Addie at 15 Months

We can't believe Addie already 15 months old!  She is learning so much and her little personality keeps shining through more and more everyday.  She had her 15 month check-up on August 13 - here are her latest stats:

Height: 30.3 inches - 45th percentile
Weight: 19.5 lbs - 6th percentile
Head: 17.9 inches - 42nd percentile

She's still a tiny little munchkin, but she actually increased a percentile in weight so we were very excited about that!  Still hasn't broken the 20 pound mark...poor thing is going to be riding backwards in her carseat for a while longer!

Addie's latest favorite foods are broccoli and chicken (yes, still), plums, blueberries, strawberries, bananas, oranges, noodles or any kind of pasta, shredded cheese, tomatoes, Gerber puffs (apple and peach flavors), and of course anything salty like chips, crackers, and pretzles. She still won't eat sweet potatoes, zucchini, carrots, or pretty much any other veggie we try to give her.  Hopefully one can get all vitamins and minerals from tomatoes and broccoli, because those are the only vegetables she will eat!

She is babbling like crazy and saying a few more new words.  She has said mama, dada, baba, bye, hi, ball, balloon, Laura, kick, and fat.  So cute - Jay said something about looking fat, and all of a sudden, she just mimicked him and said, "fat." Then we started laughing and she thought that was sooo funny!  She laughs all the time, and Kelcey taught her to throw her head back and cover her mouth with her hand when she laughs.  Too cute!

Although she doesn't say many words yet, she knows sooo many of them.  We can look through books and ask her all kinds of words and she will point to the correct object.  She also knows lots of body parts - feet, toes, legs, knees, tummy, belly button, hands, arms, fingers, neck, nose, eyes, mouth, teeth, tongue, head, hair, and ears. She understands and can follow simple instructions like, "go get your blankie and put it on Dakota's head."  She loves to play with Dakota and they keep each other entertained really well.  She also thinks it's very funny to tell Dakota, "no, no" and wags her finger at him. Sometimes he knocks her over and she doesn't cry, but she wags her finger at him and tells him, "no, no."  Every now and then, he will knock her down kind of hard, and then her lip will curl up and she will shrug her shoulders and put her palms up as if to say, "what did you do that for?"  Her little facial expressions are so precious.

She loves playing with her babies and will feed, rock, and hug her dolls.  She gives them her bottle and her binkie and tries to feed them her food.  She puts them to sleep in a little basket with her blankie and says, "shhh" and puts her finger to her lips to tell you that her babies are sleeping. She says, "shhh" to Dakota when he barks too.

We went to the beach yesterday and she had a ball walking around in the sand and wading in the water.  We definitely have a litle water baby.  She loves to take baths, play at her water table, and play in the outdoor shower. 

She has a blast going to Grandma Kristi's and Grandma Julie's house, and of course, they both have a ton of toys for her. She has a whole new set of toys at each house, lucky girl!  Whenever we go for a stroll she gets upset if we walk by Grandma Julie's street without making a stop to visit. Both Grandmas and Kelcey mostly take care of Addie during the week, and I will usually take one afternoon at home with her. I'm so glad I have a somewhat flexible schedule...she is growing up too fast!!