Stats at 19 months: Weight :: 19.7 oz ( less than 0%)
Height :: 31 1/4" (25%)
We just celebrated Coco's half birthday. I was going to create several blog entries about all of the exciting things she is doing at the ripe age of a year and a half, but I thought it better to just summarize them in one complete place. To begin we have started mommy and me at discovery school. It is so strange to be back in that room. In many ways it feels like I was JUST there, in others it feels like it has been much longer than the three summers ago that I started with Isaac. Coco and Isaac both had a very similar separation anxiety at this age. For whatever reason Coco is at the height of her's which has made it exceedingly unpleasant to start all of these new activities. I do know from my experience with Isaac that this is temporary, and that it will just take her a little longer than others to get acclimated and find her groove. Eventually she will be just fine. It makes it a bit more challenging for me, but the investment is well worth it.
We started speech therapy with Coco a couple weeks ago. I am still on the fence about whether or not it has any real effect on her language, but I am going to stick with it for another month and see where it takes her. My general philosophy has been "it cant hurt", but at this very moment I am feeling so over scheduled with therapies, and mommy and me, and school, and swimming, on and on and on, that I am wondering if the hours of therapy could be better spent in a dance or music class. Would she gain more from the socialization, or just simply learn through enjoyment and experience. My gut sense is that she, like her mother, will do it all when she damn well wants to.
In all of the over scheduling we did also start hippotherapy (horse therpy) today. This seemed so well worth it. The facility was lovely, and she clearly enjoyed seeing the horses. There were some tears getting on the horse, but once she was there she seemed to enjoy it. I was so amazed at how well the program was run. There were three adults and one horse for 19 pound coco, all working together to help her move forward. It was truly remarkable.
Coco is now walking fast, almost running, starting to go up stairs (holding a hand), has several clear words (up, more, mama, dada, isaac, cat, out, in, milk, water). She is a true girl, loving accesories, brushing her hair, wearing a purse, getting her shoes on. She loved putting on her tap shoes and walking around. She enjoys dancing, jumping, coloring. She is still throwing food on the floor, and eating very limited amounts of very limited food. Her smile lights up a room, and her laughter is amazing. She has David's eyes and my nose, the mouth is up for grabs. She is giving great kisses and hugs, loves her best friend 'mr. bear' and loves her brother isaac the very most. Sesame street is her favorite show, but she can rarely sit through a book or a movie without wanting to fidget with something or move around. She is amazingly cute, very petite, and full of love.
