15 month update

Nora has been 15 months old for a few weeks, but with the holidays and the cruise, I haven't had much time to update. She did very well at her 15 month well baby visit. She was 32 inches long (~70th %), 22lbs (just under 50th percentile), and has a whopping 49 cm head circumference (90th percentile).

She's got lots of words now, and seems to learn a new one every day or so. She says mommy, daddy, hi, bye, see-ya, uh-oh, wow, cool, wee, see, dat (that), shoe, doggie, more, down, tickle, tay-coo, (thank you), and sticker. I'm sure there are more, but I can't remember them now.

She's gotten pretty good at stacking blocks. She prefers to stack the cups inside one another instead of on top of one another, but she'll do if for a long time. She also loves the big puzzles and having mommy and daddy read books to her. She like Barnyard Dance, Snuggle Puppy, any Dr. Seuss-like rhyming book, and Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type, or pretty much anything else that we read to her. She'll bring the book to one of us and then point to the space next to use and say "down" which she uses for up or down right now. She loves being outside and will often bring us her jacket or a hat and point to the sliding door. We try to spend some time outside each day, but with the extreme cold we've had lately, it's been difficult. She likes to sit in the snow and move her hands through the snow, but there is just too much of it for her to really play in.

Nora has gotten quite proficient at walking now. She has finally realized that she is sturdy. On the cruise, she discovered climbing again, so instead of just climbing stairs, she now like to climb anything she can!

Nora still eats pretty well most of the time. We've suffered through 2 stomach bugs in the last three months, and we're having some difficulty after the cruise. We're working on veggies again. She's finally eating carrots, squash and peas again, but still won't eat broccoli (which she used to love). Fortunately, she still likes curried lentils, so we can "hide" veggies in that! She's becoming much more independent with feeding - she wants to feed herself as much as possible, but she's not very neat about it. It's been messy but fun watching and helping her learn to use a spoon - even though she'll often give up and use her fingers a short time later!

Well, I think that's all for now. I'm sure I'm missing something, but she seems to learn something new everyday, it's really amazing!