sleeping: Amelia sleeps for at least 12 hours each night. Bedtime is 8 pm, and she usually wakes up between 8 am and 10 am. We are currently transitioning between 1-2 naps a day, and mostly it's whatever makes Amelia happy. I love sneaking a peek in the mornings, because she's usually doing something silly. I also love her giant smile when she realizes I'm watching her.
eating: For breakfast, Amelia switches off between oatmeal and a fried egg every morning. In addition, she gets a yogurt and a smoothie. She can maneuver her spoon well; when she gets frustrated trying to scoop up food, she will pick up a bite with her other hand and place it on the spoon to feed herself. She blows on all her meals (whether or not they are hot). For lunch and dinner, she gets a plate of broccoli and carrots. Recently, I've started blending half of her veggies into her smoothie, and giving her half fruit and half veggies on her plate. What's in her smoothie? strawberries, blueberries, spinach, orange, yogurt, bananas, broccoli, and carrots. She gets 4-5 sippy cups daily, and water too when the smoothie is gone, so that's why the sippy is in all her pictures. In terms of breastfeeding, we're down to just one feeding in the morning. I keep telling myself we'll cut it out soon, but obviously I've been reluctant.
play: Amelia has so many toys to keep her busy. Our home gets cleaned daily, but it always looks like a disaster. Blessings that come with a toddler, right? Amelia loves feeding/carrying/reading with/loving on her dolls, dancing with her elephant (not pictured), puzzles, shoes, balls, practically everything. Her favorite is her dolls, we practice body parts on those babies all day long. She also loves puzzles; watching her find and place pieces where they fit is insanely exciting for me as well. I love her guts.
Amelia is currently a little inconsistent with her naps. Sometimes she'll wake up chattering to herself, other times she'll wake up screaming bloody murder. It's a little tricky, good thing she has her Nemo. :)
Amelia loves popping bubbles, coloring, the mirror in my closet, slides, swinging, walks to the park, watching the and yearning to be elementary students, and getting the mail. I love anything that will make her giggle like crazy. We try to get out of the house everyday- groceries, classes, library, anything to keep us from going stir crazy. After her nap, we'll usually play around at home or around our neighborhood. Every time we go outside, the kiddos on our block run over and yell, "HI AMELIA!" and try to hold her hand. Adorable, right?
At her 15 month well-checkup, Amelia was 18.7 pounds (3%), 29.1 inches (15%), and 17.2 inches OFC (5%). I'm usually not too paranoid, but her pediatrician always, always comments on her weight. Whaddya do, right? She can say 10+ words appropriately, use a spoon/feeding herself, draw strokes with a crayon, point to various body parts when asked, dances to music, feeds her doll, "helps" around the house, eat three healthy meals, etc. etc. What more can I ask?
In the afternoon, we read 10 verses of the Book of Mormon together (currently in Mosiah). Depending on the day, Amelia will sit on my lap, turn pages, or play quietly. I really love this routine we've started together, and how peaceful she becomes. This is also the time we wait for a text from Dad, telling us he's on his way home.
We love waiting outside for him. We live by a municipal airport, so we see up to five planes within a half hour from our front porch. Amelia use to point to them and yell, "DOG DOGGGG!!!" We've been working on "plane," accommodation development, right? Anyways, Amelia loves watching that cute little gray prius drive up, climbing in the front seat, and riding up to the garage with dad. She waves to me, like "get outta here, mom!" It's our most favorite time of day. :)
I'm so grateful that I'm a mother to my favorite girl in the whole world. The hardest job in the world, but Amelia babe makes it worth it.
xo
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