Recently we have had to deal with tantrums, whining, getting into everything-the not so much fun stuff about having a 15 month old-but today I am not going to talk about that. No, today I will focus on what I love about my 15 month old because she is only this age once and no matter what "bad" things we have to deal with I want to remember all the good things about a 15 month old. So Here I go:
What I love about having a 15 month old:
She finds excitement in everything around her, everything is new and an adventure-a bug, a flower, dirt (an apparently dirt is a fun thing to eat), grass, a chirping bird, a barking dog (which are both fun to mimic) She helps me to remember to "stop and smell the roses" so to speak.
She is learning a new word almost every day-you can see pure concentration on her face as we repeat a word while holding up an object, then she either silently mouths or whispers the word until she knows she has it correct (she is a bit of a perfectionist like that mommy of hers) then once she has it she proudly belts it out-"DUCK!" with that huge eye squinting grin of hers. She has quite the vocabulary now (mama, dada, puppy, kitty, up, hi, bye, no, uh-oh, tickle, backpack-thanks to Dora, and more recently fishy and duck. to name a few) It is so amazing to watch this little person learning our language!
She is a lot easier to pack for- no bottles, formula, baby food, burp clothes. It is so much easier to go to a restaurant and order off the menu for her when we go out.
She mimics everything we do from picking up a phone and saying "hi" to blowing kisses, making a crazy face and growling (Dada taught her that of course). Washing her hands at her little tike's sink (she made her germaphobe mama so proud!) Picking up a tissue out of the box and "blowing" her nose-although she has yet to actually get anything out-which would be helpful. (sorry it that is TMI) She pretends to cough or sneeze if we do. She will do the oh so popular (or at least in the Rankin household) "Home Alone face" (one hand to each cheek with the mouth open) -It was made famous by Aunt Shannon-probably when she was around 15 months old.
She is becoming more and more independent every day-feeding herself (for the most part-although half of it ends up on the floor or Arnie's mouth) , entertaining herself (although the "entertainment" is usually rearranging mama's kitchen or pulling all of her clothes out of her drawers, or all the books off her shelf)
... but she is still my baby that cruises over to me and lifts her arms up for a quick cuddle before returning back to playtime.
And I LOVE that she gives me kisses now when I ask-it melts my heart! And I know that although she cannot say the words "I love you" yet-I know she does and I love my little Evie-bear right back!
