Sylvie is 15 months!

Health and growth:

Sylvie now weights 17 lbs, 12 oz (5%) and stretches to 29.75 inches (19%) [for those interested, Elsie weighed 18lbs, 8oz (2%) and was 30.5 inches (51%) at this age - and yes, the percentages have changed since Elsie was little!.  She wears size 3 diapers (when she uses disposables), 18 month clothes and size 4 shoes.

Sylvie still wakes three or four times a night to eat, and consistently takes 1-2 naps a day, totaling about 2 hours. 

Sylvie's abilities have expanded so much in the last three months!  She easily navigates stairs, climbs down from beds or couches, climbs onto tables and chairs, and even climbs ladders!  She loves to dance, bounce, and chase- she runs faster than I can walk!  She is learning to blow bubbles with Elsie, and loves to carry the bubbles around the yard until she finds someone to open them for her.  Her other favorite outside activities are sliding, swinging, and chasing Elsie's bicycle down the sidewalk.

It was funny to look back at Elsie's notes from her 15-month well-child appointment and realized that Dr. Lo made the same comments about her little sister three years later!  He commented on both their verbal abilities ("very advanced, on par with a two-year-old"),  and their inquisitive natures, noting that each was "exploring and easily opened the exam table drawers", something he doesn't expect to see until two-year check-ups. 

As Sylvie grows up, it is delightful to see how similar these two are becoming...the same smiles, humor, attitude, desires, and energy.  They are starting to make each other laugh on a daily basis, and regularly engage in cooperative play (Elsie is definitely the ringleader, and Sylvie is very good at following her orders).

When she first wakes in the morning, Sylvie runs out of the bedroom yelling, "She-she!  She-she!" until she finds her big sis.  She loves to share kisses with everyone, and especially thinks it is important to give Elsie a hug and kiss before she takes her afternoon nap.  When Andy comes home from work at night, she literally sprints to the front door, yelling "Dadadadada!" a the top of her lungs and demanding to be held. 

Communication:

Words Sylvie says:
Mama, Dada, ma (milk), ja (yes), no, bottle, baby, down, up, more, food, book, ball, She-she or Esh (Elsie), shoe, nose, ear, woof (dog), meow (cat), Go (Pongo), out (outside), "all da" (all done), "all ready", Cece (Sylvie), foot, booberry (blueberry), flower (and a few more that I keep intending to add, then forget as soon as I sit down at the computer).

Signs and words Sylvie understands:
Too many to count!

Watch me grow:

1 month

2 months

3 months

4 months

5 months

6 months

7 months

8 months

9 months

10 months

11 months

12 months

 

15 months

And just for fun, Elsie at 15 months: