15 Months

15 months.  For 15 months (not including those 37 ½ weeks in the womb) this beautiful little blue eyed, redhead has been adding an element of magic to our lives. We’ve cherished every fleeting moment. We grow more in love with her each and every day…we’re still baffled at how our hearts have not exploded from our amount of love for this toddling, tiny human.

Be still my heart...

Stats: We’ll know July 29^th.

-Clothing: 18 months

-Shoe size: 4

Meal time: You’ve yet to meet a food that you just hate, with the exception of beets and string cheese…and oh yeah, cucumbers. Your love of grapes and bananas continues. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are enjoyed on a regular basis and whole grain goldfish and raisins are your go-to snacks.  I think you could eat eggs for almost every meal and be perfectly content. Your eating habits have changed though. You still eat three meals a day, but the quantity is less while your snack times have remained the same. We did discover you have a mild allergy to both ketchup and pizza sauce from a local Italian restaurant (but it’s not a full blown tomato allergy since you enjoy spaghetti and other tomato based sauces without incident.)

Playtime: You have several little buddies. We’ve been enjoying play dates this summer with them that have ranged from water tables and swing sets to the spray ground and pool time. You love putting tops on boxes and you are constantly collecting things and putting them in buckets and boxes. You do a pretty good job at stacking as well. Music still thrills your little heart and now you can dance…well sway side to side and shake your little booty (sort of). “If You’re Happy and You Know It” is your favorite song and the Frozen soundtrack chills you out in a way that no lullaby can. You are in love with the outdoors. We play outside often in your pool. You also love playing with the cats and your toys. One of your most favorite things to do is to sit in your little lawn chair whether it’s inside while watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or outside pointing at the birds. Bella is your FAVORITE toy! We can’t go anywhere without that little moose.

Sleepy time: You have always been a good sleeper. Currently you nap around 10am for about 45 minutes. In the afternoon you lie down around 2:30pm and sleep for about 2 hours. Your morning naps are starting to become fewer. You lie down for the night between 7:30 and 8:00pm and you sleep until around 6:00-7:00am.

Memorable moments:

-About 2 ½ weeks ago you began walking and you’ve been adding more steps every day. You currently walk more than you crawl.

-You had your first major boo-boo this month. You decided you could fly…but that didn’t work so well.

-You now say “love you” and it melts my heart every time!

-You grew another tooth…you’re up to 7!

-You like to try and “read” to Mommy and Daddy.

-We took a trip to see Granna and Aunt Karla in Georgia. We visited mommy’s undergrad Alma Mater and took you to our friend’s new bakery.

-We lost Bella…but thanks to a miracle, she was found and returned safely to us.