Here are some facts about our sweet little Kelti Bean at 18 months old (I know that I am a month late, I have been working on it for a while here and there). I wanted a blog post dedicated just to her! First of all Kelti is a pretty amazing 18 month old. I know that lots of second kiddos seem to do things slower than their older siblings and that was true with one thing for her (walking) but I think having someone to compete with has made Kelti into a go-getter!
Here are some things about our sweet girl…..I think you would all be mad if I posted about everything since I am not sure when it would end….can you tell how much I love this girl yet?
Some people/things she loves:
Ashlyn- She is the first person she asks for in the morning.
Kiki- Kelti loves this cat so much and it is so much fun to watch them playing together.
Dada- obviously she idolizes her dada, watching her face light up and seeing her run to him each day when he returns home from work melts my heart.
Mama- since we have spent hardly any time apart Kelti is seriously an extension of me at times. Anyone who has spent any amount of time around us knows that she used to cling to me; thankfully she is more independent now and will let me get things done around the house. She still thinks that I should be right next to her most of the day, mostly so I can cheer for her when she does something great!
Friends and family know that Kelti loves big! She was once very shy around almost everyone excluding our immediate family, but thankfully she has outgrown this and now loves her grammies, papas, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. We enjoy watching all of these relationships bloom.
Her babies, we have to take a baby doll with us wherever we go. Some of them are as big as her and scare people in the grocery store when they are both sitting in the seat…we have gotten so many comments about how real that baby is and one man told me that she really loves her sister when she was kissing the baby doll! J
Things she is doing:
Running- I absolutely LOVE watching this girl run, she does it with heart and those little buns wiggling is one of the cutest sights I have ever seen!
Talking- amazingly she can really talk. She has lots of words that she says, but the amazing thing to me is that she also talks in short sentences 2-4 words most of the time and they are VERY clear! (well at least to me….not sure about others) J
She eats with a spoon and fork really well, especially considering how young she is.
She goes pee pee on the potty daily and has been since she was 15 months old. We are not trying to potty train her yet, but I don’t see the harm in letting her be a big girl like Ashlyn and mama.
She is trying to read…Kelti will identify letters on everything. She is right sometimes and mostly is just mimicking her big sis. She knows A,E and T really well. She also just started saying/singing h, i, j, k
She sings ABC when washing her hands, I will continue on with the song and pause at different places and she will fill in the letter for me. Pretty darn smart!
She can jump. This one is really interesting. We went to SkyHigh Jump in March and Kelti was jumping on the trampolines bouncing up a storm, but Ashlyn wasn’t jumping very well at all. Are some people more bouncy than others? (Ashlyn can now jump, and is working on jumping on one foot for ballet) I guess her nickname of Bean works for her being a jumping bean too! J
As of today she is trying to write some letters too.
She knows and names all her body parts.
Things I LOVE about her:
First let me say that I would love this little girl even if she did nothing, but she is amazing so here are some reasons that I love my sweet bean!
Kelti was a surprise to us and I can say that she was first the best surprise ever and two the best gift too! One friend told me that God gives you the baby you are meant to have when you are meant to have it. I think that totally applies to Kelti, she is such an important part of our family and we all LOVE her more than I can even tell you.
*Side note* I often wonder if everyone feels this way about their children…I know that parents love their kids, but when I think about mine my hearts swells so much that I actually feel like it is going to burst through my chest. Does everyone feel this? If so that is great! I feel like shouting how much I love my girls and how wonderful I think they are.
Kelti has a GIANT heart. She loves all things living and her babies (this is the name that she has given to all of her baby dolls) too! I love watching her take care of her babies. In this video she is kissing the rocks and shells we found at the beach two weekends ago!
If someone gets hurt Kelti is the first person to want to hug them and make it all better by giving them a kiss! She has lots of empathy for others , just like her mama, darn emotions!
She is a daredevil! This girl can climb and gets herself in some precarious positions. She also isn’t afraid, which is a dangerous combo. We have to keep an extra close eye on her to make sure she is staying out of trouble.
She has the best manners, and not just for a little kiddo, Kelti always says please, thank you, bye-bye and she is working on covering her mouth every time she coughs or sneezes… she has only mastered doing this one out of three times so far.
I love her smile and seeing both of her dimples appear! So sweet!!
I love the way she rests her head on my shoulder as I sing her a song before bed.
I love her eyes and how I have never seen a pair quite that color before.
Kelti is growing up for sure, but I love that she is content to be my baby for a little longer! :)
Thanks for reading about our sweet girl and what makes her so special to our family! I may have gone a bit overboard, but hopefully you will forgive me! :) I really want to remember all the things that make Kelti who she right now.
