Kate {at 15 months}

 

 Our sweet baby Kate is 15 months old!  The 3 months since she turned one flew by way too fast for me!  A 15 months, Kate...

...is finally walking!  It took awhile for our girl to get a hang of it, but, with due time, she figured it out all on her own.  It seems like she didn't want any coaxing and when she was ready, she took off.  Her right foot curves inward a bit, so we need to keep an eye on it, but our doc said that she should be just fine.  I'm sure she'll be running around in no time!

...can climb up and down stairs with no problem and no help.  She actually will push you away if you do try to help her.

...is very independent.  She does not like much help and prefers to do most things on her own.

...is a cuddler.  Whenever I am sitting on the floor while we are playing, she'll always climb over to me and cuddle up in my lap....every time.  And if the other kids come close when she's sitting there, she'll become very protective and push them away.  It's pretty funny to watch.  She also loves cuddling up when she's in our arms and puts her head down on our shoulder all of the time...especially with Doug.  So sweet.

...loves her blankets.  She's not attached to any specific blanket...she loves them all.  And she is known to grab a handful at a time and drag them around the house with her.  She loves curling up and snuggling on them.  Pretty cute.

...is, by far, our best eater.  She will eat anything!  And she *loves* to eat.  There are some times when I am feeding her and I will feel like she has eaten way too much, yet she's still hungry!  She's our little bottomless pit.  I guess the one thing that she doesn't really like is baby food.  She likes food with flavor, and there's not much of that in baby food that is watered down.  I'll usually make my own purees for her and she likes those just fine.

...is oh so silly.  She is quite hilarious and loves to make us laugh.  She will laugh at pretty much anything, and she loves to laugh as much as possible.  She's also very, VERY, ticklish and loves it when I tickle her chunky thighs or belly...her laugh is definitely contagious!

...loves to play with her toys.  She is known for sitting in her room, or going downstairs, all on her own to play with her toys.  She will pull everything out and just play, and play, and play.  I love sneaking in on her and watching her explore everything...and she'll usually babble all the while.  It's adorable!

...loves books, just like her siblings.  She loves to pick out certain books and will bring them to me to read.  Love that she loves to read!  Hopefully it sticks.

...is our little dancer and loves music.  Whenever music comes on, she'll stop what she's doing and come and dance for us.  Oh my...it's so precious to watch her wiggle her little body.  And watching her in the car is just flat out hilarious!  There's this One Direction song that she just loves, and whenever I play it she pretty much freaks out.  I need to get it on video...

...is so loud!  She babbles and talks all of the time, and she's not quiet about it at all.  If she wants me, she'll scream "MOM" at the top of her lungs over and over again until I come to her.  She takes after her sissy!

...can say mom, mommy, mama, dad, daddy, nanny {banana}, hi, that, boo, and....Isaac!  She won't say Noah and Leah {the easy names}...but she'll say Isaac!  It's so cute when she says it to cause you don't expect it from her.

...love to play peek-a-boo.  Will wave hi and bye to people.

...knows where her eyes, nose, mouth, tongue, and teeth are.

...is a great little sleeper.  She started to have a hard time with 2 naps about a month ago, so I took away her morning nap and now I just put her down at 12:30 and she sleeps for 3 hours.  Then she'll go to bed at 8:00 and sleep until about 7:00 the next morning.  Thank goodness she's on a sleep schedule...that's always a good thing for this mama.

We all love this girl SO much!  She has been the best little addition to our fam and we just can't get enough of her!  Love you to the moon and back, little one!