18 months

 Happy 1/2 birthday to my blue eyed little beauty!  I can't believe she is half way to two!  This little Savanna girl has brought so much joy to our family.  She definitely keeps us laughing.

 *Still looks way too small to be doing the things she does.
*Her hair looks red a lot of times and I am still not sure what color is going to end up.  It is curly on the bottom and I don't know if that will stay or not.
*Has her top 4 teeth and bottom 4 teeth and all of her molars have finally broken through, but there are 1 or 2 that are not completely all the way in yet...so a total of 12 teeth.

 *Loves to be outside and has no problem with dirt, mud, puddles, or bugs.
*Has started to be a little more clingy to mom lately, but really that's mostly when she's tired or hungry.
*Nods her head yes or no and gets the funniest little expression when she does.  If we are out on a walk and she is going slow I will say, "Do you want mom to carry you?"  She will shake her head no and then start running to catch up.

 *Loves to make us laugh and will do all sorts of crazy things to get us laughing.  She has the cutest laugh ever and we get to hear it a lot..especially when she and Heidi are playing some funny game.
*Does every, single thing Heidi does from how Heidi is holding her hands to where Heidi is sitting.
*Still not much of a talker, even though I know she can say so many things.  If you ask her to say something, it's pretty much a guarantee she will not say it.  Words we have heard her say a lot include: mama, dada, Heidi (I-Dee), uh oh, more (mo mo), boo, baby, woof woof, emu (our neighbor has an emu), duck, nigh nigh, hi, spider, bow.
*Words I have heard her say, but she won't repeat on demand include: grandma, sticky, purple, blue, bye, eyes, nose...and a whole lot more that I can't remember.
*Likes me to read to her, but not for more than 15 minutes or so at a time.
*Starting to enjoy coloring.
*Gets SOOOO excited when Jeff comes home from work.  She runs to the garage door squealing, "DADA!! DADA!!"

 *When she is looking for something she puts her little hands up like, "Where could it be?"
*When she says, "Uh oh" she usually puts her little hands on her head.
*Will give Heidi full on hugs (I couldn't get a picture fast enough before she decided she wanted to take off) but no one else.  She absolutely adores Heidi and will give her hugs all the time.
*Loves to dance around with Heidi, but her dancing is spinning around in circles all over the room and occasionally trying to jump like Heidi.
*Sleeps from about 7:30-6.  Naps from 9-10 and again from 1-2:30/3.  I have tried to get her to give up the morning nap, but I don't think she's quite ready yet.
*So social.  She waves at every person she sees and gives huge cheesers.  The more people are around, the happier she is.
*Goes through phases on what she likes to eat but generally she will eat anything with rice and of course, she will never, ever turn down anything she thinks is a treat.

 *Goes up and downstairs like a champ, and has for quite sometime.  Now she is trying to go up and down standing up.
*Starting to love stuffed animals and dolls.  When she wants one she points to it and then kisses her hand and touches her cheek.  We aren't sure why unless it's because we usually pretend the animals are giving her a kiss.
*Will hold hands with Heidi, but not with us so much.
*Adores all animals and has no fear. She will pet and love any dog or cat she gets close to.
*Definitely understands every single thing anyone says.
*Loves to help and is so cute about it.  The other day I caught her picking up Heidi's shoes that were in the kitchen and carrying them to the laundry room shoe shelf.
*Can throw a great tantrum.
*Wakes up so incredibly happy.  I have to wake her up from naps sometimes and it doesn't matter how tired she is, she opens her eyes and gets the hugest grin on her face.

 *Going to the park can be a challenge with her because she wants to do everything Heidi does, but she just isn't big enough.  *We are working on colors, shapes, and letters but she really just doesn't seem to care.
*Loves to figure out how things work.
*Likes to give five but loves to give a good fist bump.
*Always wants me to put a bow in her hair, but it usually only lasts about 2 seconds.  Then she wants it back in, takes it out and when I tell her I don't want to put in back in she screams so I put it in and 2 seconds later it's out and she's trying to destroy it and wants it back in....and so it goes.
*Puts every thing in her mouth.
*Loves to go for walks and although she likes to walk, she does great in the stroller most of the time too.
*Loves the Rhino and makes a car sound and points to it every time we go in the garage.
*Climbs anything and everything.
*Has really control of her body and I am shocked at how well she can kick and catch a ball.
*We are now officially binky free except for naps and night, although I will admit I have caved when we are going for a long trip in the car (like more than an hour away) or when we have been at grandma's house and we didn't want her waking everyone up at 6 am!
*We call her Savanny most of the time, but also Savanna (obviously), Savans, Vanners, Saavy, and Vanner Vans.

We absolutely love watching Savanna grow and change.

She is funny. So funny.  

It's hard to explain the hilarious things she does.
Like the noise and face she makes when she wants a binky.
Or the hilarious little faces she makes.

We love her like crazy and can't wait to see what new thing she starts next.

We definitely cannot imagine a life without our little Savanny.