Addison: 15 Months

Sweet girl, this is such a fun age and you have been growing and learning more and more everyday.  You are just over 14 months in these pictures and the details are more of what you are doing at 15.5 months.  It has been busy around here the last couple months but I told myself I would update at each of your doctor appointments this year so here it is... just a bit overdue.

Here is what you are up to at 15 months.  You...

- Love music and love to dance, one of our favorite things to watch you do; lately you have starting "twirling".  I don't know where you got it from but you get so dizzy at times.

- Are always waving, to everyone and anyone.  You have gone from the open hand wave to actually opening and closing your hand in the past month.

- Sign "more" with your hands and we often hear "More Momma" along with it which sounds mostly like "mmommomma"

- Love your books and we love this about you.  We will often find you in the corner of your room with your books reading to yourself.  Books go everyone with us.  I would say they are your favorite "toy".  Your favorite read right now is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. You flip straight through to the page with all of the sweets to go item by item, pointing at each.  It would be a long read but not for you.... sweets and the butterfly.  Done.

- Play so well by yourself and are starting to really get into girly things like necklaces and bracelets and feeding your "babies" which includes any and every baby doll and stuffed animal you have.

- Shake your head no when you don't want something and say "nnnah"
- Point your finger at what you want and more often than not accompany that with a grunt/whine
- Are getting your molars and are handling it like a champ.  You now have 11 teeth:  top 2 molars, bottom left molar, top 4 middle and bottom 4 middle.  Your "canine" teeth are on their way...
- Follow direction really well like "bring Mommy a book" or "take that to Daddy", etc.  If we point to something you follow it very well.
- When I ask you if you are ready for dinner, you will walk to stand by your chair.  We are using your booster seat more and more now over your highchair.
- Walk/run straight to your bathroom after dinner when we say "It's bathtime!"  It's a nightly thing and you love it.  We tried bathing without your seat for about a week but you are way to fearless for this Momma so we now bathe in the seat and wash your hair then you get to "swim" before we get out.
- Have quite the personality and can turn on an attitude pretty quick.  We have had our share of tantrums where we move you to the carpet so you don't hurt yourself and let you have your moment...sometimes upwards of 10 minutes.  It's definitely not frequent but whoa.

{perfect example}

{still not quite over it}

- Love the beginning and end of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  You could really careless about the actual show but always dance and wave at Mickey when you hear the songs.
- Are going forward on your riding toy all by yourself after months of only going backwards.
- Still love your Cozy Coupe.  We recently took the bottom out of it so you can start using your feet.  Occasionally you fall through but you don't mind.
- Still love your Wubbanubs for sleep time and will use a regular pacifier when you are awake but it is usually only when you are sleepy.
- Love your ears.  We are not sure what that is about.
- Give kisses...melts my heart every time.
- Are getting better and better in the mornings for drop off at school.  We haven't had tears for a couple weeks now and that gets both our mornings off to such a better start.
- LOVE to climb and are into everything, everywhere.  We just enrolled you in a gym class and I know you will love it!  At home you climb on everything...ottomans, end tables, bar stools...

- Are talking up a storm!  Things you can say (and we can tell what it is):

• Da-dee (Daddy)
• Mmmoma (Momma)
• Mo-Mo (Elmo)
• Nana (banana)
• Nana (Nana)
• A-son (Addison)
• Ahh-si (outside)
• Bah (ball)
• A-pul (apple)
• Hmm-Hmm (ruff-ruff, anytime you see or hear a dog)
• Nnah (no)
• Kahh (car)
• My (mine) - we need to put an end to this word.

- Are a pretty good eater!  Here are some of your favorites:

• Fruit - bananas, watermelon and cantelope are your favorites
• Chicken breast - you love chicken breast meat more than nuggets
• Macaroni and Cheese
• Blueberry waffles
• Anything you see on the counter that fits in your snack cup (animal crackers, graham crackers, nilla wafers, gold fish)
• Are not a fan of bread.  You will eat pizza but that is as close to bread as you get.  No toast, sandwiches, or plain bread for you for some reason.
• We have introduced you to all of the first year No-foods and you have done great.  We are still holding out on peanut butter until you are 2 or Dr. G gives the okay.

You are wearing:

• 18 months clothes and a few 24 months here and there.
• Size 5 shoes
• Size 4 diapers, no night-timers anymore

You are our world and will always be our baby girl!

We love you Addison Leigh!