15 Month Check-up

Yesterday was Guiliana's 15 month check-up (a few weeks late). We have had a nice break not having to go back to the doctor every 2 weeks like we had done for the past 6-8 months!
Here are the highlights of her visit:
weight: 27.09 lbs (94th percentile)
height: 32.48 in (96th percentile)

Dr. A checked her tubes and said that they are perfectly in place and seem to be doing their job, which we couldn't be happier about!!

I asked the doctor for a print out of her growth chart so I could document it. Now, they took her height/weight every time we went, even for her ear infections. I counted, and we have been there 19 TIMES since she was 5 days old!!! That is awful!! I can't believe it!

Here is a few stats from our Guiliana over the past year:
Weight:
5 days old = 6.81 lbs (her birth weight was 7.3)
1 month = 9.7 lbs
3 months = 16.05
6 months = 20.46
9 months = 23.48
1 year = 24.87

Height:
5 days old = 20.87 in
1 month = 21.26 in (she actually dropped down to 52 percentile)
3 months = 24.61
6 months = 26.38
9 months = 28.94
1 year = 30.31

Our little Fashionista!!
I am proud to say that our baby girl is a real "girly-girl". We were down the shoe isle at Walmart and she kept pointing with a huge smile on her face saying... "shoes, shoes!" She also is very much into jewelry. Her current obsession is with my bangle bracelets and big beaded necklaces. She walks around with her little arm full of them and thinks she is miss thing! She even is starting to get some "play" jewelry of her own. She also is into what she is wearing. When I put a shirt/dress on her she pulls it up from her chest and looks at it and smiles and will comment on the color if she knowsit. She loves to put on mommy's shoes and try and walk!!

Here are some other things Gules is doing at 15 months:
*She loves to watch WALL-E. She will sit and watch almost the whole thing.
*She plays with blocks
*She is becoming very independent, she does not want anyone's help, BUT still wants Mommy to hold her!
*She knows colors: White, purple, yellow, blue, pink
*If we count to 7, she will say 8,9,10.
*She knows how to point out, Tinkerbell, Belle, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White.
*She gets crazy/nuts over the intro song to Spongebob Squarepants.
*She loves to push her baby doll in her little stroller. She rocks her little baby doll and gives her kisses.
*Her favorite song (that she will sing some parts to) is The Wheels on the Bus.
*She will stop and dance to any music that she hears. At school she attends music class on Mondays and I swear that is the favorite part of her week!!
*She knows where Grandma and Grandpa live. If either of us has her in the car, she knows when we pull in the driveway and she lights up with excitement!!
*She gives kisses and hugs to other little kids at school.
*She is obsessed with water. She would play in the sink if we let her (which we do! :)
*After bath time, she will put a squirt of lotion on her hand and rub her little hands together (think its from our nightly after bath routine...she must be really catching on)
*She thinks its funny to take something that she knows she shouldn't have, wait for you to notice, and then run and wanting you to chase her!
*She still is VERY MUCH a mommy's girl! If I am in the room... she wants to be with me.
*She blows kisses.
*She still very much likes to sneak food to the dog.
*No more bottles since about 8 weeks ago
*If we chant "Lets Go METS", she laughs and claps her hands.
*If you are sitting on the floor she insists sitting in your lap. She will get close to your legs, turn around, back-up, and sit down.

Here is some of her vocabulary:
Now, Guiliana runs her mouth ALL DAY LONG, which I find adorable. Here are some of the words that we can understand.
*One that we are NOT proud of... "Oh, Shit!" for when she drops something. We have since switched it to "Oh shoot!"
*Waaawaaa = water
*Milk (when she wants it)
*More
*No Mine!
*baby
*here you go (she hands you her sippy cup when she is done)
*please
*dadda
*puppy
*go, go, go
*snack
*Here you go (when giving us something)
*Bye-Bye (and waves)
*cookie
*Where'd it do (when looking for her pacifier)
*Keys
*Car
*Elmo
*down
*Book
*Again (when she wants me to play something again, ie: her Hokey Pokey Elmo doll)

Watching her grow-up has been and will continue to be an amazing sight. Having this little girl in our lives makes everything we do worthwhile. She gives us purpose in life!