Claire at Fifteen Months

Claire is fifteen months old - how is it possible that she's already a quarter of the way through her second year? Her checkup was last week, and she weighs about 18 pounds and is 28 3/8 inches tall (still around the 5th percentile for both). Her head is in the 40th percentile, though - got to have room for that big brain!

Pointing at everything - even the camera lens

The biggest development we've seen in the last month is Claire's comprehension. Although she only says a few words, she understands so much of what we say to her and is learning to follow directions. Our development has community mailboxes, so most nights we walk over (a block or so) to check the mail. A few days ago we started talking about going to get the mail, and she was getting excited. We told her "Go get the key!" and she took off towards the hook on the wall where we keep it. She loves this time and gets so excited when we start out the door.

Her favorite toys right now are her books, the giraffes from her Little People Noah's Ark, and any sort of cup or lid. She loves nesting cups and putting lids on things (and taking them off).

Claire has been eating more things - she still loves her yogurt, blueberry waffles, applesauce, Puffs, and cereal bars. I can usually get her to eat things that are breaded - chicken nuggets, fish bites, mac & cheese bites, and broccoli cheese bites. She doesn't really like many vegetables, but we still offer them almost every meal. We introduced peanut butter, and she loves it, so peanut butter sandwiches make frequent appearances in her meal rotation. We also found that she really likes grilled cheese sandwiches. Girl loves her carbs.

Claire is still really shy but observant. She loves to watch other people but ducks her head when they look at her. She definitely likes to sit back and watch until she feels comfortable joining in. She will "ham it up" for us, though. She is a character!

Claire loves hugs and kisses from Mommy and Daddy, and is a great snuggler. We love our sweet Claire!