Eowyn at 18 months

My baby girl is growing up so fast... sometimes I just find it hard to believe that she's really a year-and-a-half old now! It's so much fun watching her grow, especially now when she is talking a lot and just loves to copy many things that she sees around her. Wyn is one very observant toddler, and I'd be amazed that she remembers things I did not even think she would! I'd read a new book to her one night, and when I ask her to get that book the following night, she would give me the correct one right away. And not only that, she would remember the pictures and words on the book too and would point at or say the names of book characters when prompted. This also applies to her toys as well as little miscellaneous things around the house like pencils, forks, spoons, glasses, hats, sunglasses, cookies, etc. She saw Joyce (our daycare provider) nursing her baby, and what do you know, Eowyn began seeking out my booby again for a taste of "milk!"

Anyway, here are the latest updates on my little angel's development:

• can say most one or two syllable word that you ask her to say. I will not even try to write down what words she can say now because there are just too many to list! She may not necessarily understand these words, but boy she can really say them very clearly! Vocabulary-wise though, I'd wager she knows easily more than a hundred words already.
• can say "grandma" and points to grandma's picture on the wall (grandma being Dan's mom). My MIL was tickled pink when she heard Eowyn say "Hi, grandma!" on the phone.
• can say "lolo" and "lola" and can identify their faces on our family portrait as well. Additionally, Wyn can also say "tito" and "tita" with a very distinct American twang. It always makes me laugh when she says "tih-toh" or "tih-tah."
• would readily say "hi, (name)!" or "bye, (name)!" to people especially if you prompt her to. She knows the names of everyone in daycare too, and one little boy's dad was actually quite surprised when Eowyn piped up "bye, bye, J!" when they were leaving. His son is a few months older than Wyn but does not talk as much as Eowyn does. Too bad for me, I guess, since Wyn is really one helluva chatterbox. *grin*
• knows all the animals in her farm books and can also say the sounds that they make. The one thing she has difficulty saying though is goat (although she really likes to say "maa- maa!"). Pig, cow, dog, lamb, cat, mouse, bird, horse, and bee are all peanuts to her.
• enjoys playing with her dolls so much. She calls them "my baby" and loves to feed them, sing to them, put shoes or hats on them, tuck them in bed, "read" books to them, and would even attempt to put a diaper on the dolls and clean their crotch with a diaper wipe. Whew!
• is addicted to the song "Old MacDonald." She would pester me to sing it to her over and over especially when we are in the car. She'd say "ya-ya-yo" (her version of  E-I-E-I-O) demandingly from the back seat , and would fuss when I don't sing. More recently, she's beginning to sing ya-ya-yo with me and join in with the appropriate animal sound as soon as she hears the animal's names. Super cute, if you ask me. :-)
• loves to walk on tiptoes and dance around the room
• can drink from a glass without spilling her juice or water. Very convenient for mommy!
• like a true-blooded Pinay, she loves her rice a lot. Mix it with some meat or vegetable and you'll see one happy baby.

• can blow real kisses now and always makes it a point to kiss daddy and mommy before going to bed, finishing by bidding us a sweet "night-night"

• would tell me "love you, mommy" when I ask her to... it always melts my heart, especially when she kisses me on the lips after

• loves her mittens and thinks that they are a cool fashion accessory. She would proudly show me her hands after I put them on her! Unfortunately, she doesn't like her hat at all... so yay for hooded coats!