Finley at 15 Months

Finn is a little younger than 15 months here, but I just love this picture of her *heart eyes*

LOVES:

 - Peek-a-boo

 - Her stuffed sloth (sleep lovey)

 - Being chased

 - Milk

 - Fruit, especially berries

 - Playing musical instruments, especially the kazoo

 - German pancakes

 - Following Lou everywhere

 - Playing in water (bath, water table, etc.)

 - Ice cream

 - Giving toys snuggles and kisses (and saying "aww" everytime)

 - When Dustan or I get home after a time away (a couple hours or more)

 - Playing outside

 - Dancing with us

 - Brushing her own hair

 - Going on hikes

 - Baby dolls

 - Playing on beds

 - Musical instruments, especially the kazoo

DISLIKES:

 - Being hungry

 - Most vegetables and meats

 - Getting boogers sucked

 - Getting her diaper changed right when she wakes up

FIRSTS/SKILLS:

 - Walking! (right at 14 months)

 - Blowing kisses

 - Signing "more" and "milk" consistently

 - Waves

 - Says hi, mama, dada, uh oh, no, banana, and shh (while putting a finger to her lips)

 - Knows a couple animal sounds when asked

 - Plays peek-a-boo by covering her face with her hands

 - Can locate a couple body parts when asked (belly button and nose)

RANDOM NOTES:

 - Wears size 3 diapers, and is mostly in 12 months clothes, with a few smaller things.

 - Finley still seems on the fence about whether or not she likes books, haha. We'll get there eventually!

 - Not too interested in watching any TV yet, even "Little Baby Bum" (maybe this is a blessing?)

 - Still nursing, but only twice a day: first thing in the morning, and right before bed at night. I think it's likely she'll be done altogether within a month. I doubt she is getting much any more.

 - I've tried to teach Finley some animal sounds, but she has literally no interest, though sometimes she'll bark back at dogs and other animals haha.

Finley's schedule is the same as it has been for months, though I think she'll switch to one nap here in the next month or so. She still takes two naps, and they're usually an hour to an hour and a half each. She still sleeps about 12 hours overnight. Just a couple weeks after turning one, I dropped the late afternoon nursing session, and only nursed three times a day. At about 14 months, I dropped another nursing session and now only nurse morning and night. Here is the schedule: 

7:30 am - Wake up and nurse

8:30 am - Breakfast with whole milk

10:00 am - Nap

12:30 pm - Lunch with whole milk
2:30 pm - Nap
4:00 pm - Snack 
6:00 pm - Dinner with whole milk
7:15 pm - Nurse, bedtime routine
7:30 pm - Bed

It is so fun to watch this girl walk around! Finley took her first steps on Christmas (at about 13 months) and inconsistently took steps on and off for the next month. She started walking in earnest and trying consistently right at about 14 months old. A month later now, she never crawls anymore (unless she is mimicking Eloise) and is pretty fast and steady now. She is also getting better at climbing up things, like onto Lou's bed or up the ladder of our little slide. And more importantly to me, she is pretty good at getting back down!

Finley has started to get more feisty this month, and will swat at you and say "no" when you offer her something she doesn't want or when you are doing something she doesn't like. But she is also more snuggly this month, which I just LOVE. She will give me quick hugs and kisses regularly throughout the day, and will snuggle me for more extended times when she is tired. Finn almost always lays her head on my shoulder when I sing to her for naps and bedtime, and will sometimes follow it up with a kiss.

Finn loves to follow Eloise around all day, and they actually play together without my supervision sometimes! What a blessing. I love watching them play together. Most often, the girls are crawling behind the couch underneath our sofa table or jumping on Lou's bed or looking out the windows. One morning just recently, they played together in Lou's room for 45 minutes without me! It was amazing.

Finley is definitely starting to talk more, and can often mimic word sounds semi well. She has about half a dozen words she knows, and others she will repeat. I can tell that she is really starting to understand a lot of what I say though. I can ask her to do things--such as "Go to your high chair for breakfast", or "Give your animal a snuggle" or even just "Sit down please"--and she will often follow the command! 

I can't believe we have a 15 month old! Finley's personality is definitely starting to come out and it is so fun! I love seeing my girls together.