Height: 33.75 inches tall, 95th percentile
Weight: 23 pounds and 2 ounces, 33rd percentile better than last time at the 20th percentile
Doctor's visit was uneventful, no large pieces of earwax to dislodge from Mia's ears. No shots this time except we were sent to a flu shot clinic that happened a few days later. Luckily Mia did not let out a peep from the shot, just teared up a bit. Loved getting her Elmo sticker afterwards.
Discipline:
Our biggest sore spot with Miss Mia is her penchant for throwing or casually dropping items from her high chair. She likes to chuck food for Kona and she loves to hear the thud of her sippy cup, especially if the cup contains milk. We tried time outs and stopped the meals for a bit, didn't work, then we went to ignoring the behavior for a bit and the throwing subsided a little, but never completely disappeared. Now we've been verbally scolding her. It's quite sad, but Mia does not like it when we scold her, she develops a pout, then tears well up and finally starts to cry silently. Next, she tries to say sorry and asks for a hug. Melts my heart and it's really quite sad for us to discipline her this way, but she seems to be getting it. In the pic below Mia is saying grace before a meal, but she looks constipated.
Loves Cars, especially the ones at Happy Hollow:
Upon waking in the morning, Mia has said, "Ai ni cars" (i love you cars) and "Cars shou qi lai" (cars put away). This led me to believe that she must have been dreaming of driving cars at Happy Hollow. Poor thing, we're going to have to find some cars for her to ride on.
Food/Eating
Meemster still has a very limited diet at 18 months. She loves carbs above all, the crunchy variety is her favored form, so that means crackers and cookies. She loves rice and rice crackers are even better. The only vegetable she will eat is broccoli with some salty soy or oyster sauce. As for protein, Mia loves peanut butter and tofu, but we can't overdo it as some days she refuses those as well. I jump for joy on the rare occasions when Mia will eat some cheese or yogurt. Mia does like soup, but nothing tomato-y. I make her lots of soups, but she prefers the canned processed variety. She's into ABC's these days so Alphabet Chicken Soup from Campbell's is a hit. We even found Elmo Chicken soup from Earth's Best.
Potty Training
We're not in a huge hurry, but bought a potty to have around and Mia got Potty Elmo from her friend Poppy. Mia knows what the potty is for, but does not like to be on it without her clothes, so she will from time to time sit on the potty with a book and poop into her diaper. She does let us know when she is pooping by saying, "poo poo all done" with force as she strains. It's like she's telling it who is boss.
Just A Phase
Mia hugs the cylindrical stainless steel trash can in our kitchen. She also hugs her pumpkin.
Mia calls anything she can sit on a chair, even a box of tissue or Kona.
Mia likes to drink bathwater these days.
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