Hoot and Toot: Charlee at 18 Months

Charlee is a hoot and a toot. When she enters a room, Kate often says "Here comes troubs!" Troubs is short for trouble, of course. Charlee wants to be where the action is, even if that means she's sitting on her sister's puzzle, sitting on Chad's lap while he's eating, or standing in between me and the counter while I'm cooking.


She's a joy to have around... when she's not hungry. Second to playing with her sisters, she loves eating. When she's hungry, you will know it by her 1) bringing you a spoon or bowl, 2) saying "eat, eat, eat," or 3) being extremely grumpy and throwing fits. We often say "slow down, Charlee" as she stuffs everything in front of her into her mouth.

Probably typical of a third child, she can command the room with her voice when she wants. She will yell "MAAAAA-MA!" over and over until she gets my attention. I feel like I'm in a production of A Streetcar Named Desire.

Her vocabulary is larger than here sisters' were at her age. A quick brainstorm of her words: mama, dada, Kate, Claire, dog, kitty, door, bath, cup, spoon, eat, more, please, thank you, love you, bye bye, mine, no, stop, Charlee, laura, Connie, nana, Opa, grandma, papou, shoes, socks, apple, treat, banana, juice, diaper, go, night night, baby, bottle, Dora, Down, up, poopy, hot, this, that

Her relevant stats:
Weight: 23 lb 3.5 oz - 54%
Height: 31-1/2" - 34%
Head: 18-7/8" - 87%