{"id":2048,"date":"2009-10-12T22:51:51","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T02:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2009-11-24T17:48:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-24T21:48:00","slug":"fifteen-months-old-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/2009\/10\/fifteen-months-old-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifteen Months Old!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Anna,<\/p>\n<p>Today you are fifteen months old, and what a big girl you&#8217;re becoming!<br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2049\" title=\"20090918_curls\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/images\/anna\/20090918_curls.jpg\" alt=\"20090918_curls\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\nYou are obsessed with Signing Time.\u00a0 Truly, truly obsessed.\u00a0 Every morning, the minute we come in from putting your sister on the bus, you ask for Signing Time.\u00a0 Every morning, I give in, so I can drink my coffee and eat my breakfast in peace!\u00a0 Because of your obsession, however, you have a lot of new signs that you&#8217;ve picked up and regularly use: &#8220;baby&#8221;, &#8220;signing time&#8221;, &#8220;hat&#8221;, &#8220;penguin&#8221;, &#8220;mouse&#8221;, &#8220;cookie&#8221;, &#8220;daddy&#8221;, &#8220;pear&#8221;, &#8220;bird&#8221;, &#8220;bear&#8221;, &#8220;doll&#8221;, &#8220;yellow&#8221;, &#8220;shoes&#8221;, &#8220;stars&#8221;.\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2051\" title=\"20091008_orange_sweater\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/images\/anna\/20091008_orange_sweater.jpg\" alt=\"20091008_orange_sweater\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\nYou also have quite a few new verbal words: &#8220;apple&#8221;, &#8220;boo!&#8221;, &#8220;bye-bye&#8221;, &#8220;Signing Time&#8221; (more like &#8220;dih-dih-dah!&#8221;), &#8220;pasta&#8221;, &#8220;cheese&#8221;, &#8220;Poppy&#8221;, &#8220;hi&#8221;, &#8220;dog&#8221;.\u00a0 You shake your head &#8220;no&#8221; a lot in response to things, and it&#8217;s really adorable because your hair swirls around your head with a life of it&#8217;s own.\u00a0 When your words fail you, you&#8217;ve figured out how to point to an item you want, and then point to yourself to indicate that you want it.\u00a0 In short, you&#8217;ve got the communication thing down pat, and you&#8217;re just working on adding to your vocabulary.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2050\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2050\" title=\"20091011_cheese\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/images\/anna\/20091011_cheese.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Cheeeeese!&quot;\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;Cheeeeese!&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You&#8217;ve figured out how to stand back up in the middle of the floor by yourself, without pulling up on anything.\u00a0 Pair that with your walking and climbing skills, and it can mean nothing but trouble for me!\u00a0 No rest for the weary, right?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2053\" title=\"20091006_smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/images\/anna\/20091006_smiley.jpg\" alt=\"20091006_smiley\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\nEvery month brings such big changes, and every month you get cuter and sweeter.\u00a0 I love being your mama!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2052\" title=\"20090916_ball\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/images\/anna\/20090916_ball.jpg\" alt=\"20090916_ball\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Love, Mommy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Anna, Today you are fifteen months old, and what a big girl you&#8217;re becoming! 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