Keeping Track @ 15 Months

I took Anna to her 15 month check up today and she was surprising and impressive during her four shots. Barely cried at all. She was much more dramatic about it last time. Today, she weighed 18 lbs. 10 oz, which concerns her doctor a little since it left her, like Noah at this age, below the 5th %ile. She has us on strict orders now to up her caloric intake, curb the full belly of milk during the daytime, and be back for a follow-up in 4 weeks. (I don't think it will be that simple - the girl won't eat which is why I give her the milk to compensate - but I'm willing to try). Anna's height was in the 30-40%ile at exactly 30 inches.

I posted some tid-bits about Anna at 14 months, so there isn't much more to update about her quirks and traits. But there are a few other things that come to mind as I recall and compare the last time we had a 15 month old in our family. First off, Noah still was not walking, so that is still the biggest difference in our two. Curiosity, and therefore safety, is another big difference in Noah and Anna at 15 months. Noah was mild, content, and cautious. Anna is a go-getter, curious, and fearless so this creates more moments and places where we have to safeguard her from herself. Just last week we had to purchase various child-proofing gadgets that we never needed with Noah. The most useful and reassuring of these gadgets is an oven lock. I also grabbed a fridge/ dishwasher lock to keep on stand-by to save me the trip later. Third, Anna is much quicker on the uptake with things that Noah took much longer to master - things like puzzles, stacking toys, climbing on and off, sliding, and obviously, mobility. Fourth, Anna is a much neater eater. Not only does she not wear bibs during the day like Noah did still, but we don't even bother with bibs on her while she eats. That would have just blown our minds to consider when Noah was this age. Fifth, they both had 6 teeth at this age - 4 on top, 2 on the bottom. Although Anna is cutting 2 more on the bottom right now. Sixth, Anna can use a fork already and usually insists on it or she won't eat. I can't say for sure when Noah started using a fork/spoon, but it was NOT 15 months. Speaking of eating habits, Noah was a great eater then and Anna is not. Eats like a bird. And seventh, Anna collapses into a puddle like a limp noodle on the floor when she is displeased. Noah's version of showing such distaste at that age was to bend over and bang his head on the floor - one bang to make his point, two bangs for effect. I can't help grinning at the mental picture I get of both of their attempts at tantrums. Poor things.

Noah, then, at 15 months old:


Annabelle, now, at 15 months old: