around you. I am so proud of the little girl she is becoming and love watching her learn and grow. My heart melts when I watch her take such good care of her babies. That nurturing side of her is definitely like both Travis and me. She is going to make a great big sister one day!

Every day there seems to be something new – a new word, a new face, new skill. Life is never dull with this sweet B!

We are headed to Tyler this weekend to sneak in a visit with Blair’s Great-GranDad and Great-Granny and Great Aunt Lori! It has been too long since our last visit and we are looking forward to a great visit!