15 Months Old

Allyson celebrated 15 months on December 30 and she is now officially a toddler. YIKES! She has all kids of new found independence and is getting a little temper. We have noticed a significant difference in the way she reacts to things she doesn't like lately which we know is to be expected but it doesn't mean we have to like it. She is getting good at crying for what she wants and then throwing herself on the floor as needed if we say no or cant figure it out fast enough. Hard not to laugh at first but now its just a little over dramatic and getting old quickly.

Ally does have a great new understanding for almost any verbal directions. She cant point to many body parts, animals, specific things in books and bring items to you when asked. She loves to help feed Ella and knows where her dish goes, where the food and treats are and how to pet and kiss nicely. She can say cookie very clearly as well as Ella, mama, dada, hi, and school. Animal noises are a new skill and if you ask her for specific animals she can roar like a lion, quack like a duck, bark like a dog and make a monkey noise. She is obsessed with animals and loves all books and songs with farms or jungles. Old McDonald is a big hit these days!

Her motor skills are getting very good and she can almost run now. She takes your hand to walk around sometimes and likes to "jump" or dance if you hold both her hands. Her favorite activity is running across the sectional couch- we are positive she could do it for hours if we let her. She has fallen off a few times so we try to keep it to a minimum but she is very sneaky and can climb up using her stool and chair. Again, very funny to watch but we are trying not to let her do it until she learns to stay away from the edge. Stacking blocks has become very easy and she can also take out and put in toys of all kinds. Ally likes to wave, smile and blow kisses which are just so very cute. All this ability to move has come with its issues as she hates to be confined to anything, especially a stroller and car seat. She cries and squirms so now we find ourselves letting her push her stroller around to occupy her when shopping. She can walk that thing around forever! The car seat she is just going to have to learn to deal with for a long time.

Since we went to visit a new pediatrician recently, Ally wont go back until 18 months so we don't have real stats to report. She is transitioning into the toddler room at day care this week and will be there with the big kids full time next Monday. We love our independent, curious and crazy girl!