15 month birthday

Yesterday was Rosa's 15 month anniversary of birth! What better way to celebrate than with Cousin J who just turned 1 month.

• Walking: Most notable from this month is that Rosa has taken (literally) strides with her walking. She now saunters around effortlessly and reserves crawling for when she is trying to impress Cousin Matisse, the cat. This has opened all sorts of doors both figuratively and literally.
• Forming opinions: With the new found freedom of walking has come an assertion of opinion. Rosie now usually has something to say about where to go, what to eat, and which book fits her mood. It is nice to see her empowered though we are also bracing ourselves for stubborn moments to come.
• Waving and blowing kisses continued: She has now expanded to greeting animals both living (dogs in particular and Matisse the cat) and non-living (the Smithsonian Mammal Exhibit). It is something truly special to hear strangers tell us that the kiss they got from Rosie made their day.
• Vocalization: Rosie likes to say "mom" and seems to use when having anything to do with our family. She makes sounds to go with objects, namely b-b-b- for ball or bubu, and may have even said "poopoo" while pointing to her diaper pre-BM. Her "wow!" has even gotten deeper and more expressive.
• Story time: Rosie has loved books for a while, but she will now pull books from the shelf, bring it to you, and place herself comfortably in your lap ready for the story. Before bedtime we can easily go through 10 books before we tire out.
• Eating: Rosie loves fruit. Her love for cheese and bread/rice has lessened a bit, and vegetables can be a challenge. With her quick-forming opinions, she might thINK she doesn't like it but after some convincing she can change her mind.