15 Month Update

Molly had her 15 month check up today and did very well with the doctor.  No squirming or crying...until the shots that is.  She is growing well and the doctor says she is right on track for everything.  Here are just a few updates on her life these days:

• 31 3/4 inches tall (85%)
• 22 pounds 12 oucnes for weight (50%)
• She has 11 teeth...still waiting for that last first-year molar to pop through.
• Was eating well until this week.  She is getting picky all of the sudden.  Perhaps she is getting teeth and doesn't want to eat right now.  She doesn't like to drink milk.  I'm lucky if I can 6 ounces in her a day.  She'll drink water from a cup, and water with a splash of juice, but doesn't care much for milk.  Cheese is her favorite.
• Still sleeps great.  She is mostly down to one nap, from 1-3.  If she does take a morning nap, it is very hard to get her to take an afternoon nap.  She goes down at about 7:15 and I usually get her out of bed at 7:15.  She does not cry when she wakes up, so it is hard to tell when she is actually up.  She just lays in her bed and waits for me.  That was so hard for me to believe at first since Grant NEVER did that.  So that has been a big change for us.  
• She is starting to show more fiesty-ness and will throw an occasional mini-fit.  I say mini-fit because they last all of about 1 minute.
• She babbles a lot and I think she really believes she is telling me something.  She'll say Mama...very directly, and then just babble a bunch of sounds in a questioning tone.  And then wait for an answer.  She doesn't care what the answer is, but she expects me to answer.  It's very cute.  She does say some actual words, which includes, mama, dada, ball, baby, done, cracker (cracka), cookie (cook-cook), night (ni-ni), bye, hi, nona, mimi (grammie), ba (bath), baba (bottle), papa, and some sounds that I  know represent things, like bee...means fruit for some reason, pa means up, ca I think is milk, wa means water, and so on.  She is starting to mimic the sounds of words I say, so that's fun too.
• She loves to walk around the house holding Grant's hand.  And they kind of sing while they do it.  She loves to sing La, la, la.  
• She plays pretty well independently and really enjoys having books read to her.  
• Diaper changes and changing clothes are her least favorite activity.  It's usually a struggle to get through it.
• She sleeps with her lovey still...a green frog mini-blanket.  She sucks her two fingers on her right hand and holds lovey up to her nose.  That thing gets so gross, so I had to buy another.
• Her hair is still super curly in the back, especially after baths, but kind of straight on the top, so we'll see what happens as it grows out.
• She has been pretty reserved and shy, but seems to be coming out of her shell a little bit more, and she is willing to give hugs and kisses more.
• We love to do high fives and knucks.  
• She loves her daddy and gets so excited to see him when he comes home.
• We call her Molly girl, Mouse, Mols, and Molly Bolly
• She has a very sweet heart, is a bit shy, and has a very cute laugh.  We love her gap-toothed smile and her quiet voice.