15 months for Hadley

This week Hadley passed the 15-month mark and had her check-up and more shots.  Her measurements were 31.25" long (74.5%), 19 lbs, 11 oz (27%), and head circumference of 18.75" (92%), which are roughly in line with previous measurements.  I had them check her iron levels again to ensure that the vitamins, adult food, and milk consumption monitoring were working - they are!

Speaking of eating, she seems to enjoy meat much more than Owen ever did or even currently does.  I'm talking roast, hot dogs, sausage, and all forms of chicken.  I think that's been helping with her iron, too.  She also loves a good corn on the cob!

Hadley is a climber, and has been trying to follow Owen up onto playgrounds since August. She is my little busybody, never still more than a minute!  Let's look back on sunnier times, shall we...? (This week we had our first hard freeze, a couple of freezing rains, and some wind advisories!)

They both love the swings!  I had to show the pic of Owen crammed into the baby swing with his buddy, Carson.  The boys did not look comfortable, but neither wanted to get out and leave their pal hanging, so to speak.

Hadley is currently in the stage of fascination going up/down stairs and opening/closing doors. Climbing on top of the coffee table apparently makes for a great stage with the Grover microphone!  She and Owen also like to pull all the pillows off the couches and clamber over everything, up and down and over.  All...day...long...

She thinks Owen is the coolest guy around and just wants to be near him always, much to his chagrin.  Here they are both watching Owen's morning shows.  Or at least, he's watching, and she is enjoying being next to him on the couch.  :)  Her attention doesn't last more than two minutes on anything.  

Both kids' ears perk up when they hear shuffling sounds in the mud room around dinner time.  Daddy's home!!!  Hadley stops what she's doing and runs to greet him.  She has the sweetest cooing, repetitive "Da-da" that is almost dreamlike in its affection.

Any parent knows to get nervous when the house is too quiet, and you can't see the kids anymore.  Hadley has taken to toddling to her room, climbing up in the rocking chair, and "reading" her books quietly to herself.  Whew!  That's a relief...  Ironically, you don't get to read more than 3 page-turns when you read a book to her.  :)

On a more personal note, she continues to entertain us with her funny laughs and sounds. Her newest is a 'haw-haw' laugh that sounds like a triumphant "in your face" statement from a gravelly-voiced smoker.  Where does she get this stuff?  I'll have to get that on video, but in the meantime, here's one of her older sounds - a low, zombie-like murmur.