15 Months

Moriah is 15 months old today. Wow i can't believe i just typed those words. Here's what's been going on lately...

* About 2 weeks ago, I noticed she had several "ant bites" on her hands that couldn't be explained. The next day she had a rash on her leg, several of those ant bites on her feet, and a blister on her tongue. Turns out it was the Hand, Foot, and Mouth virus. Thankfully Tootsie came to the rescue and kept her that week since i couldn't send her to the babysitter with The Sickness.

* Last weekend, on Sunday the 15th, we noticed that her left top tooth had come through the surface. That brings us to a total of 4 teeth so far. (The bottom center two teeth, and top right tooth are in full force-and the top left tooth is on its way).

* Tootsie kept Moriah again this week so the poor child had no attention at all (ha). On Tuesday, I went over there after work to visit and Little Missy took her first steps! She has been cruising around for weeks now but has not been able to muster up the courage to step out on her own. We were in the kitchen and Mom stood Moriah up and tried to get her to walk towards her. Sure enough, she took a couple steps and fell right into Mom's arms! She has done it a number of times since then, but so far just takes 2-3 steps before she falls into our arms. This Firstborn has not been racing to get to the milestones by any means, she is so laid back and chill about everything! But that's ok with us! I'm in no hurry to have a walker/runner on my hands.

* In the last week, we've gotten a little Chatty Kathy on our hands (not Mom, Moriah). While she's had her basic list of vocabulary words over the last couple months (door, cracker, dada, mama, dydy for diaper, dydy for byebye, daw for ball, ryry for Moriah, etc), this last week she's started "talking" in complete sentences of babble. She adds in all the expressions, voice inflections, and confidence as if she's actually talking. However, it's her own language. She really ramps it up when she lays down for a nap. It's so cool (and precious!) to hear her just talking away on the monitor.

Moriah Grace- I'm so very thankful for the wonderful, happy, healthy, fun 15 months we've had together. You add even more joy to our family than we could have imagined. There are so many times that Daddy and I will just look at each other and smile or laugh as we watch you play. You are so sweet, funny, smart, and just a beautiful little girl. I love you and I'm so thankful to be your Mama!