15 Months

Playing at the zoo with friends Cian and Cadhla

Not too sure about petting the goat

Celebrating daddy's birthday!

Going for a walk (with baby, of course!)

"Night night" with baby

Happy 15 month birthday Addison!

Addison is 15 months old today! She is at a really fun age with such a fun little personality and she's talking up a storm! Being the Speech-Language Pathologist that I am, I decided to take a language sample this morning and she said 55 spontaneous words! Way to go, Addison! Some favorites include: GET DOWN!! (said very loudly and with emphasis when she wants down from her stroller, high chair or anyone holding her), "pea" with the sign language sign for "please" when she wants anything, no (of course), again, and "fi" (see video below). It is fun to see her little brain problem solve and soak up everything. She continues to be a great eater and a great sleeper for the most part. She has 7 teeth but is drooling and has her hands in her mouth constantly, so it seems like more teeth may be on the way! She loves brushing her teeth, dancing, singing, reading books, playing with her babies, and "cooking" with her new play food and cookware. A little bittersweet for me, but she decided last week that she was done with nursing (we were doing it just before bed). I am a little sad that she is no longer my little baby, but proud that I was able to do it for 15 months working full-time, and that it was an easy transition to wean.

I have had 3 weeks off with her and we have had so much fun with Christmas, play dates and just hanging out. It will be very hard to go back to work next week. Here are some pictures and a video of what we've been up to lately.

Chris got a singing fish as a white elephant gift for Christmas. This has been, by far, Addison's favorite Christmas present of all. She is constantly asking for "fi" and once it is done, says "again" to play it again. I have to tell her that the fish is "sleeping" several times a day and put it up in our closet. She just loves the fish and loves to dance to it and sing to it. It is pretty cute, I have to admit...