Abby is 18 months old!

I can't believe Abby is 18 months old today! She is a beautiful girl and we love her very much. Every day she amazes us with her vocabulary. She will repeat just about any word you say and has a very long list of words in her own regular vocabulary. The other night Abby had on a pair of pajamas with a cupcake on the front. She started pointing to it and said "birthday." Then we sang the birthday song (she helped a little) and she pretended to blow out the candle. It was very cute. The next morning she was laying in bed with us and says, "Abby birthday!" I guess she decided it was her birthday. We of course sang the song again and blew out the candle followed by clapping and "Yeah!" Now we frequently play this "birthday game." Anything that looks kind of like a birthday cake she will point to and say "birthday" and starts to sing the song. In fact Abby really loves to sing. She loves the song "The Wheels on the Bus!" She turns her arms around and around when we sing it. She also loves the part about the mommies on the bus..."Shh! Shh! Shh!"
Abby has become fascinated with the letters of the alphabet. She points out letters everywhere we go and starts to sing, "ABCD." That is as far as she can get but gets so excited when I start singing with her and finish the song. Abby is also very independent. When she wants a snack, she will frequently walk in to the pantry and pick something out! Or if she is thirsty, she will go to the cupboard with the kid's dishes and get a cup and say "Water!", "Milk!" or "Apple Juice!" (All juice is apple juice to her.). She is not great about saying please however. When I tried to work on with her in the past I would say "Please." and she would respond with "Thank you." She loves to say "Thank you." She says it all the time which is hilarious. Her inflection is just too funny!
When I pull Abby's shirt over her head, she always says gleefully "peek-a-boo" as her head comes through the hole. Then she starts saying "Socks! Shoes! Socks! Shoes!" She loves her shoes. Often when she gets them on, she jumps up and says, "Outside!" She loves to play outside! Recently, she has fallen in love with her swing. Her grandpa pushed her in it for about 45 minutes the other day.
In the car when I put a movie in, she always says '"Push it!" meaning to start the movie. Recently, we went to see a movie. Every time the rating screen came up before a preview, Abby would shout out "Push it!" It was so funny! When we go shopping, Abby can spot any baby doll or Little Einstein or Dora product from a mile away. She then shouts the corresponding name so I'll take her over to see it. Abby also loves animals, particularly doggies and kitties. She can name most farm animals and tell you their sounds which she loves to do. She says all of the sounds very enthusiastically which is very cute. She likes to play with blocks, dolls, and her brother's trains, she loves to read books, and she sleeps with a lavender and green blanket every night. It's very cute because Connor can't wait for her to wake up in the morning or after her nap. He even sneeks in her room sometimes to "check" on her. Abby is loved by all of her family and we are so proud her!