Toddler Tales #1

It's been a few months since I designated a post just to updating y'all on Bitsy, so I decided it was about time.

I typically like to post after we've had a doctor's appointment and once we have new stats for our growing girl!

So here goes it, Bitsy just had her 15 month appointment and here are her staggering new stats:

She weighed in at 28 lbs and 8 oz (up 1 lb 11 oz from her 1 year check up....she's slowing down)

She is a whopping 32-1/8" tall (6.125" of growth in 3 months!)

She is over 100th percentile for her age group, but the doctor said she's healthy and taking after her tall parents.

All great news!

So what else is new with our toddler?

Well she is an expert at standing all on her own, but when it comes to walking....not yet.

She graced us with about 3-4 steps a handful of times and on Christmas we got 7 WHOLE steps before she returned to the crawling position.

Let me tell you though, I am in no hurry for her to walk.

I hear all the parents who say that once they start walking life changes in a whole new level and I have no doubt!

I've also heard that kiddos that take longer to walk develop better eye hand coordination and let's be honest here I want her to be coordinated!

In all honesty, the Dr asked me to put her down so he could see her walk at her appointment.

I kindly informed him of her lack of walking and so he wanted me to hold her hands and walk her that way.

I did and she took off.

It was then that he told me, "I would never play pool with this girl, she's snowballing you.  She knows how to walk, she just doesn't want to".

That being said it looks like we'll have a REAL toddler on our hands soon!

Having Bitsy in our lives brightens our days.

It's hard work being a parent, but even after tantrums (I fear we are entering that stage), learning curves, etc., watching a little one grow is the most awesome experience!

I recently turned to Bud and said, "We created her".

I was awe-stricken.

He kindly reminded me that God created her, but yes it was with our help.

I am still waiting for Bitsy to start using more words, she still seems VERY fond of "Dog, Dad, and Hi".  She only seems to call out for "Mama" when she is upset.

She is signing "More" and "Finished" when she eats which is fun.

More often than not though she seems to get away with pointing at things and saying "Ah ah ah".

I get it now, Mom's know what their kids want and it's easy to fall prey to just giving it to them when they point.  I'm working hard to at least say the name of the object before I give it to her.

I'm also trying to ask her if said object is what she wants, sometimes she will shake her head "Yes" (which is adorable!).

Well that's all I have for you on our silly toddler!

I hope you all had a Blessed Thursday!