Sam at 15 Months

Sam had her 15 month appointment this morning. She is weighing in at 19 lbs 7 oz and is now 28 3/4" long. This puts her in the 5th percentile for weight and the 10th for height. Her head circumference remained the same at 17 1/2", which is the 10th percentile. We have definitely noticed since she started walking that her little legs and arms have thinned out, so we weren't super surprised to learn that she hadn't gained much weight since her last appointment, but yes indeed, she is tiny! :-) We're currently taking bets as to whether or not she'll ever reach 5 feet tall. I'm still holding out hope, but Ryan thinks she might be in the booster seat forever!

This is a really fun age. Sam is changing and growing and learning daily. She has a number of words that she uses frequently, "Hi," "Bye bye", "Hi G(igi)", "Bye Dado," "Daddy," "Mama," "Nite Nite," "Dank u (thank you)," "Hi there," "Ball," "nano (banana)," "Baby," "uh oh!," as well a lot of animal sounds, such as "Moo," "Wad Wad (waddle waddle)" for penguin, "Oh Oh" (for monkey), "Woof woof," "meow," "roar" (for tiger and/or lion). She knows and uses the signs for "more," "please," "hat," "eat/hungry" and "all done," and she will point at herself and then at something she wants to let us know she is interested in a particular item. She also knows how to say "no" and will shake her head, "no no no." It's actually quite cute :-) She waves hi and bye, and blows kisses, which is totally adorable, making the "Mmmwwwaaa" sound when she does so. She gives hugs while patting our backs, and loves to share, although she often takes what she was sharing right back :-) She loves to read her books, "talk" on the phone, can turn the cable box and the lights on and off, and is interested in anything with buttons. She is definitely getting more coordinated and can put the easier shapes, like the circle, square and triangle, back into the shape sorter, and build towers with her Mega Blocks. She understands simple directions and knows what we are asking of her and can follow through most of the time.

She can walk on her own, but still prefers to run around holding onto one of our fingers. It's much faster :-) She can stand herself up and start walking, stop and bend to pick something, anything, up off the floor, and then stand back up and keep going. She likes to groove to music and "dance." She's still a social butterfly, waving and smiling at people in stores and restaurants, and is a little chatterbox, talking and babbling and cooing and oohing when she's happy and contented. She is such a happy baby - smiling and grinning and goofing and smirking and making funny faces at us. She'll eat a lot when she's hungry, and is a definite carboholic! Pity the piece of protein or stray vegetable that should dare get on her tray :-)  She loves Gigi and Ronnie, and pats the bed to "call" them up next to her, like I do to Ronnie. She follows Gigi around, patting and grabbing and trying to hug her. She will "throw" balls and napkins to Gigi and follow her around trying to give her a ball or a piece of food. They're going to be a pair of trouble-makers when Sam gets a little older :-) Ha!

And to prove what a goof she is, here you go!

Silly girl (Don't you love the hair and the goofy sunglasses?)