Okay! We are really late on this post and I am sorry! I know everyone has been waiting so patiently to hear Laela's 15 month stats. :) Seems like forever since I have even blogged, but school is crazy!
Laela turned 15 months on September 24th, but she was sick that week. We had her wellness visit scheduled but could not do it because she came down with flu early in the week. She ended up staying home 3 days that week. Then she got to go to her wellness appointment the following week and received 2 vaccines and a flu shot. The next day, daycare called to say she had a 104 degree temperature. YIKES! Ro rushed to pick her up and had a relaxing Friday afternoon with her. Now, Laela has a cough, but no temp. (Oh man...Ro and I are lucky to still have our jobs!) We pray she will soon be well...no cough, no flu, no temp, and no crazy attitude...WAIT! I think the attitude will be around for the next 18 years! HA!
Stats for 15 months:
Weight: 27 lbs (93%)
Length: 31.25 in (71%)...Half of Ro's length! :)
Head circumference: 18.85 in (92%)...Lots of brain space!
Vaccines received: Prevnar and DTaP, plus the flu shot
Dr. Smith said that Laela looked great and was developing well! Since she has kinda cut back on the eating, we speculated that she needed to start Pediasure.....however, the doctor stated that since Laela was a little on the bigger side (Not in those words exactly but I got the hint!), that she was doing just fine. Laela was not a big fan of the doc inspecting her and checking her vitals. The funniest part was when the doc was finished with her examination, Laela stopped crying, smiled, and waved "bye"! On the way out, Dr. Smith gave her a high five and Laela was back to running around the room naked...I corralled her for the shots which involved 2 of us holding her down while the shots were administered.......Note: Alot of money is spent on medicine and medical research. I am no genious but can it be that hard to combine all of the vaccines into single shot? Does a 15 month old really need 3 injections? If they can clone sheep, my request should be a piece of cake. :)
(Can you tell that Ro took Laela to the doctor and he wrote the above info? What a dork!)
What is Laela up to these days? She can:
- Walk fast...almost like a run!
- Clean her face and small areas
- Listens to a request and does it (for example: Please go put your shoes in the drawer.)
- Teeth: 5 total = 2 big on the top, 2 on the bottom and one in the back on the bottom
- Giggles...ALOT
- Has many facial expressions
- Words she is saying a lot right now: daddy, momma, nanna, Laela, thank you, bye-bye, hi, go, no, milk, all done, fish, dog, duck, outside, boo
- Still signs "all done" and "more"
- Loves to be scared by momma and daddy, but also loves to scare us
- Kisses...lots of kisses. All family, daycare teachers, Allie Mae, etc.
- Can point to her shoes, toes, nose, tongue, belly, and self when asked who is Laela? We are still working on eyes, mouth, and ears.
- One favorite toy right now: putting her pretend coins into her singing piggy bank!
- Favorite activity: walking outside, bubbles outside, talking outside, getting the mail from outside, looking at leaves outside. Do you get my point?
- Art: Laela is great at pulling a sticker from my finger and sticking it onto the paper. There is also a fascination with a green crayon!
- Food: She is not eating much right now. We are occasionally feeding jars of baby food (green beans or pears) just to get in an extra serving of fruits and veggies. Otherwise, she is eating table food. She does great with breakfast, good with lunch, and does not like to eat dinner. Her favorite foods are applesauce and yogurt melts with cherrios.
- Gets along better with Allie Mae. Can now give her a treat, help open the top lock on Allie's crate, and with a little help she can pour Allie's food into her bowl. Now...we are working on picking up poop from the backyard.
- Clothes: 18-24 months
- Diapers: size 4
- Shoes: 4 1/2 WIDE...yes...wide. :)
Last year, can you remember Laela at Halloween? Well, if not...here she is!
This year we saw this penguin costume on-line and both of us agreed! The costume is a little big, but she is a hysterical penguin. She even waddles a little. 
We even had a few super heroes at the gathering! 
As you can see, there were more kiddos, but they had already taken off their costumes by the time we arrived. Well, another wonderful family gathering sponsored by Granna and Gramps. Oh! Laela, along with all of the grandkids, love to steal Gramps chair when he gets up. Here she is after a smooth snatch!
