As some of you may know, math is not my strong suite... so at 16 months I posted that Hazel was one and half only to figure out about a month later that 18 months is one and a half not 16... So here is take two at Hazel's One and half post!
Mommy's little helper! Recently discovered that the coffee table is the perfect height for helping in the kitchen. Hazel is now "helping" while I make bread, wash dishes, and cut up veggies. So far most of her helping involves playing with the stuff on the counter, but when I made soup later that day she wanted a spoon so she could stir her own bowl too! 🥰
Just like one of those flip book pictures books I got a bunch of pictures in a row of Hazel building a block tower. Maybe if you scroll quickly it might have a similar effect.
She was so excited once she stacked them 4 tall!
Not sure what she is so excited about, but likely she just finished scattering the toppled blocks from the table.
The tower building lasted a little shorter then it took you to go through the pictures... after that she turned into a little crazy! (Video below)
and then..
Me: "Hazel smile!" …this is what I got.... 😂
Some Mommy and Me pics, each picture has a little good in it. To set the setting, Hazel is at the tail end of crazy running stage and is running in for hugs when I ask for them and closer to the end she starting to watch herself on the phone camera screen.
I think this is one of my favorite, even though it blurry I find it captures the action and affection quite well. 😍
Finally sitting calmly and I found a good angle! But Hazel found a plastic container...typical...
So big!! And she really is getting big! Hazel is somewhere between 23.5 and 25lb, working on her bottom eye teeth, which would bring her to 6 on the bottom and 4 on top. She is still tall and skinny so I've found 12-18, 24 and 2T clothes all fit depending on the cut and style.
Hazel is learning more and more sounds that are sounding more and more like words! To start "bear bear" is one of the newer and most used ones along with "dip dip" that has recently been introduced at meal times. She had also started asking for shoes to come "off "or "on" which sound very similar, occasionally I've heard her call for "mum", and just today she said something that sounded like "please" when prompted. She can say "thank-you" through I think it often get mixed up with how she says "here you go" not sure how but they sound very similar when she says it! Most of the time she still babbles like in the video below, I was trying to get her to say "bear bear" and finally got it in the end but it's very quiet!
Hazel and her "Bear Bears", we have successfully started liking stuffies enough that they are calming and can be a soother replacement during the day. She is the most attached to two of the teddy bears but will still happily give the other stuffies a hug when prompted. The dark brown bear had become our "going out bear " and typically she will take the bear with the scarf to bed, but either work. For the last 2 months we have got the bedtime routine down pat, and she is happy to go to bed with her cup, soother and a teddy and put herself to sleep!
Hazel has been in a very lovely stage the last few months and it been so neat learning along with her and having a little helper around the house has been very special too!
Love you Munchkin!
