Abby - 15 months

Abby had her 15 month check-up earlier last week and here's the latest numbers for our little girl:

Weight: 20lb 1oz (10th percentile)

Length: 31in (70th precentile)

Head circumference: 17 3/4in (30th percentile)

She is staying right on track with where she has been, which wasn't a surprise. The doctor says she looks great and I sure agree! :) Funny, though, she was definitely afraid of the doctors and the shot guy.  Right when they would enter the room, before touching her or doing anything, she started crying and running and hiding her head in my lap.  She's never done that before.  And then she gave her a bunch of shots which I'm sure didn't help her fear.  Oh well, we only see them every few months.

At 15 months, Abby is a fun, active, often mischievous little toddler.  She is so steady on those feet of hers and runs around everywhere.  Lately she seems to like walking on her tippy-toes, maybe just because she can? She loves running around the apartment with me chasing her, still loves peek-a-boo - the more dramatic the better. 

On those tippy-toes!

She absolutley loves being outside.  She could easily spend every day at the park or beach.  I have to be careful which route we take when running, because if we pass in sight of a playground, I have a very sad girl on my hands if we pass it by. She loves the swings and slides.  She has recently started trying to climb up the slides, trying to copy those big kids. At the beach she loves the sand and will spread herself, tummy down in it.  She finally likes the ocean water and will ask to go stand in the water now. Yesterday we were at the beach and poor girl was shivering (the water is always pretty cold here, even in summer), but she did not want to leave the water!

Abby loves to color.  We got her a little toddler size table with chairs and she loves to sit or stand there coloring.  Either that or dumping her crayons in and out of their container, or walking around with them. 

She finally took a liking to her stuffed animals.  She has always been indifferent to them, but suddenly started playing with them and carrying them around.  She has a stuffed bear and monkey that she especially loves.  She gives them hugs and kisses and sits them in her chairs.  We even change monkey and bears diapers.  (I found that doing this makes her more willing to take her own turn for diaper change).

Since her birthday Abby has said her first few words!  Her very first verbal word was shoes, while her first sign was fan (this came before her birthday). 

Words she can say as of 15 months:

Shoes

Mama

Da (for dad)

cheese (?? we think, less sure this is an actual word)

Signs as of 15 months:

Fan

Milk

Shoes

Tree

Dog

Water

Fish

More

Eat

Another great development is that Abby started sleeping through the night at 14 months. Yay!  She suddenly seemed to be ready.  Around the same time, she finally became easy to put down for naps, like she used to before separation anxiety started at 9 months. It is so nice!  

It's so fun having a toddler running around!  Most of the time at least. :) We love our little girl!