Lauren is full of fun and personality these days and brings such joy and laughter to our lives. She enjoys making people laugh and loves to cuddle. She definitely has learned to assert her will though lately and will let you know when she doesn't prefer to do something! But all in all she is a very good girl and listens very well.
Lauren still loves her baby signing time DVD's and really took to the signing which we really appreciate as we can communicate better with her. Some of her recent regularly used signs include bath, grandpa, daddy, mommy, grandma, book, drink, shoes, fish, please, thank you, and of course eat, all done, more, milk, dog and cat. A few of her new actual words include kitty, hi, bye, Heidi (my parents dog), ball, and duck. Otherwise she definitely prefers to sign but is making lots of efforts to talk.
Fun little fact: nicknames that stuck - monks (short version of monkey) and bean.
Its amazing to me how fast she picked up walking and running. She picked up walking as her preferred way of getting around at about 13 months and loves to be outside running around. I'm still trying to figure out what to do for the winter to get her energy out! Lauren recently started to enjoy coloring - something her nana brought her to do one day. I'll have to get creative on crafts with her soon. We got involved with our library sit and read this fall which she and I really enjoyed and starting going to a mom's together once a month at our local church. Lauren is doing really well now with leaving us for short periods of time without getting upset (something we've been working on). We always get such a nice report afterwards that she was happy and was so good.
Lauren's sleep habits have gotten much better recently now that she's done teething for a while. She goes to bed between 6:30 and 7 and sleeps until 6:30-7:30 in the morning. Naps are once a day sometime around 1 for about 1 &1/2 to 2 hours give or take. She loves her bathtime and enjoys helping get dressed and brushing her teeth though isn't very fond of us brushing for her.
Mealtimes are still a struggle most days. Her tastes seem to change regularly and she's still not a big eater so we give her gummy vitamines which she LOVES. Lauren currently really like strawberries, apples, and pears and we can still get her to eat squash, vegetables from our soup, and peas. Her favorite things still tend to be crackers such as goldfish, teddy grahams, graham crackers, and any type that we're eating. Eggs, cheerios, and yogurt tend to be a favorite breakfast item and she's really good about eating chicked nuggets, meatballs, and organic hot dogs we cook for her. Milk is her alltime favorite beverage first thing in the morning, before nap, and bedtime (though we do it before brushing her teeth now). Otherwise she just drinks water and isn't a very big fan of juice.
We love our little girl and can't imagine life without her. Happy 15 months Lauren! We are so blessed to be your parents.
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