Fifteen weeks.

This week was growth and big changes. This week brought new sounds and more strength. You found your feet. Most of your days were spent naked. You pooped in the potty and peed in the toilet at Grandpapa's. You ate like a horse all week. You slept through the night with a dry diaper. You flirted and charmed your way around town, collecting compliments from everyone. You received two baths, one for fun and one out of necessity. You started teething and babbling. You started wearing some of your 12 month clothing. You started looking over your shoulder at us. You got a most distressing bug bite. You were weighed and measured at the WIC office- you gained one pound and grew one inch last month! The nurses fought over who would hold you while I stepped on the scale. Your cuteness cannot be contained. 

I found myself savoring a quiet afternoon nursing you on our bed. You fell asleep in my lap, a less and less frequent occurrence these days. The sweetness was almost overwhelming. You are growing at just the right pace but it is all still so fleeting. You are sleeping well, better than last week, and have been quite dry through the night. You often use the potty before and after bedtime. Naked time has no doubt helped with this and you seem much more prone to waiting for a potty opportunity when not wearing any clothes. Of course, sometimes you pee on us but we don't mind. Humans are washable! 

You really started noticing the dogs this week. You sit in my lap while they wrestle on the living room rug and you watch them, wide eyed, surprised when one of them comes in close for a kiss. You are endlessly entertained by standing up. We hold your hands and you pant and grin, knees buckling, but really standing so strong. You look like you want to leap right off of our laps. I really have to keep my eye on you now that you're become so wriggly. I practically found you under the couch not five minutes after I had set you down on the play mat. It will be a challenge to keep up with you once you figure out just how mobile you can be.

You've started reaching out and grasping with both hands, accurately swiping at your toys, You really enjoyed putting fabric in your mouth this week. I would find you with diapers (clean ones!), pants, your lovey- all were fair game for chewing. One afternoon you carried a pair of leggings clenched in your tiny fist for two hours, like a prize. Conversing with you has become such fun. Your tone has changed to a more musical one as you try out consonants in addition to the vowels you've been working on for a while now. We talk to you all the time. A visit to Public Square Park with its fountains reminded us that we can't wait for even warmer weather and playing in water. You'll be a little swimmer for sure. We love wearing you out with interaction, especially outings with fellow babies. 

Spring is treating us very well. You couldn't be sweeter. Watching you grow is a joy that knows no bounds. Keep it up, baby girl.