15 month appointment UPDATE

We had Ellery's 15 month well baby check this afternoon. Dr. S is really thrilled with Ellery - she said that she likes to see babies have about 4 words by now. . Ellery has double that and then some ;)

she's also already strung 2 words together. . .every morning she says "hi nana" to my mom and yesterday we heard her say "hi daddy" to John.

She's 25lbs 8oz and 32-something inches long!!! That's the 85th percentile for weight and the 96th for height/length - not really sure where those tall genes are coming from!!!

Dr. S said that she has great muscle tone and straight legs for a toddler and was pretty impressed with how well Ellery walked for her. . she said that not all toddlers can "pivot" as well as she can being a new walker and all. She said "how long has she been walking this well" John and I kinda looked at each other and said. . . .umm almost since she started walking. . . We had a week or two of the unsteady gait but then it was all systems go!! she also said that Ellery has very impressive fine motor skills for her age :)

All in all it was a good visit - we chatted about Ellery receiving the MMR shot - we're pushing it to 18months and I still haven't decided if she'll have it then. . we might wait till 2. She addressed my concern about Ellery's hips and her "toe in" (she has a slight turn in when she stands sometimes - i had to wear corrective shoes as a child so I wanted to ask about it). She said they wouldn't even consider orthopedics till she was about 3 IF it was a real problem at all.

We had to go upstairs to the lab for a blood draw - Ellery was SO brave and didn't cry at all - until they were putting the band aid on - delayed reaction!!! :)

I'll edit later with a pic from today :)


ETA: here's the promised pic from today:

15 month update!!!

How is it possible (i know. . i say it every month) that she's already 15 months old??!!

The time is just FLYING by!!!! We have a well baby check on Thursday so I don't know her current stats but here's the list that they post on my babycenter board so I'll use that as a means of updating:

Babys Name: Ellery Rose

Baby's DOB: 1/14/2007

Birth Weight/length: 7lbs 2oz 20 inches

Current weight/length: not sure will know on Thursday

Current weight/length percentiles (if known):

Head Circumference:

Size clothes: mostly 12-18

Size and brand of diapers: Huggies size 4

Transitioned to cows milk (or other)? Yup - 100% on milk

Drinking bottles? no more

Drinking from sippy cups? all day

Any food allergies? none that we know of

Health problems or concerns? nothing

Sleeping through the night? of course ;)

Walking? Yup - since about 13 months - now she's trying to RUN

How many words? she doesn't have a ton of "words" but she babbles a lot - most people wouldn't understand a lot of what she says but she does say: hi, nana, (also together - hi nana), kitty, belle (or some variation of). .probably more

How many teeth? 8 - working on her molars now

Using a pacifier? nap and bedtime only

Using a spoon/fork? she knows how to use a spoon.

Temper Tantrums? occasionally :)

Enjoys books? more like obsessed with them. .loves to "read" to herself or be read to

Can roll a ball, scribble with a crayon, or any other "milestones" or comments? rolls and kicks a ball, scribbles with crayons (we got our first ones over the weekend), knows where her tummy, nose, head and ears are :)

It's always a learning experience (an update :) )

This whole motherhood thing is ALWAYS a learning experience - LOL just when I think I've got it figured out and we're good. . BAM!!! Some wrench is thrown in the works. With Ellery teething and TRYING to get those molars to come through we've had a lot of ups and downs. . .she's crabby, running a fever, she refuses dinner etc. The latest "down" is her afternoon nap.

She doesn't want to take one. While I know some babies give up the 2 nap cycle after they're a year old. . but quite frankly, she needs it. She's exhausted and by the time we get home she's crabby as all heck. argh

Let's see what else is going on. . . she's pointing a ton more and saying "what's that" (well . .that's what I *think* she's saying :) )

She did the coolest thing the other day. . she was wearing a shirt with a big cupcake on it and I said "show mommy the cupcake" and the pointed right to it!!!!

Last night I said "where's Ellery's tummy?" and she pointed again (lower this time)!!!!

it's SOOO cute :) :) :)

she's learning SO much so fast.....!!!