Fifteen months

And so my little poo monkey, you are now fifteen months old. You are growing up so fast!

In the last couple of weeks you have made the leap into true toddlerhood, with your first couple of tentative steps. Now you are known to burst out in one of your big vocal "ooh-hoo" grins as you take up to twenty steps in a row by yourself. It is such a joy to watch.

Your vocabulary increases by the day, with "dear dear" "more", "car" and "good girl" being your favourite phrases du jour. I am also amazed at how whenever I say "One.." you reply gleefully with "two!". You also love to do "Round and round the garden" on both your own and mummy's hand, and you can point to a growing number of different body parts, not only your own but for others too. And finally....you seem to be making the connection between an object and the symbol for that object. Just recently you picked up the vehcile shaped piece from your puzzle board and said car. Then when mummy asked you where our car was, you pointed out the window to where our camry was parked. Such a clever clogs.

You are finally starting to enjoy the company of other children, although you are still mostly a quiet observer. It was so funny to take you to the library for storytime yesterday, when you made other mums laugh with your enthusiastic calls for "More" whenever we finished singing a song, and your giggles and ooh-hoos as you scrambled over to the book box.

You are definitely more cerebral than physical though, watching with amazement at the soft play centre today as other kids your age climbed and jumped and scrambled over the equipment. Mummy is just happy to let you do your own thing though, as always you will do things in your own time. Keep in mind thought that Mummy truly can live without chasing after a wild child! I think your Daddy is a bit crushed at your supposed lack of sporting prowess. He was hoping to manage your future tennis or golf career Damir Dokic style. You can ask Mummy what that means when you are older.

You still only have two and a half teeth, however with the way your day sleeps have been going Mummy suspects that we might soon be in for a teething assault. As always we will deal with whatever happens as it happens. I'm sure you will be a trouper, just as you have been for Mummy's return to part time work.

Love you so much our baby girl. In some ways you are growing up too fast, in others it is sheer delight to see how much and how rapidly you are developing. You will always be my baby girl though, and as I watch you now on the monitor, fast asleep with your beloved Snugzee by your side, my heart is full, and my mind is taking a picture for posterity.