Diana 18 Month Checkup

"You go girl!"  Were Dr. Bagamery's words today at Diana's 18 month checkup.  She has officially made it to the 50th percentile for height and almost 50th percentile for weight (up until this point she was closer to 25th).  She weighs 24 pounds 3 ounces and is 32 inches tall.  She had to get her DTap shot and her second flu shot.  Of course she screamed but was quickly over it.  The other funny thing Dr. Bagamery said about Diana was "Wow, that girl has abs of steel!"  Diana continues to be ridiculously strong and is sometimes hard to control in my arms (when she is upset).  She is also a climber, which is so opposite of Jonathan.  She is obsessed with washing her hands these days and since there was a sink in the doctor office, she HAD to wash her hands.  I kept telling her no but after she was literally hanging on the sink, feet off the ground, I figured it was better to wash her hands than have her hurt herself while at the doctor.  The doctor said not to worry that she isn't drinking that much milk but suggested putting chocolate in the milk...crazy because I had thought about it but thought I shouldn't but if the doctor says it is ok, well?!?!  Diana is a good eater and always has been so I guess I am just going to stop worrying about the lack of milk drinking.  Let's face it, I didn't like milk when I was little and she seems to be following in my foot steps an awful lot.  Diana sleeps now from 7 - 7:30 at night to about 6:30 in the morning and then naps from about noon to 2.  Poor thing usually falls asleep in the car from dropping Jonathan off at school.  She has a total of 10 teeth now.  She is starting to talk more and more every day.  After Grandpa Gordy and Nana were here she started talking a lot more...they worked with her a lot.  The funniest thing she now says is "apple" when she is hungry.  She does love apples but she seems to say it even when she doesn't want to eat an apple.  She does a lot of pointing and says "dat" which I can only assume means "that."  I think she comprehends a lot more than she can actually say because she will do anything I say or ask...like "Diana go get your shoes" or "Do you want to go upstairs?" and she will immediately go to the stairs.  She adores her big brother still.  There is no one else that can get her to laugh or smile the way he can.  I think having a big brother is wonderful, but she plays a lot "rougher" than other girls her age.  Last night while I was cleaning up dinner and Brad was still at work, Jonathan started yelling "Mom, Diana is jumping on me!"  I go into the living room and sure enough, Jonathan is laying on the floor and Diana is straddling him and bouncing.  I of course thought this was hilarious.  I am sure the battles have only begun between the two of them but for the time being it is cute.  Diana is a very busy little girl and rarely sits still, in fact aside from when she is sleeping or buckled in her car seat I don't think she is ever still.  She is constantly up and down and in and out of things.  The other night at dinner, Diana was in and out of her seat and my lap so many times that Brad finally said, "I am exhausted just watching you two."  We adore our little girl and wouldn't have her any other way!  It's hard to believe she is 18 months old already.  Where does the time go!?!?  I am so blessed to have been able to be home with the kids and watch them grow up.