Lydia at 18 months old

Lydia hit 18 months last week. Hooray! Thanks to a mom who serves as primary president, Dad is the nursery leader. This is necessary as Lydia needs a parent with her. She is not quite ready to go on her own.

Lydia's typical schedule:
Wakes up between 8 and 9. Some days, I have to get her at 9 and she is just playing in her bed. She naps from about 1:30-3. I hope that lengthens soon-ish. Then she goes to bed around 8pm. Sleeps through the night like a champ. She did well with our travel in June and July. She can handle her schedule being thrown off, which surprised me. Since Covid, we haven't had many reasons to be off our routine and Lydia did great.

Lydia is still in the pack-n-play and doesn't show any signs of climbing out yet. We have to be brave soon and move Gemma out of the crib (at nearly 3.5 years old, she loves that thing) before we can move Lydia upstairs.

Unlike Gemma, Lydia doesn't say much for words. To say "yes," she throws her arms up like a touchdown sign. She says Dada, Mama, apple, done, and she has said Tanner and Ashton but it has been a while. She makes a weird sound every time she sees a squirrel, so that is cute. Her receptive language is wonderful. I hope she talks more soon.

Earlier in July, we finally had our first babysitter. Lydia cried for the first five minutes and then was completely fine. Little stinker.

Favorites:
Food- blueberries, ketchup, water in a water bottle

At home activity- annoying her siblings, finding the long-lost marker and coloring with it

Errand/Outing- Any park. She isn't too difficult for errands so goes anywhere.

Book- Some little Chick-Fil-A book that has giraffes and cars in it.

Body measurements:
Height: nearly 34 inches tall; I don't have measurements for Ashton and Tanner but Lydia is about 3 inches taller than Gemma was
Weight: 30 lbs. She and Gemma weigh about the same.
Lydia and Gemma are nearly in the same clothing size. It's great for Lydia; Gemma hates it.