Anna's speech and comprehension has improved dramatically this month. She can point to over100 different objects if prompted with the word, and she can suddenly say many of them with increasing clarity. Current favorite words include "bowl," "spoon,"' "owl," "pooh" (as in Winnie), and "off" (as in I want my socks off). She continues to love books but has really gotten into puzzles. She has a variety of wooden cutout puzzles to keep her occupied, her favorite of which has different shapes. Anna knows all twelve of them by name, including rhombus, parallelogram, oval, and pentagon! She also enjoys playing a Winnie the Pooh card game, like Memory but we keep the cards turned up and she finds the two copies of the word we say. Her favorite cards have Tigger on them.
Anna's motor skills continue to improve. She has learned how to walk backwards which is a handy skill for her when she is trying to avoid having her diaper changed, her face wiped clean, or her teeth brushed! She can now walk up small steps without holding on to anything for balance. In a moment of weakness Daddy bought her a teeball set (couldn't wait for Christmas) and Anna is working on connecting the ball to the bat.
She's got four molars breaking though her gums now, so the last few weeks have been painful for her and rough on our sleep, but things seem to be improving. Mommy had to leave for a business trip for four days this week, which was tough, but Anna and Daddy had a grand old time and held down the fort quite nicely.
We are looking forward to the holidays. We are hanging out in CA for Thanksgiving but we'll be back east for Christmas and hope to see many of you then.
Check out this month's pictures!
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| Anna at 15 months |
