Calista 18 Month Photos

I really think 18 months might be the hardest age to photograph.  They just won't hold still for one second and are not the least bit interested getting their pictures taken.  That being said, we did manage to get a few nice pictures of Calista last month.

She has been going to nursery, these past few weeks, and I think she is finally getting used to it.  I guess it didn't take her that long, but probably a little over a month.  I would spy on her and see the primary workers holding her on their laps while she sucks her thumb and looks sad.  Even now, she does cry when she first goes in, but they said that only lasts for a minute and then she is fine.

Calista loves babies so we got her a couple baby dolls and they are her favorite to play with.  She loves to carry them around and point out their facial features.  It is cute.

Calista knows who she is and everyone else in our family.  She loves to point at everyone when we ask where they are and when she sees a picture of herself or looks in the mirror she pats her self on the neck.  I love it!

Speaking of her neck, she is obsessed with touching skin.  She will almost always have one thumb in her mouth and her other hand trying to touch skin somewhere.  Either down her own shirt, on her stomach, sometimes down her paints, or if she is being held she will go for your neck.  I guess that is comforting to her.

This next picture she is doing her really excited face.

Calista doesn't have many words but she can say a few.  I would say her first words are, dada, mama, tucker, up, and bubbles.  She is also very good at shaking her head no to us.  It is ver clear and easy to understand when she doesn't want what we are trying to give her.  Most of the time that is food.  She is a really picky eater.  Somethings she will love and will be a staple in her diet and then she will change her mind and refuse to eat them ever again.  For example, bananas, bread with peanut butter, and string cheese.  It is frustrating because I never know what to feed her.

She was cold in this next picture but happy that we made it to the park.  Calista loves going to the park.  Slides are a particular favorite of hers and she has plenty of helpers, maybe even too many helpers, when she is playing.

We are really happy she is in our family!  Calista makes big messes for us to clean up, but she is also so fun and makes all of us laugh several times a day with the randomness of what she tries to do, things like putting our shoes on to filling a water bottle with rubber bands.  It is just so fun to watch her learn and grow.