The Christensen's Chaos: Time flies....when you are 15 months!

Well we had her 15 month old apt today and found out the obvious, she is still a little peanut. However, she is growing, just on her own growth chart. As soon as we walked into the room, Izzy started grabbing my arm as hard as she could and was whining, she remembered being here last time and getting shots. It is amazing what they can remember at this age. She chatted up the doctor and played a little peek a boo with her too. Once the doctor had her lay on the table, Izzy started crying. When she was finished examining her, Izzy grabbed me and then pointed at the door for the doctor. haha Once the doctor opened the door to leave the room, Izzy stopped crying and started blowing her kisses....oh great, manipulation at its finest at age 15 months old. The doctor had a good laugh about it.

Here are her stats:

19.2 lbs (4th percentile)

30.25 inches long (45th percentile)

Head was 47.2 cm (85th percentile!)

I haven't been as good about keeping tabs on what she can do at each milestone so here it goes:

*Izzy is talking more and more each day and tries to mimic what we say all the time. Here are some words she is saying somewhat consistently:

dog

duck

beep (for cars in a high pitched voice)

thk (thank you)

peas (please)

Uuuuuughp (up)

Dadda

Momma

Tell (Stella in a high pitched voice)

Oooaaff (off for Stella)

Sit

Ball

Keeey(Kiki in a high pitched voice)

I am sure there are more, but that is what comes to mind right now.

*She is started to do more word associations, so when I say milk she'll ask please, please, please until I give her the milk cup. If I try to give her something else, she'll get upset. She will also go get her "cellphone" and purse when I ask her to, tell Stella off if I ask her too, turn the lights off and say ooaaaff at the same time with a smirk.

*She is starting (and I mean starting) to interact with other kids. She has started to give them toys, smile when she sees them, and waves hi if we see them across a room. I can't wait to see how she flourishes when she is in daycare with 4 other kids her age.

*She will smile anytime she sees a camera or cellphone aimed her way.

*She will grab her cellphone or mine, put it by her ear and say HI!

*She is IN LOVE with the water, as long as it isn't too cold for her. We went to the pool on Monday and she had so much fun trying to run through the water and put her face in the fountains and get sprayed.

*She is getting really good at using her spoon and fork. If you don't put food on her fork, she'll try to use one hand to pick it up and the other hand to push her fork into it.

*She loves to throw the ball for Stella.

*She loves to run, climb, and jump! Nothing will slow her down.

*She is getting more and more teeth everyday. I think she now has 12, with 2 or more coming in on the other side.

*She will eat ANYTHING we put in front of her, as long as she isn't teething. She is still a great sleeper! We pushed her bedtime back to closer to 7-7:30 from vacation and she'll sleep until 7:15-7:30 most mornings.

*Her hair is getting longer and she may need a haircut pretty soon. She doesn't mind her pony or pigtails, but when she is tired, she likes to take them out.

*Her personality is shining through more and more each day. It is so fun to watch the change from being a baby to a full blown toddler. It makes us sad most days to sit and watch her figure out the world and gain even more independence from us. However, it is also fun to see how much she learns and takes in everyday.