Delaney is 16 months! At 15
months, she was 20 lbs (10th percentile) and 27” (25th percentile).
She loves:
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Going on walks to inspect all neighborhood
sprinkler heads. If any are popped up,
she presses them down with her finger or foot and then claps for herself.
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Wednesday Morning Garbage Truck Chase, one of
the highlights of every week. All the
local garbage truck drivers know her.
- Going to school. Delaney has started at a Toddler Program at Sunnyside Preschool. She's already done art projects, puppet shows, gone swimming and run around like a maniac (thus earning her new nickname "Delaniac."
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Vegetables, fruit and chicken, anything with
ketchup, a wide variety. She does not
like plain or bland food.
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Solving puzzles.
We have about 8 puzzles in the house, all of which she has
mastered. She is excellent at figuring
out where the piece should go, but cannot always manipulate the piece to go
in.
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Elmo! I
am fascinated that she is drawn to this character so much, especially since we
really only have 2 Elmo-related things in the house (a chair and a book). She calls him “Mo-mo.”
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Going swimming.
She yells out “POOL!” when she sees a pool and I literally need to hold
her back so that she does not run straight in.
We got a small inflatable pool for the backyard with a few inches of
water which she loves and is much less stressful for us since she can get in
and out easily on her own without us holding her (and our breaths) the whole
time.
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Climbing on her new playset. Poppie got her a playset with a slide which
she goes up and down about 500 times a day.
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Pushing her cars. She has recently figured out how to ride on
the cars and go forward and back.
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Kicking and throwing balls.
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Playing hide and go seek.
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Shoes!
Delaney has a shoe fetish. She loves
picking out which shoes to wear and typically picks (ie demands) her fanciest,
red patent leather mary janes that Grandma got her.
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Her shopping cart with fake food.
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Animals, especially monkeys and gorillas (there
is a gorilla at the banana stand at Trader Joe’s which gives her such a
thrill), dogs, birds, squirrels, fish, and ponies. She is very maternal towards her stuffed
animals and frequently tries to give them her milk or snacks
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Saying “No” or “No no” while shaking her head. She seems to respond to most yes or no
questions, but we get a no 75% of the time. The cute factor is wearing off quickly!
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Hanging out with friends. She is going on more and more playdates.
Adrian, Sam and Delaney on July 28:
Delaney does not
like:
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Sleeping in
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Waiting for anything. Unfortunately, patience was never in her
genes.
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Car rides longer than 10 minutes
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Being able to see me and not be with me. We still have some pretty severe moments of
separation anxiety. I can’t say that I don’t
like her being so attached to me, but it does break my heart every time I have to
leave the room and hear her crying, “MAMA!!!!!!!!”
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