We went to Evie's 18 month check up today and she is doing great! She is off the charts for height, like always (and just like Adelle always is), but is perfectly healthy! They say you should double her height at 18 months to get an idea of how tall she'll be when she i an adult. At a whopping 34 inches, this puts her about 5'8" or 5'9", which sounds about right. BTW, you double the height at age two for little boys.

My only concern is her speech. I had a VERY advanced talker with Adelle so I don't really have a good frame of reference for 'normal' in this category. The doc said that given her temperament and that she is the second child (with a very talkative sister), she is perfectly normal. No worries. She agrees with me that she is processing and one day it will all come spilling out in complete sentences. Until then, I'm thankful we taught her sign language.

Angela was nice enough to share a few cupcakes. The girls each had one after lunch today and, of course, they were a big hit. Evie, I kid you not, ate hers in less than a minute. Here's how:


You just jam as much as possible into your mouth at once and VOILA!


Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!

Then, I took a chance and let her play with some homemade playdough. It was a huge hit and she didn't even try to eat it once. YES!


And just because... she is also wearing my very favorite outfit on her today. Periwinkle, sparkles, ruffles, AND tie-dye leggings? Does it get better than that?