15 Months of chatting

What Joy is doing 

• Joy has been more interested in holding our hands and walking around. She has even been able to stand up totally alone a few times. She loves to climb and crawl all over (especially dangerous things like the book shelves and dinning room chairs) 
• She LOVES TO TALK, especially to her Auntie Ruthie. Joy will sit there and talk to us (of course it is all unintelligible) and it cracks us up. I still haven't been able to get it on video

• Total teeth: 6....the 7th tooth is almost through and I suspect there are a few more about to come as we have had a lot of teething troubles the past month.
• Loves splashing in water and swimming at her friend Elena's blow up pool.
• Nods her head yes or no 

What Joy is saying 

• daddy
• ma ma 
• daaddy (Rudy)..sounds almost like daddy so only really recognizable in context) yes 
• up
• baby
• da da (dog) 
• yes 
• Animal noises: lion, elephant, monkey dog

Eats 

• Solid food: Joy has started to want to feed herself with a spoon 
• Loves: anything edible...she will try it a couple times even if she doesn't love it at first. What a blessing.
• Verdict is still out on: not sure...this girl loves food
• Introducing this week: Joy has been on a dairy free diet for the past 2.5 weeks. She loves almond and soy milk. However she still sometimes spits up after breakfast. My professional opinion...she eats way too  much in the morning because she is so hungry. If I space out her food giving her about 20 min between her fruit and big bowl of cereal (or give her less) she is fine. We will introduce milk again and see.....

Sleeps:

•  Night time: 7pm-7am
• Naps: One afternoon nap (2 hours) and sometimes a quick 45 min snooze in the morning if she is in the stroller or hiking with daddy

Weighs:About 22 lbs

Likes:

*Going on the swing with daddy

* Going down slides (especially head first!)

*Going to Ikea to play in the kids display room

* To eat Cheerios in her high chair while mommy showers (if she wasn't contained while I was in the shower....there would be a major disaster)

* Wearing clothing on her head...especially her swim diaper (although she will NOT wear a hat!) 

Dislikes: Joy dislikes it when we spend the whole day at home. When Joy is done with something or doesn't want it she hurls it across the room...not so fun!

Favorite event:  Having Auntie Ruthie come to visit for two weeks. This week daddy is gone to Georgia (the country) on a school trip so Auntie Ruthie is here to keep mommy and Joy company.

 

Joy reading her new favorite book, thanks Kalina!