Tess turned 18 months old on Jan 31st! This is a big deal!
I mean we are 6 months away from being two right?!?!
SO why not celebrate with pictures of my adorable toddler carrying around a plunger
We had some plumbing issues and Tess wanted to help out and she was too cute to stop 😉
As usual I’m using What to Expect the Toddler Years for this post!
At 18 months old Tess is able to do all of the things a toddler her age should be able to do including:
- use 3 words
- point to a desired object
She can also do everything that an 18 month old will probably be able to do including:
- run
- use a spoon/fork but not exclusively
- point to 1 body part when asked
Tess can also do all of the things a toddler her age may possibly be able to do including:
- kick a ball forward
- follow a 2-step command without gestures
And she can also do almost all the things an 18 month old may even be able to do including:
- identify 1 picture by naming
I don’t think she’s yet using 50+ words though? Although she’s my only kid that I haven’t been obsessive with writing down every word she says…so she might be there, but I feel like she’s more at 20-30!
You can see Britt’s post here and Kye’s here at the same age!
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Hello Emily,
In a few days, I will have an 18 month old on my hands and I just finished reading your blog post about Tess turning 18 months. I just wanted to say thank you for extensively including the words “should be able”, “may be able”`, etc. because as a young, first-time mother myself, I am sometimes reluctant to compare my child to other children in fear of being judged by the other parent. Thank you for your post!
Blessings,
Yvette
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Aw thank you Yvette! So glad the post was helpful 🙂