Hi Everyone,
I meant to get this email out last month when Kyleigh was 18 months, but that's how Summer goes I guess....good intentions with never enough time to get them all done.
Kyleigh is growing like a weed and cracking us up on a daily basis. She now says short sentences starting with her first one a couple of weeks ago: "Bob eat too." We were sitting down to dinner and Kevin was feeding the cats. Kyleigh was telling us that Bob, the cat, was getting ready to eat dinner too. Last night she sneezed and said, "Bess You Ky Ky." Kevin and I laughed so hard. It was the cutest thing ever! She gave herself the nickname Ky Ky about a month or so ago and it's now how she always refers to herself.
The terrible twos have definitely set in though too. I have never met a more independent child! She wants to do absolutely everything herself with full gusto and NO fear. We have to watch every move she makes, because she knows no stranger and wants to try everything she sees.
Everything right now is "No, No", "Oh No," or "Mine." She also loves to say "Mess" whenever she, or anyone, makes a mess. Cracks us up. She regularly keeps Kevin and I in stitches. She is very opinionated these days and knows exactly what she does and does not want and is not shy about telling us. In fact, she's not shy about anything. She loves the water, helping Daddy outside, to slide (on land and on water slides all by herself), reading books, playing with her babies, her milk (oh, how the child loves her milk), to play with all of the neighborhood kids, playing in the dirt, running in the sprinklers, riding on her rocking horse, all animals, dancing the Hokey Pokey with Elmo, watching Dora and Blues Clues (Boos Coos), and just being an all around ham! We really work hard at enjoying every minute of our time with her, but it is amazing how fast the time goes!!!
At Kyleigh's 18 month doctor's appt, she weighed 25lbs 12oz (75th%) and measured 33" tall (88th%). I'm so ecstatic about her height. Up until now, she's always been around 50th% on height and 80th% on weight. I hope the growth spurt keeps up.
We pray that everyone is doing well and having a wonderful summer. Send us an update too when you get a chance.
Love,
Kevin, Danielle, & Ky Ky