Remi is (obviously) excited to announce she is now 18 months old!  She had her 18 month checkup today and she has some updated specs:

• Her weight is dead on average for her age: She is in the 50th percentile at 24.2 lbs
• She is quite tall for her age: In the 75% percentile at 32″ tall

I can’t belive she is approaching 1/2 my height!

Her motor skills are right in line with expectations but Dr. Beamer thinks she has a better than average vocabulary.  We keep a list of new words she has learned to use.  Words only make it on to the list if she can repeat them on different occassions.  That list is currently at 56 words (& I think that’s conservative).

Still no super powers though.  I was expecting teleportation or laser vision by now but perhaps those take longer to develop.

Unfortunately, she had to get 2 shots today but we made up for that by buying a new book & having lunch at Chick-fil-a.  That’s a fair trade for a couple needles.

Here is Remi.  Her last ultrasound.  Her due date is April 6 and if Anna has not begun to dilate by then we will artificially induce labor. Remi is currently just under 6 lbs so she will be a small to average size baby.  They estimate her final birth weight at 6.5 to 7 lbs.

The image above is a profile of her head.  If you squint just right you can see her nose and lips (no hair lip!).  We think a hand may be visible in this image too (right next to the 2nd gunman in the grassy knoll).  Seconds before this shot was saved she was rubbing her eyes.  Pretty cute.

I really wanted to ask the ultrasound attendant if she could determine if Remi was actually white or black.  Just to throw her off and give he that awkward moment to she would never forget.  Anna thought it was a bad idea.

Oh, and we are now 100% confident Remi is a girl.

Tuesday is our last ultrasound.  We should get an idea of Remi’s estimated birth weight (Anna says 6.8 lbs, I say 7.2 lbs).  We will be sure to post pics.

On a related note, why isn’t there a sub $100 home ultrasound device yet?  It’s such simple technology and so safe to use.  Mark my words, in 5-10 years simple home ultrasounds will be as common as the silly microphones used to hear baby’s heart beat (yea, we bought one…and yea, listening with your own ear works better).