Welcome to everyone that is visiting after hearing out our natural ways of raising our child on the More Hip Than Hippie podcast. Read through the postings here about our Bradley classes, using organic food, and other things we do. Feel free to drop a comment if you have any questions or comments and enjoy.
We went for Sarah's 15 month checkup last night and she was not a happy camper from the time we went back to the room until after her shots. She cried when I laid her on the table for the nurse to measure her and really only calmed down while we were playing "keep away" with my car keys. The doctor was very sesative to her need for comfort and allowed Doug to hold her for most of the exam. She weighed in at 20 pounds (10th percentile), measured 29 inches (15th) and her head is huge at 19 inches (90th). Even though she is on the small end of the scale, Dr. Murphy didn't think that there is anything to worry about. She has been such a handfull for us lately but that is what it is all about until they are about 30 or so.
I've been feeling unproductive, so I took some time over my lunch break today to update the photos of Sarah. I had pictures all the way back to her first birthday party, and as recent as yesterday. They are all available in the gallery. I posted pictures from her first birthday, 13th month, 14th month and 15th month.
It's been about a month since I last posted, and I am, rightfully so, beginning to hear about it. These days are forever gone, and will only live on in our memories, and the point of this weblog is to assist in that memory.
Sarah has been doing very well these past several months. She is now running, not walking, and getting into all sorts of trouble associated with mobility. Her favorite thing to drive me crazy right now is playing in the cat's water dish. She even dropped her gold fish crackers in there yesterday, and then wanted to go back and rescue them after we had a talk. I think she is hitting the terrible two's a bit early. She has even started to throw fits when she doesn't get her way. She even has mastered the word 'no', and uses it often. It's amusing to hear, but frustrating hearing someone so small trying to talk back to you. And you can't reason with her yet.
She is really growing up and fine tuning her personality. Her vocabulary is growing daily, sometime to our dismay when we slip and say something 'bad'. She really loves to immitate the two of us.
Sarah also now appears to be over her grass phobia. Last weekend, our neighborhood had a block party in the back yards, and she was just cruising around (with shoes on of course) running all over the 3 yards that were being used. We haven't put her in the grass since, but I'm sure it won't take much to get her going.
I've also been slacking with photos, both taking and posting. I have some that I need to get posted, and will try to do that within the next couple of days. Check back for an update.