15 Months Old

Our sweet girl is 15 months old.


She amazes me everyday. She can even spell her name now! Just kidding :) But, she can point to her name on the wall when you ask her where her name is.


She quickly changes obsessions. She is now into her jammies. I have found her inside her jammie drawer several times now. But, usually she likes to grab 2 or 3 and try to put them on. She can get one arm in, but then can't figure out how to get the other arm in. So, I usually help her and then she wears them like a cape flying behind her. This is also the smile you get when you ask her to smile.


Madeline's favorite books right now are Tails and Alphabet by Matthew Van Fleet and her First Birthday book that my brother made for her. But, she enjoys a lot of other books as well. She also calls the Bible, "Bi" and asks to read it at night. She still doesn't always like to sit through an entire story. But, she will clap for herself after it is done.

She really enjoys to take things out and put them back. She has some number cards that she moves from one spot in her room, to another, over and over. She likes to take out all of her crayons and then put them back. Below, she is taking out a bunch of wiggly eyeballs and putting them in a special spot on her garage. They don't always end up back where they are supposed to :)

She really likes to play peek-a-boo. She will hide behind her hands for a long time. But, actually in this picture she is covering her eyes because Granny just took a picture of her with her new flash and it was REALLY bright!

Madeline went for her 15 month checkup this past Wednesday. She still only weighs 19 pounds (4%). She is 31 inches tall (70%). Her head is 46cm (50%).

I love these little piggies!

She has been having a lot of fun with her grandparents lately. As soon as she see's them, she is like, "see ya later, mom!" It is so nice to have people she loves to leave her with.It is so sweet to see her developing these special relationships with her grandparents already.

my mom

Andrew's mom and dad

Other things:

~Madeline has been eating like crazy for the past few weeks. I guess she got over her cold and got her appetite back. She could eat all day long. She loves to eat pancakes, granola bars, oranges, and cheesy noodles. She doesn't seem to like her vegetables at all anymore. She used to love them so much, so I never thought it would be an issue getting her to eat them. But, she has changed her mind.

~She loves to dance. She will grab her dancing bear (a white polar bear) and then look at the IPOD waiting for me to turn on the music.

~She is saying many new words. She can say fly, ball, ma, da, gu (granny), na (nana), bow, and probably some others that I am forgetting. She still uses her signs a little bit. Mostly for milk, bath, sleep, airplane, car, all done and eat. She also babbles a lot. It is really cute. She knows the letters "v", "o" and as of last night, she could say "m". I don't know if she could pick it out though. I know they are kind of random (except for "m").

~She is sleeping great. She usually takes a 2 1/2-3 hour nap in the afternoon and then sleeps for about 12 hours at night from about 7:30pm-7:30am.

~She is certainly getting a lot more giggly. She didn't laugh a whole lot as an infant. But now, she is very ticklish and will laugh while I change her diapers because I accidently tickle her belly. She also gets extremely giggly the more tired she is. So, the evenings before bedtime are usually filled with laughter.

~Madeline really enjoys hats and sunglasses. Sometimes she will find them and just wear them around the house.

~She really likes to watch Elmo and The Wiggles on youtube. So, she usually watches it on the laptop next to me while I check my email and stuff.

We are enjoying Madeline so much. She just gets more and more fun. She is such a blessing to our little family.