16 Months

Emily, you are 16 MONTHS OLD today!

At sixteen months, you:

• weigh 24lbs and 9ozs (no change) and are 31" long.
• wear a size 4 diaper, 18 to 18-24 months clothes, and a 4 or 5 shoe.

• Have 12 teeth. The constant hands in your mouth and those bulging spots on your gums lead me to believe there are four more on their way.
• Sleep. Just sleep. Just like I prayed you would.
• Take 21 ounces of your medical formula, Periflex Junior. 120g in those 21ozs.

• Your phe levels have been low. Hovering right below a 2. They increased your Phe from 200 to 210mg a day. They are still kind of low, so we will see what the weeks to come bring.

• HUGE milestone! You lost your pacifier this month! Let me rephrase that....I took your pacificer away this month. Holy cow. It was a day and a half of not fun. Screaming to octaves I didn't know existed. But it was short and sweet. And I'm glad it's behind us. I swore you'd go to college with it.

• Love to eat or refuse to eat. If you're hungry: watch out! If you don't want to, there's not a chance we can force you to eat.
• Eat pretty well with a utensil. It's upside down but you manage to shovel some food in there.

• Are walking! Not just taking steps anymore but walking. Now don't get me wrong, you still get down and crawl, but each day you take a few more steps on your own. I really can't believe it.

• Favorites: Elmo, Dora, books, baths, messes, TV, "dancing", and coloring with a pencil, pen, marker, or crayon. 

• Have a mentioned you love Daddy? I think it's getting worse. Pretty much if he's around you cry if I hold you. Seriously. I love you...even if you don't love me  most.
• You're pretty independent. And you let us know if you want to do it on your own.