18 months with videos

Zola is 18 months now. It is amazing how fast she has grown up. She has been a total delight for our family. Zola loves to give kisses and has just learned how to pucker. She is quick to say that she is sorry with a hug and kiss even if it was her that was hurt and Dennis that should be saying sorry.



She loves to dance and will stop any activity to dance if there is music. She has a job of throwing away her diaper after she is changed but just recently she has been resisting and throwing it on the floor. It doesn't take much of a mad or sad look before she gives you a hug and puts it in the garbage. She loves to put the dogs in their crates. She will chase them and yell at them while pointing at their crates. She will go back and forth between them and the crate all the while trying to convince them that they should. They never listen. But when she finds Buster already in the crate and she gets to close the door, she is happy as a tick. Sometimes she must be talking in her head because she does all of the hand motions and facial expressions but all that comes out of her mouth is a little ststs. It seems like you are watching a video on mute because it is so dynamic but silent. You can see a little bit of that in the beginning of this next video. It is hard to capture on tape.



She loves to do what mommy is doing. In these next videos she was washing the wallpaper glue off of the wall with me. She also loves to fold laundry, weed, and do dishes.





Zola loves a thrill. Her favorite is when you lift the swing up so high before letting go that it gives her a drop in her stomach. She will be asking for you to do it again before it even swings twice. She taps the swing on the bar in between her legs where I lift from to let me know what she wants. She is getting to know her body parts. She loves to point out eyes, ears, nose, mouth and belly button. She still loves shoes. She is a good eater. Her favorite thing to eat for breakfast is shredded wheat. She doesn't like sweet peppers yet. We will keep on trying since we eat them often. She has two favorite books that she asks for at least once every night- "chugga chugga choo choo" and "my first book of math"

words that she can say:
-please
-thank you
-help me
-up me
-milk
-swing
-mommy
-daddy
-dennis
-grandma
-grandpa
-buster
-bruno
-doggy
-shoes
-food