Zoey Andrea Wingler: 18 Months!

18 Months and Growing!

Not sure where my baby went and where this little girl came from! Zoey always amazes us with how fast she grows. Now, at 1 1/2 years old, our daughter is energetic, spontaneous, and creative. We're still struggling to make sure she eats her veggies, but she loves cheese, apple sauce, and, like always, milk. She enjoys playing outside, tucking acorns in to her pockets for later. She definitely lets us know when she's ready for bed and goes down easy. Zoey is comfy in her 18 mo. old clothes, sporting a size 6 shoe, and even has enough hair for some pigtails. She's repeating simple words back to us and building her vocabulary, which is roughly 25 spoken words at the moment. Her diapers are size 6, and she helps us out by letting us know when she needs a fresh one. If she "tinkles", she'll point down to her crotch. That's the only sign so far, and if we miss it, she doesn't seem to mind marinating for a little while longer!

Today we witnessed something really neat: she actually played a game with a toy and expressed happiness in success and disappointment in failure. We have a Rubik's cube toy that we got last Christmas. It's not really a Rubik's cube, though. It's shaped like one but doesn't have moving parts. It is electronic and lights up a colored square on each side of the cube. We've let Zoey play with this frequently, but this was the first time we've seen her actually play the game correctly by herself.

She searches for the lit square to press the button.

She can get several in a row correct.