Eloise at 15 Months

WEIGHT: 21 pounds
HEIGHT: 30 inches

LOVES:
 - Reading books
 - Her panda pillow pet, Mochi
 - Animals (real life, pictures, plushies, etc.)
 - Giving kisses
 - Playing at the park
 - Running around in large open spaces
 - "Stomp Like an Elephant"
 - When Dustan gets home from work
 - Fruit (especially berries and citrus)
 - Stuffed animals
 - Playing her xylophone
 - Being chased
 - Milk
 - "Ring Around the Rosie"
 - Running around with blankets over her head
 - Going hiking
 - Pools and hot tubs and baths
 - Adult water bottles
 - "Itsy Bitsy Spider"
 - "High Hopes" by Panic! At the Disco

DISLIKES:
 - Vegetables
 - Waking up from her second nap
 - Bananas
 - Being sick
 - Spending too much time confined (high chairs, crib, car seat, etc.)

NEW SKILLS:
 - Signs more, milk, hot, cold, cheese, book, and all done
 - Says hi, mama, dada, hot, uh oh, wow, and no
 - Can repeat about eight animal sounds when asked
 - Can locate a few body parts (nose, mouth, belly, and feet usually)
 - Blows kisses
 - Spins in circles
 - Stomps one foot
 - Walks up and down small steps
 - Does actions with some songs

RANDOM NOTES:
 - Still takes two naps each day, which I'm grateful for! Especially since both of them are under two hours and rarely longer than an hour and a half. I'm hoping that when she eventually does go down to one nap, it will at least last a little longer!
 - Hasn't popped any more teeth yet, just the same six she has had for many months!
 - Her hair is so long that is hangs down into her mouth when it isn't held back somehow, though of course she constantly pulls out most bows, clips, and ties.
 - Had the saddest double ear infection over Christmas break :(
 - Wears size 3 diapers during the day and size 4 overnight, and fits into clothes from sizes 9-12 months and 12-18 months.
 - Constantly mimics sounds and actions these days and picks up new things so quickly!
 - Throws her hands up in the air and shakes her booty when a song comes on

Current Schedule:

8:00 am - Wake up, breakfast
10:00 am - 3 oz milk/snack
10:30 am - Nap
12:30 pm - Lunch
3:00 pm - 3 oz milk/snack
3:15 pm - Nap
6:00 pm - Dinner
7:30 pm - 5 oz milk, bedtime routine, down for the night

Her ugly faces phase over Christmas break, haha

Oh man, this girl just gets more active and crazy each month! She's a pro at walking these days, and can get going pretty quick. For some reason, she seems to think that if she puts her arms out behind her when she "runs" (read "fast walk" haha), that it will make her go quicker. I just worry she'll face plant that way, haha. Lou loves to climb, but thankfully hasn't figured out how to get up on the couch or chairs yet, and I'm not going to show her how! She is just a bundle of energy and craziness.

As of right now, Lou doesn't talk a whole lot, just a handful of simple words. She understands a lot more, and seems to be more advanced physically instead. So, we've been focusing more on sign language instead, and she is getting some signing down quick!

As she gets older, Eloise is getting more a more affectionate. She'll give quick little snuggles and lots of kisses. Anything that slightly resembles a person or animal will get a kiss often, like pictures in her books, stuffed animals, mirror reflections, etc. I love it! And I love her!