This is Anna saying "Cheese" for the camera for her 15 month shot
*I would have to say that the biggest change in her over the past month has been her vocabulary. Although she continues to be pretty shy when we are out and about at home she is a regular chatterbox! Yesterday Stan and I decided to try to compile a list of all the words that she says on her own without being prompted and we got up to 125 pretty quickly! She also knows quite a few more words than that too she just doesn't say them yet. For example, she knows what the word "caterpillar" is because if you tell her to go get it she will go get you her stuffed caterpillar. A lot of times I ask her to go get me something just to see if she knows what I am talking about and she usually does even though they are words she doesn't say yet.
*She knows the routines to a few songs and will sometimes do them with you. She LOVES listening to her CD of kids singing when we are going somewhere in the car.
*She is getting better with her puzzles. Especially the bug one since that is the one that I work with her on the most.
*She is starting to use a spoon to eat with. She is practicing and getting better each time. Meal times have been a little more messy though to say the least =).
*Speaking of spoons, she has a new obsession with them. If you even let her see one she wants it and is relentless about it. The other morning one of the first things she said to me was "Boon?" which is how she says spoon.
*She is becoming a dog trainer. She will tell Riley to sit and will tell her that she wants to pet her. She also says "Riley, NO BARK!" when Riley is barking in the yard. Anna also wags her finger at her when she is telling her not to bark.
*She has become interested in the toilet. She gets really excited whenever she sees one and yells "POT!!". Interestingly enough, she has occasionally started telling Stan and I when she is going to poop. She will come right up to one of us and say "Poop" and then do it. Once she does it she will not let it go until you change her diaper. She just keeps saying "Poop" "Stinky" over and over and over again. By no means at 15 months do I believe that she is ready for potty training but it does have me hopeful for the future.
*She still only has 6 teeth. She will chew and chew and chew on stuff and drool to the point that I think she is getting more but then nothing happens. So we will see on that one......
*She still sleeps like a champ. Hopefully when Stan and I decide to have another one the second baby will be so easy.
*She still loves books and has absolutely no interest in the TV. She doesn't really ever see us watch it though so I am not surprised. I have put on Baby Einsteins and various cartoons for her just to see what she would do and she will sometimes look for a few seconds and them goes off to find something else to do. I will take it while I can get it!
The list could go on and on but I will stop at that because I have a lot to do while she is napping! I will update on her stats after her appointment next week.
