Abby is now 15 months old and had her check-up today. Here are her stats:
Height: 30 in. – 50%
Weight: 20 lbs. 2 oz. – 15%
She gained over 2 lbs. in 3 months! Technically she is big enough to switch to a forward facing car seat (according to the old regulations) but I’m a little hesitant now that the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests they rear-face until 2 years old. I couldn’t wait to switch Adam and he hit 20 lbs. right at 12 months so that is when we switched him. He was so frustrated being back there alone but Abby doesn’t seem to mind since she has Adam to look at and interact with. Her feet touch the back of the seat, but so far, she doesn’t really have to bend her legs, so she’ll stay in her infant carrier for a few more months and then we’ll probably buy a convertible car seat but keep her rear-facing for a while. I’m not sure we’ll make it another 9 months though. It seems strange to have an almost 2 year old rear-facing but if it’s the safest way to go…we’ll do it. Anyway…..
My little Abigail is becoming so fun! I wrote a lot about her last month so I’ll do a little recap.
She signs about 25 words and says probably the same amount. Her doctor said she could be putting 2-word sentences together any day with how large her vocabulary is already. My new favorite signs that I just taught her are “up” and “down”. It’s SO much better to have her sign and say “uh!” when she wants up rather than just yelling about it. Another favorite is “thank you”. She signs it and says “tay-tee” (or something of that nature) whenever you give her something and even when she gives us something!
She now loves to build towers, but more often than not, she just takes the blocks out of the box and puts them in, out and in, out and in. She likes to take them out and hand them to Adam while he’s building.
She LOVES cars!! Every single time we get her out of her crib in the morning or after nap, she emphatically says, “cah, cah!” and we have to open her blinds and let her look at the cars driving by. And every time we take her out of the car she has to yell and point to the cars around us. She will also go to the corner where Adam’s big wheel of cars are and stand on it and yell, “cah!” until we open it for her. She frequently sounds like a crow through out the day!! :)
She is still in love with her Wubby and also her lovey that she calls “dah-dah” (dog-dog). I fear the day that the binky has to go bye-bye. In fact, she recently found just a plain binky and walked around the house all morning with one in her mouth and the other in her hand, switching them back and forth constantly.
She is a fiesty little thing, but happy, and absolutely adores her Daddy. Many mornings are spent standing at the front door crying for Daddy. And the second she hears the door unlock at night she squeals “Da Da” and goes running for him. There are many times when she refuses to come to me, in favor of Daddy. Which is ok, because I have my Mama’s Boy to keep me company.
There really is something about Daddy’s Girls and Mama’s Boys. It must be an opposite sex thing.
Only 3 more months until she gets to go to Nursery!! I have a feeling it’s going to be a much more difficult transition than it was with Adam. She is NOT a fan of strangers!
