Today we went in for Diana's 15 month appt (although she's only days away from turning 16 months), and all is well. She's 20 lbs, 12 oz, 32" tall. She's in the 25th percentile for her weight and the 75th percentile for her height. This makes me very happy! She's right on schedule...these have always been her percentiles. I love the thought of having a tall, skinny girl...like my younger sister, the "supermodel", as we call her. :) The Doc said her tantrums and hitting is perfectly normal (greeeeaaaaaaat....), he didn't say when it's all suppose to stop, so I'm taking that as a bad sign. Unfortunately, he said that since she's not saying lots of words, just lots and lots and lots of babbles, she's being too lazy and that we need to work harder with her and make her try harder to say words, which, he said, means.... MORE TANTRUMS! YAAAAY!!!!!!!!! Oh man oh man, I don't know if I can handle MORE tantrums....we'll see, I guess. I feel really sad though that she's behind language-wise. I feel like a bad parent, like I don't sit and play with her enough...like maybe I let her watch too much tv....like maybe I need to make more play dates and teach her WAY more. It's such a horrible, worthless feeling, I hate it. SO, this means I'll be spending even less time cleaning and other things and WAY more time with my little one. MEH. BUT, other than that, Doc says she's doing fabulous and she looks super healthy. It's been so very long since I've written about Diana's accomplishments or growth, so I'm not sure where to start, so I'll just write what I think of. Here's what she's up to:
*She talks...all the time...but rarely real words. But she DOES know what she's saying, though she's the only one that knows.
*She climbs on EVERYTHING and she's a pro at it. She's always getting a new bruise or scrape somewhere.
*She still loves her Daddy best and gets SOOOOO excited when he comes home.
*She loves to dress herself...LOVES.
*She loves jewelry and LOVES to put it on. SUCH a girl.
*She loves her baby dolls. She has 11 of them and knows them all apart from each other. She has an absolute favorite one...the one she got from my Mom for her first birthday. Ironically, it was the 4th baby doll she received, but for some reason it is still her favorite.
*She loves being outside...she would live outside if I let her. Seriously.
*She loves going on hikes and she can actually walk the hikes all on her own, no need for carrying. She's a trooper!
*She still loves going to the store and going out to see people.
*Her personality is really blossoming...she is SO social and she always says "hi" to everyone we pass by when we go out. Literally, everyone.
*She LOVES real babies and can't help but kiss them and love on them over and over and over again. Yes, she needs a sibling, I know.
*She needs my attention and my affection more and more every day. Today she was being very ornery and cranky (obviously needing my attention for some reason), so I lost my temper and shouted at her, and the look on her face broke my heart. She just stared at me, very shocked at my response and then just stood there and cried, obviously scared by my reaction. I immediately ran to her and hugged her an apologized. I felt like the worst person in the world at that moment.
*She has 9 teeth and uses them all to their fullest extent.
*She eats like a bottomless pit...there seriously are extremely few moments in the day where she is NOT eating. She's definitely her father's child (Love you, Mike!).
*Her new loves are slurpees and lollipops, although nothing could replace her love for chocolate.
*Her Daddy taught her a GREAT trick.......if you hand her an oreo, she'll immediately pull it open and eat the cream out of the middle..and then very slowly (if at all) nibble on the rest. Note, she hasn't always done this. She use to eat the oreos whole until she witnessed Daddy doing it the fun way one time, and now that's the only way she'll eat them.
*When she gets mad, she claps her hands or wags her finger at you as she shouts.
*She finally learned to WALK down the stairs a few weeks ago. I guess she finally got tall enough that she was able to do it without falling, so now we can leave the gates open on the stairs (YAY!). We had to keep them closed before because she refused to go up and down the stairs the right way, she always only wanted to walk like a big kid, but could never do it on her own without falling. I'm so glad she finally got big enough to do it on her own!
*She LOVES to brush everyone's hair. LOVES. If she walks up to you with a brush, you better bend down immediately and let her brush your hair or you'll get beaten in the leg with that brush. Remember, she has no patience...like her mommy. YAY!
*She's still SOOOOO ADD and can't sit still for anything. All her ADD symptoms show daily and it's a challenge for me to overcome my own ADD in order to work with her and try to teach her to cope with hers.
*She LOVES mommy's garden and will frequently eat food out of it on her own. I'm so glad she loves fruits and vegetables.
*She loves to have her head, feet, hands, back, shoulders, and legs rubbed and scratched. She'll actually literally take my hands and place them on her head or on her feet and sit there and wait for me to scratch or massage, and if I don't, all Hell brakes loose. Thanks for that habit too, Daddy! ;)
*She's getting SO good at using a fork and spoon, I love it! Although, she DOES still make an awful mess.
*She's still learning to drink out of a cup. She's pretty good at it, but she gets too anxious and occasionally spills her water all over her.
*She says "all done" when she's done eating......and when she wants to go outside....and when we get to the store and she wants out of the car......and when she wants me to put her down........and for a few other things. SO, I guess the doctor is right, we do need to work with her...
*When you say "ewwww" she'll stick her finger WAY up her nose and laughs.
There's so much more, but I can't think of anything else, so that will be it for now. I love my baby girl. She can be a huge pain at times, but I really wouldn't have her any other way!
