15 Months

Posing for a picture saying 'Cheeeeeeese' making her Sloth face

Our little peanut is 15 months old. In just under two more months she will be taking on the big sister roll, I can't believe it. Her personality is really starting to come out and boy have we got a ham on our hands! She is constantly doing silly things, then always looks around to see if she's gotten a reaction from someone. Her favorite things to do now are:

Spinning- she twirls around in circles saying 'spinnn, spinnn, spinnn' until she gets dizzy

Movies- this girl loves watching movies, her favorite being Tangled. Now I don't let her sit around watching t.v. all day long, but if I know we'll be in the car for awhile or if I'm needing a break at home I let her watch a little bit of her shows. The other day I went to get her from her nap. I went into the room and there she was standing up with a big smile on her face. The first thing she said when she saw me was "Moooovie!!!" and I had to tell her No Johanna, no movies right now, followed by Johanna letting out a desperate 'noooooooo!!' followed by tears. Oh boy!

Remote Controls- she knows how to turn on the t.v. with the remote control. This is no easy task either  since our tv requires two remotes one to turn on, and the other to change channels. This little stinker has figured out not only how to turn on the television but also how to skip through the channels to find her beloved movies.

Sneaking- I don't really know how to explain it, but Johanna likes to crouch down low and walk around like she's being really sneaky. You can tell by the look on her face that she thinks she is being hilarious, which I have to admit it is pretty funny watching her creep around like this.

Manners- I have been trying to teach her manners starting with please and thank you. Now whenever she wants something (again, most usually wanting to watch a movie) she says with her little squeaky voice as drawn out as possible 'pleeeeeeeeaaaase!!!!!' she's on to something because who could say no to that?

Affection- says love you and will randomly come up to me or Jeff and give us a big kiss on our face, she also loves giving my belly kisses. When I go to get her from her nap as soon as I pick her up from her crib she wraps her arms around me and starts patting me on the back, like I always do to her. It warms my heart! One last thing...before she goes to bed and after she gives her goodnight kiss she always squeezes me really tight saying 'squeeeeeeeze!' <3

Babies- she is still in love with her animals and babies. I caught her picking them up and placing them in her baby doll crib saying 'night night!' gave them a kiss and  rocked them back and forth trying to sing rockabye baby. What a sweet girl she is!

Moon- if we are out at night she points to the sky pointing out the 'staws' and 'mooooon' when I remember I always try to let her look up into the night sky before bed to say goodnight moon, just like in one of her favorite books.

Well, that's all that I can think of for now but every day it seems like she is saying or doing something else that either surprises me or makes me laugh. Kids are so much fun! Happy 15 months Johanna, we love you so much xxoo