15 month update

Caleigh is 15 months!  I just wrote her 14 month update but it seems like even in the last month she has changed so much.  

• - Just now Adam sneezed in the other room and Caleigh said (from her bedroom), "ahh-coo."  It is amazing how much she has learned and comprehended over the month.  She has also started saying 'uhh-ohh' when she drops something or after we say it.
• - She is turning into such a little helper (which will be good when her little brother arrives in June!).  We will say, "Caleigh, go get your jacket" and she will go get it and bring it to us and then hold out her arm for us to put it on her.  Other ways she loves to help out: we say, "Caleigh, close the door" and she will go and close it or when we are leaving we say let's go get in the car and she will walk to the door and wait for us to open it.  
• - Caleigh is really learning where things go - when we say "Caleigh, can you put on your socks?" she will get her socks and sit down and hold the sock open and try to put her feet in them - it is the cutest thing ever!
• - She can point out my nose, mouth, eyes, and hair.  She gets a little confused on the ears because every time she reaches for my ear (and earring) I say "Caleigh, gentle" so I think she may think ears are called gentle.
• - She has started doing this really cheesy smile when she knows you are talking about her or when she realizes she is the center of attention - she scrunches up her nose and eyes and looks up high and smiles really big.
• - She has been working on saying ma-ma.  Mostly now she just babbles it but it is so sweet to hear her say it!
• - She is obsessed with climbing!  She climbs up the slide at the park (not all the way), tries to climb up onto all of her toys.  Her grandparents (thanks Gammy and Grandpa!) just got her a rocking chair which she loves to climb on and off of.  She will also create obstacles for herself - like climbing over the top of toys, etc.  Probably because of the climbing she also really loves the park - we were there today and she started wailing when we left.
• - She loves books again - and will come and sit in our laps often for us to read them to her.
• - She has started saying what sounds like, "I did it" all mushed together.  She says it after she has done something so we think that really is what she is saying. It is so cute!
• - Also in the bath tub she will take the cups we use to rise her off and try to drink out of them - often she gets a very large mouthful and chokes a little but it is neat to see her try to drink out of real cups.
• - Still taking 2 naps a day - 1 hour in the am and 2.5 hours in the afternoon.
• - She has started drinking out of a cup with a straw.
• - Discipline really isn't that difficult right now.  I think it may be a first child syndrome but she seems to desire to be obedient.  Most times when we ask her something she will obey right away - we have started having to pop her hand when we can tell that she hears us but doesn't do what we ask right away.  (Just look at Jonah in the OT to see the consequences of delayed obedience.)  And she is very sensitive to discipline - she will often cry at the loud 'no' or when we pop her hand - I think that is another way that she desires to please.

She is such a joy at this age!  She has been an absolute blessing to us and we are so thankful for her!

Putting on big girl shoes (ie mine).