Harper Grace: 1 Year, 5 Months

Harper is 17 Months old, nearly 1 1/2.  She is such a character and I know that I'm going to have my hands full with her over the next 17 years.  Brett and I always talk about what we think our kids will be like as teenagers and adults.  We think she'll be the outgoing, carves her own path, independent one when she's older.  She's definitely the definition of "sugar and spice."  With Riley's reserved personality she may be the one to pave the way for her younger brother, rather than follow in her older sister's path.  Here's what she's been up to:

• She's talking like crazy.  She will put two words together now, but usually with some prompting.  She will repeat most words if you ask her to say something.  She is saying the animal noises to most animals.  Often times she calls animals by their sounds.
• New words: "ow," "yay!" "uh-oh," "Ri-Ri," "up," "please," "help."  She is always excited about something and we hear "yay!" over and over all day.
• She has a love for Elmo or "Elmie."  We never watch Elmo on TV, but she loves all books Elmo.  She will follow you around with an Elmo book pleading "Elmie" over and over.  All characters other than "Elmie" are now known as "Elma."
• She loves "ilk" and will steal anybody's cup in sight.  She never wants her own cup, but always wants her sister's.
• She still loves her babies. She will carry them around the neck and hold them up by her face.
• She continues to suck her two middle fingers on her right hand.  She is constantly a slobber face and develops a new little sore on her cheek every few months.  I pray that they don't scar!
• She finally had one molar break through the skin.  She is now up to 5 teeth. 
• She is constantly climbing. She is always wanting up on a chair, table, toy.  She will whine until someone helps her (usually her sister).
• She will fight over toys that she wants.
• She still loves shoes.  She will stomp around the house in any new shoes that she puts on.
• she loves to sing.  We usually can pick up parts of the ABCs and twinkle twinkle little star.
• We just had her at the doctor, but I can't remember her stats.  I believe she was somewhere around 20 pounds. 
• Any time she falls down or the cat bats at her she will grab her arm, frown, and run over to us saying "ow, ow."
• She is wearing mostly size 18 month clothes.  All of her 12 month jeans and pants are too small now.  She can still fit into some of her 12month onsies.
• She loves to cuddle and will sometimes sit on your lap and hang out through entire tv show.
• She has been going to bed around 7:30 pm and waking up at 5:30 every morning.  We are working on changing her sleeping habits because 5:30 seems to come awfully early!