Newsletter--15 months

Dear Lylah, 

My sweet, Lylah, we love you so much! Daddy and I just giggle watching you run around, grab things, get told no, run away, and run back by. You are on the go constantly! 

Some of your favorite toys are your pink car from Mimi and Coach, your puppy (Ba ba), and Nashville the Bear (from your Great grandma).  And any book.

You are finally letting me put bows in your hair, and you don't mind hats as much as you used to. You used to pull them right off, but you are letting them stay! Whoohoo!

You are constantly talking. Such a verbal girl! You sometimes will pick a sound and make it over and over, and over...AND OVER again. Some of your favorities are "Bat" "Goggie" "Hum". It's not unusual for you to run around yelling one of those, until someone helps you or gives you what you are wanting. 

Here you are on Thanksgiving with your Daddy and Great grandma, Mama. 

You loved turkey and sweet potato casserole. You were a fan of Mama's dressing, as well. But who isn't? 

You went to the Zoo for the first time! You LOVED it. I want to take you back soon with Daddy. You went with your bestie, Hannah. (One of your favorite words!) 

Here you are with a friendly orangutan. 

You loved it!

No one cares about this stuff but me, but here's your typical day: 

7:30-8:30 wake (I don't wake you up anymore. We sleep in as late as you let us. :)

Breakfast-- "money" (muffins-- toddler ones with peas and squash you can't even taste!} are your favorite, and oatmeal. 

Independent play time in the living room 

Little TV if we have time (signing time ONLY! haha...i've tried everything)

Errands, play outside

11:30-12 lunch

1pm nap

3-3:30 play, snack

extra errand if needed (usually to get what I forgot earlier!!)

5:30 Daddy home, family time, play outside

7:00 Bath

Books, pjs

7:30-8pm Bed

We just put up our Christmas tree. You loved it! So far, you haven't had any issues playing with it. We kept saying once we put the ornament up, it stays there. 

So your appetite was supposed to decrease after one year, but I think it has increased! You love food. You love to eat what we are eating. Your favorites are avocado, banana, chicken, spaghetti, cheese, and of course, yogurt buttons. You still drink lots of whole milk, with some water and 100% fruit juice thrown in. 

Typically, you eat a muffin, oatmeal, blueberries and a banana for breakfast. And for lunch you usually have chicken or turkey, cheese, avocado, grapes, bread and sometimes strawberries. Dinner is usually what we are eating, so maybe spaghetti, cheese, bread, brocolli, etc. We recently discovered you like peas, so those will make an appearance soon. 

Here you are swinging with your Aunt Denise! Swinging is one of your favorite things. You call it "push". 

Your favorite things are being outside, reading books (especially ones with pictures of your family, you can identify almost everyone!), watching Signing time, stairs & curbs, and patting your Daddy (his head saying "hat" or his back saying "baby").  And you still love our dogs, but now you know their names! Parker is Baba and Sadie is Didi. LOVE. IT.

Another love...milk jugs. Um, what?

Here you are with me! :)

We love you, Peanut!
Mom and Dad