Anna is 15 months old an is growing in leaps and bounds. She is a little busy body. She doesn't really play with toys but instead walks around and looks for something to get into. When we are home she likes to make sure I am always near her but she seems to be doing better when I leave her with a sitter. She has begun to chatter a lot in the last week. It is pretty funny because she uses a lot of hand gestures and facial expressions when she tells you something. She is pretty determined which can create some drama now, but I know that she will grow up beautifully with that character trait so I try to embrace and direct it.
Anna loves Cooper or "oop-er" as she calls him. She tries to make him eat his food and follow her lead. She gets very excited when she sees him in the morning or when we get home. They have mutual respect for each other.
Anna is pretty sweet with other babies. Anna is kissing her cousin Matthew here. She kept petting him and making sure he had his passie. She doesn't always like it when I give my attention to a baby though.
Anna is pretty adventurous climbing up anything she can but she freaks out when she sees a fly. We have been trying to calm her fear by getting her involved in the fly swatting.
Here is one of the many faces of Anna that makes me laugh. She can give pretty mean looks and has started to fake cry and pout. (She has had good role models for that.)
Anna refuses to let me help her eat...so we now need a bath after every meal. Tonight she even threw a fit when I didn't let her eat ice cream by herself. I love her independence but wish it was a little cleaner.
