ZJ is 15 months old!

1.6.13

ZJ has added a few words this month.  She says "hi" now and says some version of "ball" and "baby" since we've worked on those.  I ask her if she wants mama milk when she wants to breastfeed and I've gotten her to answer by saying "mama."  She will now come up to me and start chanting "mama mama my" when she wants milk.  She has finally started pointing this month and usually says "buh" as she points at things.  She is at the stage where she is starting to understand a lot and respond to our words.  Her new dancing style is to take lots of tiny steps while walking in circles, which she'll do on command.  She's decided she no longer needs to get down from a few places backwards and will now sit on the edge and slide off, landing on her feet.  I introduced water to her in a straw cup and she figured it out right away.  She thinks it's the funnest thing ever to drink out of it, chew on it and spill it.

ZJ loves to sit and dig in dirt or mulch.  Luckily she has begun bringing me things she finds on the floor or ground instead of putting everything in her mouth.

ZJ finally has her own bed.  We have a twin size, organic mattress on the floor in her room and she now takes her daily nap there. 

ZJ's four molars are just starting to come in.  A couple have broken through her gums and they look painful.

Her sleeping schedule has remained about the same.  She still wakes several times through the evening but is sleeping better during the first part of the night and still waking frequently during the early morning hours.  ZJ was sick twice this month.

December 2012 Pics

IJ was alone for a moment in the tub after his haircut. In that time he got out of the tub, put the razor blade onto the razor and gave himself another haircut.






IJ got a ukulele for Hanukkah.


IJ now has a doll house to play with at preschool and really likes it.






IJ and ZJ got a play stove and some pots and pans for cooking.




ZJ has some long lashes.


I guess IJ got used to hearing "we don't eat turkey" during thanksgiving because he was making odd gestures in front of this turkey and said he was spitting it out because he didn't eat it.








ZJ, in the table at her great grandmother's house.


IJ got a super hero cape for Hanukkah.




This is ZJ's first nap in her new bed.


I gave ZJ a cup to drink out of for the first time. She mastered this straw cup of water after a couple of minutes exploring it.

rain man

IJ got a rain jacket from auntie S for Hanukkah.  He's been wanting one for quite a while.  The following day it rained and he got to try it out.






12.16.12

ZJ at 13 months

like brother, like sister

7.29.10


12.10.12

cute ZJ bath video

ZJ is 14 months old!

12.6.12

ZJ is talking and walking!  She says "bye" now but it's always very drawn out and loud.  She is walking all over the place and can go a pretty good distance without falling.  She also wants to climb on everything.  She has mastered the foot first position for getting down from things.  She is putting things into containers now, including one morning when I caught her removing the garbage can contents one at a time and placing them into the toilet.

ZJ is obsessed with necklaces and finds all the bead ones I have for the kids to play with and throws them over her head as quickly as possible.  She also grabs any discarded clothing she sees and tosses that onto her head or around her neck.  In contrast, she hates having socks on and will remove them as soon as they are put on.  I don't even put them on her until we get where we are going because I don't want to have to find them in the back of the car.  At every meal ZJ yells as soon as she gets in the chair until she has food to eat.  She also yells if you take a break in providing her food.  It's the only time she yells and kind of funny.  She also throws all food off the right side of her chair when she's done and sometimes before she's done for some mid meal entertainment.  She just started trying to drink the bath water when it is dripped or poured in front of her.  I may introduce a sippy cup of water soon since she seems ready.  She has only had breastmilk straight from the breast to drink thus far.

ZJ is still napping once a day anywhere from 30 minutes to 1.5 hours.  She is usually asleep around 7 pm and wakes between 6 and 7 am.  She now has almost 8 teeth (the 8th is just barely coming in).

ZJ was sick once in the past month with a mild cold and fever.