Sarah is 15 months old! I really can't believe how fast time is flying by! She is amazing us everyday with new things she says or does. She's already had her 15 month check-up two weeks ago. We had taken her in to have her exema looked at, because it wasn't seeming to clear up after the first time we took her in, and since it was so close to 15 months, the doctor went ahead with her check-up. Basically we have an 18-22 mo old on our hands phyically and developementally. The doctor has been really impressed with her everytime we take her in. She is in the 99th percentile height wise and 85th percentile weight wise. The doctor also said she is done teething for awhile. She has a mouth full of teeth (12) including all her molars. The only baby teeth left to come in are the canine teeth and 2nd year molars, but they aren't on the horizon at this stage. Yay!
New notable things with her physical developement are the ability to climb onto furniture. She can climb onto lower furniture (sofa's, chaise's, etc.) turn around and sit down. She is very proud of herself every time she gets up there and has a look of accomplishment on her little face. This is especially true if she is able to sit beside you on the couch. She also enjoys rocking herself in the antique rocking chair my great great grandfather built. It's a low piece of furniture, and the first piece she was able to scale. This new skill is a little frustrating to her as she thinks she should be able to get onto anything herself, but is too little for some items. In other news, she can jump off the ground with two feet, like high. She's always been a jumper, but now she doesn't have to hold onto anything for support or steadying. When she gets excited she jumps in place with both feet off the ground. The more excited she gets, the higher she goes. It's pretty amazing! We have also started taking Sarah to MyGym a little over a month ago and she is thriving in that class. I have a whole post in the works about that though, so be on the lookout!
New notable things in her physcological developement are the ability to say simple phrases, and singing. She has been really good at repeating single words for awhile, but now she can use simple phrases. A couple of current favorites are "Oh no!" and "All gone!". When she finishes a snack or runs out of water, she'll take it to me and say "all gone" and show me. Similarly she has to see an empty bowl or plate to believe that the food or item is really all gone and sometimes, she even needs to scrape her spoon inside to just to be sure she got it all. She can hear and understand nearly everything that is said to her. If I ask her if she needs a new diaper, she'll run to her changing table and say "elmo" (who is the character on her diapers). When I ask if she's hungry, she'll do the sign and go to her high chair. If I give her a choice of two things like which socks or what food she would like, she's good at pointing to the thing she wants. She can also respond with "no" and "yeah" (she has a hard time with the "s" sound) to questions. Do you want to read? Yeah! Would you like some more chicken? No! We've been pretty intentional in teaching her that there are two responses to questions, so we're trying to avoid the whole "NO" phase of most toddlers.
She has also learned a few um lines...beats.... whatever to her favorite songs. We sing a lot of duets at the moment. For example the alphabet song usually goes like this (and if she stuggles or leave out a letter, I re-sing the part properly so she can learn it)
Sarah: A,B,C
Me: D
Sarah: E, E, G
Me: F,G,
Me: H, I, J, K
Sarah: L, Mmm ,O, P
Me: M, N, O, P
Me: Q, R, S
Sarah: T, U, V
Me: W, X, Y, and
Sarah: Z
Me: Now I know my
Sarah: ABC
Me: Next time won't you sing with me
We also sing Row, Row, Row your boat as a duet, but she really only does the "row" part:
Sarah: Row, Row
Me: One more... Row
Me: The boat gently down the stream, merrily merrily merrily merrily, life is but a dream
Sarah: Row, Row
Other new developements have been in her playing pattern. She is getting good with some shape sorting. She definately knows the circle, square, and star. She stuggles with heart and triangle. It's hard for her to twist it to the right position. She can do her beginner puzzles when she does just a piece at time. If I put all the pieces in a pile, she gets overwhelmed, but she'll put them all back throughout play time, but only a piece or two at a time. She can recognize same shapes, but can't say them all. Like if I say "circle" she'll point to circles, but she can't say circle. I've also seen her randomly start pointing out circles when we're not talking about shapes, so I know she recognizes them, even if she can't say it. She can say oval and square and she'll do the same with those shapes. But I think her favorite shape is the star right now. She points them out all the time on everything! Another favorite play activity are putting things in and pulling things out one by one. She enjoys having someone count the items as she does this and can sometimes say the next number, sometimes not. If they are colorful items, she enjoys hearing the colors, but I don't think she can identify any colors on her own, she can, however, say "yellow" "red" "purple" and "green". She still loves to be read to and is enjoying books with more pages, more words on a page, and actual story books.
We have still not started potty training yet, so she is wearing pampers size 4 diapers during the day, and huggies size 5 overnites. We were having a leak problem at night, but going up in a size with the overnites as stopped that problem. They are huge on her, but they work, so problem solved. This weekend we packed up all of her size 12 month clothing. She has a couple long sleeved 12-18 month shirts that still fit, but mostly she's in straight 18 month clothing right now. The 18-24 month are big on her, and size 24 month are swimming on her. But 18 month fit perfectly. So, she she's starting to get ahead of the curve clothing wise. She's in a size 5 shoe. And yes, she can say "shoe/s" and "sock/s" and knows exactly what they are. She also knows "hat" and "coat". When I ask if she wants to go "bye bye" She'll gather these things and go to the door. She's a smart little cookie!
At this point she is fully weened from the bottle. She still drinks milk in the morning and at night, but it's from a cup and at night it's before we brush teeth and put on pj's. She is starting to put herself to bed some. She still enjoys snuggles time, but then she'll sometimes point to her bed and just want to be put down, and she'll put herself to sleep. She is really growing up so fast. I think I'm the one holding on to her baby routine more than she is. But I don't see her much during the day, so nightime is my special time with her.
Like I said in the beginning, she is truely amazing us everyday with the things she not only comprehends, but can say and do. She is beginning to lose her babyness and is starting to look more little girl like. Not fully, but her baby fat is starting to melt away to muscle and her face is so expressive, that I can see the little person in her, not just a little baby. She still doesn't have much hair, but it's long enough for a little bow clip when she'll tolerate it. She is so much fun to be around and play with and it is truely the highlight of my day and weekends when I get to spend time with her!
Current Nicknames: Baby, Sarah-bear, lovey dove, snooky-loo
Favorite Food: Broccoli, rice, cheddar bunnies, cheese, grapes
Comfort Things: Mr.Bear, blankie, paci
Favorite Toys: Books, plush piggy bank, cookie jar shape sorter, puzzles
Favorite Songs: ABC, Ten Little Indians, If You're Happy and You Know It, Wheels on the Bus
Favorite Show: Mickey Mouse Club House, Little Einsteins, Super Why
Favorite Activity: Going outside, swinging, jumping, reading, climbing
Current Size: 18 Month Clothing, Size 5 shoe, Size 4 Pamper (day), Size 5 Huggies overnite (night)
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