15 Month Check Up

I was 23 lbs and 14 oz and 32.5 inches long yesterday at my 15 month check up. Ms Judy said I was absolutely perfect and mommy agreed with her. Mommy said that she didn't even have to think about any of the milestones on the development checklist, I passed them all. I am slowly saying more words but I am still signing. This morning I signed "Thank You" for the first time. I also noticed the dog on mommy's tag last night and had to tell everyone about it. In case you didn't know I'm a fool for kitty cats and doggies.

In other news, I got a new car seat. It is pink and gray with butterflies all over it. I have secret toy compartments and a cup holder. It is actually a girl version of Cooper's car seat. I am really a big girl now! I like it a lot and we're using it a lot. Last week we went to a lake with our friends and tomorrow we're heading down to the first of our 3 Florida trips in the next 6 weeks.

Straws and Forks

I really like to drink using a straw. I like to eat using a fork. Just wanted you all to know that :-)

14 months and growing

I'm just growing up a lot lately. I can climb into a chair even better now. I did fall down on my head from standing on a bench the other day, but hey I'm getting there. Mommy figured out that I drink cow's milk the best not from a sippy cup but using a straw. Also before I turned 14 months old yesterday I had cut 16 of 20 baby teeth. I haven't had temps or too bad of diapers so far and only have the 4 molars to cut. However I have been fussy and mommy has been trying to wean me. So lately I've been looking a lot like this picture.

Gaining Control of the English Language

Well I have been able to sign "more," "all done," and "milk" for quite some time now. I thought I'd share a list of words that I can actually say. Here they are in no particular order "dada," "mama," "bubba," "hey," "bird," "kitty," "dog," and "ball." There are many more to come. I really enjoy expressing myself but get a little mad at times when mommy and daddy insist that I use words or sign to get what I want. In addition to English, I am working on that African language that uses the clicking sound. I particularly like to click when talking to our dog, Cinco.

We had a camp out this weekend. It was my first time sleeping in a tent. Since it was rainy we put the tent up inside the house. We've had campfires before but I enjoyed one on Friday again. This time I actually got some marshmallow and chocolate. Did you know that I absolutely go nuts for chocolate? Well I do!

1 Year Checkup

I had my 1 year checkup yesterday with Ms. Judy. She said I was practically perfect in every way and so beautiful. I weighed 21 lbs. 11 oz. (about 60th percentile), 31.5 inches (100th percentile), and my head was 18.25 in around (80th percentile).

I'm One and Spring Break 2009

I turned 1 on April 5th. Mommy had turned my car seat around the night before so I got to ride facing forward on my way to church. I signed "all done" on the way because I just wasn't used to it. But mommy said that I had to get used to it. I've grown to like it. After church we went out for a hibachi table lunch. The man sang Happy Birthday to me and shot silly string in my eyes. I gave him a "what are you doing" look but he just smiled and laughed and gave me my ice cream.

The next morning we headed to Florida for my 6th visit. We saw cousin Austen, Aunt Mimi, and Uncle Billy. And then the next day we headed to Orlando and prepared for invading Disney World.

I got a 1st visit pin and a Happy Birthday one too that mommy put on my hat and we rode the Ferry boat across. We went on the following rides - Magic Carpet Ride, Haunted Mansion (I slept through it), Pirates of the Caribbean, Thunder Mountain, Stitch's Great Escape, Carousel of Progress, Buzz Lightyear ride (my favorite), Jungle Cruise (we did it @ night which was cool), It's a Small World (I was mesmerized), Peter Pan, and Mickey's Philhar Magic. Daddy found my souvenir of the day in Adventureland - an elephant that converts from a plush to a pillow (I've been sleeping with it). The characters we saw were Stitch, Buzz Lightyear, Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Smead, and Donald Duck. I was asleep by the time we left and didn't realize that we rode the monorail.

The next day Cooper decided to go to Hollywood Studios. We began the day with a character breakfast featuring Leo and June (Little Einsteins) and JoJo and Goliath (JoJo's Circus) from Playhouse Disney. We had super yummy food and filled our bellies up (they had Mickey Mouse shaped waffles!) until dinner time and I had a blast meeting the characters, getting them to sign my book, and dancing with them. We even got cupcakes to celebrate my birthday. They had orange muffins and I devoured one.

The rides/show we went on/saw were Star Tours (I actually couldn't go on this one so I hung out with mommy and then daddy while they did the ride switch thing), Muppets 3D, Sounds Dangerous (nap time for me!), Toy Story 3D (I really liked), Little Mermaid show, Stunt Cars show (I loved the fast cars), A Walk Through of Walt Disney's Life (nap time again for me), Movie Ride, Honey I Shrunk the Kids Playground (I went down a huge slide while a lot of people watched), Prince Caspian show (terrible!!!), Playhouse Disney show featuring Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, Handy Manny, and My Friends Tigger and Pooh. I saw a lot of characters at Hollywood Studios: JoJo, Goliath, Leo, June, Annie, Goofy, Pluto (I got to play with his nose), Mickey Mouse (I grabbed his ears and stared at his hands), Bolt, Frozone, Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater. We also went through an animation class and daddy and I played with his wallet while mommy and Cooper drew. Oh and we ate dinner at Pizza Planet from Toy Story. We watched birds eat our pizza crumbs there. I bought a princess crown with blue and diamond jewels and a set of 6 princesses as my souvenirs. That night I fell asleep while we went to Fantasmic.

We had lunch the next day with Ms. Katherine (she gave me some clothes!!!) and headed to Papa and Nanny's. Mommy and daddy started preparing for my 1st birthday party. Mommy made me a special cake just for me along with a really nice lunch. We had lots of family there including 3 great grandmothers, 1 great grandfather, all my grandparents, and aunts, uncles, and cousins. I got a lot of really cool toys including a grow with me kitchen, a little 4 wheeler, clothes, jewelry, baby dolls, a musical guitar, blocks, and bowls and such. I had so much fun on my birthday and have decided to have MANY more!

I have really started playing even more and I can walk really well now even turning around. I am enjoying the beginning of toddlerhood.

These Legs Were Made for Walking

And that's just what I do! I can walk now. I've been walking really well for about two weeks now. The last couple of days I have really taken off and can walk much longer distances. I started taking my first steps a while back but learning to balance on these two legs has taken some time. I still crawl sometimes when I want to get somewhere fast, but I am definitely on the move. What I really enjoy doing is climbing. Mommy has found me 2/3 of the way up the stairs, on top of the train table, on the living rooms chairs, on the stool in the kitchen, and attempting much more (I actually crawled on top of the table at brother's school yesterday at a party - it isn't a party until someone gets on top of a table). I am just trying to make sure she pays attention to me. Seriously I love to climb - so watch out world, here I come!

By the way, everyone keeps telling me I'm about to have a birthday. I'm not sure what that means. I hear some cake, a party, and a trip to Disney World is coming up in a few days. But the best news I've heard so far is that my car seat will be turned around tomorrow!!! I am super excited.