15 Months

Miss Ilyana turned 15 months old this past Saturday! I had only been planning on doing blog posts every 6 months after turning a year old, but I feel like she has learned so much recently that I want to be able to remember. Over the last 3 months Ilyana has become a big sister, started walking, talking, and become more of a toddler. She absolutely loves her little brother. She helps fetch his pacifier when he cries, pats his head, and likes to play games like peek-a-boo with him. Recently she's been grabbing his hand and helping him to wave "hi" to us. Ilyana has also started walking recently. The day she turned 14 months she quadrupled the total amount of steps she had ever taken and has been getting better every day since then. I think once she's able to stand without pulling up on anything (which she did for the first time today!) she will be a full-time walker! As she has learned to walk she has become a lot more independent. She no longer wants to be carried and prefers to walk on her own most of the time. I won't complain! Over the past month or so I had been getting slightly concerned about Ilyana's lack of words. She seemed to be stuck at "dada", "hi", and "Lolly Lolly" (any school house rock fans?). But last week she added "mama" (finally!), "dog", barking like a dog, an attempt at "Ryker", and "Ro-Ro" (Cousin Rosie). She also knows a few sign language signs like: all done, more, eat, and help. I can't wait to hear her add even more words to her vocabulary! Sleeping-wise she is still doing great. At night she generally sleeps from about 7:30 pm-7:00ish am. Her naps have gone back and forth between 1-2 naps but generally they total about 3.5-4 hours during the day. Ilyana still loves to eat however she has definitely become more picky over this last week. She would eat only fruit all the time if that were an option! Fruit, especially berries are her favorite food, with chic-fil-a chicken in a close second. After talking to her pediatrician today we plan to try slowly re-introducing dairy into her diet and  hopefully she will do ok with it. This age has been so much fun. Ilyana is learning so much and copies everything we do. I love seeing her spunky personality continue to grow and I can't wait to watch her continue to get smarter!

Ilyana likes: eating, walking, doing everything by herself, reading books, baby brother, animals, super why.

Ilyana dislikes: mom or dad leaving, being tired, being touched by other people.

Weight: 16 lbs. 15.5 oz.