15 months

Darling Leah, at 15 months, you...

-Weigh in at 20 lbs, 14 ounces, and are 29 inches long. This puts you in the 19th (yay) and 45th, respectively. So far, you are long and skinny.  :)

-Have been walking for over a month now. You run in circles, giggle while you walk, fall on your cute bottom all the time, and really never crawl anymore. I am sad that your last tiny baby thing isgone, but I love this stage!

-Say about 40 words! This puts you at 20-24 months in terms of your vocabulary. You seem to have a new word every few days.

- Fit in some 12 month, some18 month clothes now.

- Love other little people. You point to anyone smaller than a 5 year old, smile, and say "baby".

- Still eat like a champ. Some of your favorites right now are black beans, cheese, eggs, cheerios, turkey, edamame, yogurt, spaghetti, and any kind of fruit. You are a complete fruit a holic.

- Sleep 10-12 hours at night, with 2 naps during the day.

- Now have 14 teeth, 8 on the bottom, and 6on the top.

-Love to give kisses and hugs these days.A big wet smacker from you is the best ever. You also pet people and animals, and say "nice." Your sweet side is really coming out more and more.

- Adore playing outside! You love your playhouse, slide, and the grass. You are not so sure about the sprinkler yet, but will get there, I'm sure.

- Have a new favorite book that you keep bringing to us to read to you- "Llama Llama Red Pajama".  You like the rhymes, and babble along as we read it.

-Are getting pretty girly. You just love your baby.She gets rocked to sleep (the thrown on the floor), fed, (the thrown on the floor) and kissed (and thrown on the floor) all the time. You also love to help us dress yourself, bruch your hair, and carry your purse around.

- Adore bath time, books,  music, dancing, clapping, watching video of yourself, eating, drinking from a cup, walking, running, Maisy, making animal sounds, pointing to body parts, "talking" you your phone, screaming in delight and making a fort. You love your baby's bouncy seat, blocks, cup, books you can hold and turn pages, and stuffed animals.

- Have the cutest butt ever, and your long red locks are getting longer and longer, but curling up more and more. You have tight spiral curls in the back, and when I pull them out, your hair is about 3 inches long!

-  Have a few nicknames these days. We call you Noggy, LiLi, Cutie Patootie, Schmoop, Smush, and Schmatza (Papa calls you that).

-Are starting to become more of a toddler. You say "no no no" when you do not want something. We are working on manners, but so far, not so good! We will get there!

- Get enough kisses in a day to irritate your skin!  Your daddy and I still smother you with kisses all day long. You are beyond darling. We cherish you so much.