15/16 Months Old

This was supposed to be for 15 months..but it works for 16 months too.

My sweet little Millie.  Where has the time gone??  Seriously, I can't believe my little baby is growing up.  I hate it, but also love it.  Such a bittersweet thing.

15 month stats: 

Height: 32 inches
(9oth percentile)

Weight: 24 pounds 14 ounces
(80th percentile)

Head: 19 inches
(96th percentile)

This little peanut is quite the smarty pants.  She says buh bye, Dad, Mama, ha (hi), up, please, baby, chzz (cheese), stinky, poop, Elma (elmo), apple, hot, bath, blall (ball), duck, book (with the 'k' really pronounced), boots, hat, thrt (treat), milk, mac (mac and cheese), ernie, pass (pacifier).  Anytime anyone burps she says "ew" in the highest sweetest voice.  It's my favorite.  And she says "nast" when she's poopy or after a burp.  She also stands up in her highchair and wipes her shirt with her hands and says, "mess".  She has a whole list of words that I can't think of.  She shortens a few long words like buck (buckle), neck (necklace), and Mick (mickey).  She is very good at communicating and will do things we ask.

She knows what a monkey says-"eee, eee"
A cow-"mmmmmmm"
a snake-"thhhhhhhhhhhh" (maybe she has a lisp?)
a horse-neigh
kitty cat-meee
lion-sometimes she'll whisper a growl
pig-sniffs her nose

Whenever she's with Cason and I'm not around, she says "mama?"
and whenever she's with me and Cason's not around she says "dada?"
She must love us both! :)

Anytime she sees our phones, camera or video camera she says "chzz!"  And she loves to watch videos and look and pictures of herself and her cousins. 

She likes to help clean up and put her toys back in her bucket.  She also likes to take all of her clothes out of her drawers and put them back in.  She dances when I sing, "clean up, clean up, everybody, everywhere..." and gets excited to help clean up.

She still loves the "vac" (vacuum).  Runs from it with a big smile on her face. 

She loves to brush her teeth with not her toothbrush, but mine or Cason's.  Hey, we're all family right?  (I know, that's disgusting, but what do you do?!)  She is obsessed with the toothpaste.  Of course, it's not her toothpaste, but our mint toothpaste.  She would suck on that thing for hours if I let her.  

She's obsessed with Elma (Elmo) and gets so excited when she sees him...even if it's on her diaper.  and also Mick.  She takes the remote and points it at the TV and says "Mick".  She always wants a show.  I'm trying to minimize it a little more, so she doesn't become addicted.  It's cute though.

If you wink at her, she winks back with both eyes.

We cut her hair into a little bob.  It was starting to look like a pretty sweet mullet.  It is now so cute!  Although it does make her look more grown up which neither of us like.  I round brush it with the blow dryer every morning and she just sits and watches or plays while I do it.

She climbs up and down the stairs and will go up to get her blanket and pacifier and come back down.

She's down to one nap from 12-2 ish.  And boy is it heaven.  I sure get a LOT done in that 2 hour period.  She has to have her blanket and pass with her...if she doesn't she won't go to bed.  Makes washing that blanket really hard.

She loves oatmeal, nanas, cook (coke) shhh don't tell Cason, cereal, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, toast, still LOVES broccoli, carrots, any veggie, and some fruit, mac (mac and cheese), milk, noodles, blackberries, blueberries, and turkey.  She goes through phases with meat...she only likes chicken if it has a marinade or sauce to take the chicken-y taste away, she loves ham, and sometimes likes turkey.  She loves juice boxes (oh, I love those little lips) and drinking out of straws.  and is obsessed with "ass" (ice).  We laugh every time!  Mature right?

If you ask her where something is and she doesn't know, she puts her hands up like "I don't know."

She blows kisses (sometimes), waves her hand back and forth and says "hi" and waves opening her hands and closing them to say "buh bye."  Answers her pretend phone and says "hello?"

She likes the bath.  And lays on her tummy and kicks her little legs.  She loves to swim! :)

She loves flap books and will be entertained for a long time trying to get those flaps open herself.  She really loves books, and still loves to turn the pages.

She is always on the go!  She likes to stand in the cart, stroller, or anywhere she has to be buckled.  It's quite a challenge.  She also loves to push the cart or stroller.   We went to Trader Joe's awhile ago, and they had mini carts.  She pushed that thing all around the store and grabbed things off the shelf to put into her cart.  We sure got lots of attention with that one.  So funny!

Church is a challenge.  Good thing Cason and I have each other because neither of us could do all three meetings alone.  Lots of treats and crackers to keep her occupied.  Thank heavens!

She loves to be chased and tickled, and giggles every time.

She always has her big toe up when she's busy doing something.  (as pictured)
And she wears a size 5 shoe, which she is quickly outgrowing.

She loves little babies.  Real and fake.  Every time I say, "Millie, your baby is so sad."  She looks at me and does this pouty face, scrunches up her nose and whimpers.  It is my favorite!!

The other day, I about cried thinking about bringing another baby into our home.  Made me sad to think that it won't be just us two anymore.  She's my little buddy and I love everyday with just the two of us.  Don't get me wrong, I am very excited to have another baby, but I am sad that she has to share her alone time with me with another little one.  Hopefully that changes once the baby gets here. :)

We love this little peanut!  She is getting too big.  Every time I look at her, I think to myself, when did she ever get so big?  I don't know where the time went...but we are enjoying everyday with her, and trying to write down and remember every little detail before it's too late.