The Big One-Five

That's right, this little girls is 15 months old!!

Can you believe it? I sure cant.

This age is especially significant for me because when P was this age she was already born. It is so hard for me to remember P at this age. She still seems like such a baby to me, but he seemed like such a big boy. I seriously can not imagine even being pregnant right now, let alone already having another infant in our home. It just blows my mind. I am so grateful for her. I am so grateful for the time she came. It is amazing to me how her and P are already best buds. They also already fight like a brother and sister. I thought this wouldn't happen for a few more years... I was quite wrong. He pushes her, she pulls his hair, she hits him, he hits her. It goes on and on and she is usually the instigator. I'm telling you, she is going to keep me on my toes!

But then you look at this sweet adorable face ...

and it melts your heart and makes you want to love her all day long!

And I do.

A few things about this little girl:

She is so silly lately. Loves to laugh and to make you laugh.

She recently started dancing (spinning in circles and swinging her arms around), it is ADORABLE!

She also recently started running. Cutest. Thing. Ever. Seriously, because she is so tiny and still waddles so much. It is the best!

She likes to get down and dirty. Literally. See image below.

She goes through 3+ outfits a day. It blows my mind! It is a good thing the grandparents have given her so many clothes otherwise I would be doing laundry everyday. No joke.

She loves to be chased and squeals with delight anytime she is. My favorite is when P chases her because they both giggle until they collapse from laughing too hard.

She is really starting to talk a lot more and will try to repeat just about anything you ask her to. For example today she said "here you go" as she handed grandpa something she found in his office. Her voice is so cute. She does have to be in the right mood to talk, if she isn't there is no way to make her and she just screams, whines, and points to whatever she wants. She cant say as many as P could at this age (over 25) but she is definitely getting the hang of it. She can understand pretty much everything we say. I really need to read to her more, I'm sure that would help. But for the most part, she is a great talker.

She still only have 4 teeth! Blows my mind. P had 4 at 6 months. Then again he weighed more at 6 months then she does now. lol. But he had 12 teeth at this age. I'm impressed at how well she eats with only 4 teeth. She really loves baby carrots and nibbles at them like a bunny.

She apparently LOVES watermelon. The other day she ate it all the way to the rind! No joke, only green left, not even any white. Then she insisted on eating everyone else's already eaten watermelons and also finished them to the rind too. Silly girl.

She still is pretty hesitant to try new foods, but is getting better and at least has a wider range than goldfish and raisins.

She still loves to blow raspberries and thinks it is the funniest thing ever.

She LOVES to wrestle. If I am on the ground there is almost a 100% chance of her running to me and diving on top of me. I love it. After a few mins of us laughing together P decides to join the fun and piles on too. This is probably my favorite time of day.

She really likes to be a part of the action and wants to do whatever P is doing. Sometimes he welcomes her with open arms and even invites her to join, others he gets angry if she even looks in his direction. For the most part they play really well together and always want to be around each other.

And since this is my/her journal I need to mention her attitude. Seriously, she really already has an attitude of a teenager. I'm kinda scared what future years will bring. lol. But really, she does. She knows what she wants and does what she has to do to get it. She is one determined little girl. She intentionally does things she knows she is not supposed to do and looks at me right before she does it. As I shake my head she laughs an adorable evil chuckle and then does it and runs away. Its a good thing she is so darn adorable because she really melts my heart anytime she laughs or smiles.

I mean, look at this adorable face! How could you not love her to pieces!!

I still cant believe it has been 15 months since she joined our family. It seems like just the other day but at the same time it seems like she has always been here. I cannot imagine life with out her. She is an amazing daughter, an super fun sister, and already a great example to me.

I love you little miss! Thanks for all the joy you have brought us the past 15 months! I can hardly wait to see what eternity has in store for you!

p.s. only 3 more months until nursery! HALLELUJAH!!!