Burgess Central: 18 Months Old

18 months felt like a huge milestone for me. She was on the downhill from one - heading toward two. Everything about her age makes Jordan sound like she is a toddler, and if I'm completely honest, so do her actions. She is such a big girl. The biggest change this month was that Jordan started going to daycare or "school" as we like to call it. I started working for the first time since I had Jordan, and it was a big change for all of us.

Doug and I carpool and he takes a lot of the heavy hitting with taking Jordan into school in the morning - since she always cry when we drop her off. He also leaves the house a lot earlier in order to carpool - and I really appreciate his flexibility. My mom also is able to pick Jordan up early a few nights a week to make our evenings a little easier and allows them to spend some time together. Overall, it's been very positive and I'm so lucky to have such an amazing support system.

We had a fun month with Thanksgiving and preparations for Christmas. We hosted Thanksgiving for my entire family and then went to St. Louis for round two.

We had so much fun getting ready for the Christmas holiday. Jordan absolutely loves Christmas trees. It became a nightly routine for us to go around and turn on all the Christmas lights with Jordan. She would take your hand, lead you and then point to a tree that needs to be lit and then when you turned it on - she would say "AWWWWW!" Every Single Time!

Jordan and I also enjoyed a quick trip to Virginia to spend time with my brother and his family. We were able to be there for his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. Such an amazing, special time for our family. We are so incredibly proud. Jordan showed her support by screaming through the ceremony.

A few updates from this month-

Dancing - Jordan learned some sweet new dance moves at school and she is becoming quite the little mover. One of our favorites is when she points (Imagine John Travolta in Greece Lightening).

Coloring - Probably another skill learned at school, Jordan picked up a love of coloring. She now will use multiple colors and really enjoys art time.

Shapes - Even before we started daycare, Jordan had started to do some simple shape sorting. We have a few toys that she started figuring this out. It's so fun to see her learn and grow each and everyday.

Favorites - She loves to sing "Open, Shut Them" a song that we learned at Library story hour. Her favorite book is 10 Little Ducks.