15 Month Check-Up

We went to Maddi's check-up today and I'm proud to say that she is doing great both physically and developmentally! She is growing like a weed. My goal had been to have her off the pacifier and bottle and also to be completely off formula and on whole milk by this check-up. So I was very happy that I could tell them "No" to being on the bottle and pacifier and also that she was now on whole milk! Yay Maddi! One of the developmental questions they asked was does she say 3-6 words. We said yes and after the nurse left and we were waiting on the pediatrician, we counted how many she actually says. She is up to 15! What a little over achiever!

I absolutely LOVE her pediatrician! He is so great! But he's kind of different in that at each visit he kind of goes off on his soap box about subjects not really pertaining to their health. Like today, he talked to us about disciplining at this age and how you shouldn't say "no" unless you mean it. Otherwise, they'll learn that even if you say no the first time, if they just keep pushing, you might eventually give in and say "yes." And he gave us tips on going out in public, like the grocery store, and what to do if they throw a fit. That kind of stuff at a doctor's visit just seems kind of odd to me. But I don't mind it. His tips were actually helpful and made sense. But the thing was that Maddi chose that moment to start acting like a total twirp. Maybe it was because she wasn't the center of attention for a moment, I don't know. But she was playing with a toy and kept putting her feet on it, not at all how it is supposed to be played with, and making a lot of racket. And then she wanted me to hold her and kept trying to climb up me with her feet! She never does that! And here he is talking about discipline and saying "no" and all I want to do is say "no!" and to tell her to "stop!" doing what she's doing! I kept my cool though and just kind of ignored her, but she did not make that easy. I'm sure he was thinking she is a spoiled brat. Oh well. Here are her stats from today:

Weight: 23 lbs 10.5 oz
Weight Percentile: 60%

Height: 32 in
Height Percentile: 90%

Head Circumference: 46cm
Head Circumference Percentile: 50%

She got 3 shots today and I have to say that this was the worst she has cried. Usually, she cries right when she gets them but is ok once I pick her up. Not today. She was mad! She only calmed down once they brought out the bubbles! They do the trick every time!

Four New Words

Maddi continues to add new words to her ever growing vocabulary. She added two new ones today when we were at the park. I decided to take her to the one near our house because it was such a beautiful day! Two of the new words are "mine" (which I'm not too thrilled about) and "bubbles." They do bubbles at the end of Little Gym class and since then she is obsessed with them. I was making bubbles in her bath the other night and she started repeating the word back and now she has that word down! She says it really cute, too, because she can't really pronounce the end "les" part. The "mine" I'm sure she learned at school.

The two words I heard her say clearly today were "ow" and "no." She bumped her head a couple times today and said "ow." I thought that was so cute! And she has kind of said "no" before today but not very clearly and she usually repeated it several times so it sounded like "nah, nah, nah, nah, nah." She generally said it when she didn't want to do something we were trying to get her to do. But today, there was another little boy playing on the gym equipment and he was trying to follow her into the tube thing and she turned around and said clear as day "No!" I thought that was too funny! Anyway, just because I think she's cute, here are a few park pics from today.

Sunday At The Park

Maddi and I hung out with my parents today. I'll go ahead and post a disclaimer here: This is a LONG post with lots of pics! First, we went to On The Border, where my brother is currently working, to eat lunch. After that, we went to the park. Maddi had a great time and completely wore herself out! We have a park near our house, but it's not that great. However, I'm thinking that as the weather starts to get warmer, a trip to the park every weekend to expend some energy is a great idea! She is currently in her room SOUND ASLEEP! So as I said, on to the pics!

My little tortilla chip eater!

Breaking the rules with Bud and Sissi and getting out of her chair! She actually sat in a booster seat for the first time and did fairly well.

Lovin' on Bud!

Kaily and Aunt Trisha.

Making faces for the camera!

Uncle Michael got Maddi a balloon!

Kaily gave that candy necklace to Sissi who let Maddi suck on it ALL afternoon!

On to the park!

Looking a little tired here.

Sadee and Peyton finally showed up!

One tired baby! Notice she is now wearing the candy necklace. Thanks, Sissi.

Bring A Friend

Today was "Bring A Friend" week at Little Gym. So, Ashly brought Sadee out. She did really well for her first time and seemed to really enjoy it! She clapped to all the music and did rolls, balance beam, and the bars without too much fuss. Actually, it was Maddi who was the fussy one. The last couple of classes she has been less into the "class" part and more into wanting to do her own thing. She doesn't want to be stopped to try whatever the instructor is teaching. Kind of frustrating at times, but then again, I want her to be independent. She will still do some stuff but just not for very long before she runs off to do whatever she wants to do. But today, she actually bent over and put her hands and head down to try and do a front roll on her own! That's as far as she got, but it is progress. So I guess she is learning after all! She is also getting a second molar in on her top right gum. So maybe that has something to do with being fussier, too? Here are some pics of Maddi and Sadee on the air mat and Sadee doing some front rolls!