Lexi, the Model

I took Lexi in for her 15mo. check-up today. She weighed 20lbs., 130z. and she is 32 1/4in. tall. That puts her in the 16th percentile for her weight and the 91st percentile for height. Perhaps super modeling is in her future; and as long as it doesn't involve her taking her clothes off, I'm all right with that. Little Miss Drama Queen began to panic as soon as I placed her on the scale(really, what woman doesn't when she's getting weighed). By the time the doctor came in she was in full thrashing mode. He did his exam, the nurse came back with 4 shots, gum, and stickers (and she didn't forget big brother who was busy at preschool) and then everything was forgiven and beautiful again.

So at 15 months, Lexi can:

• wave bye and blow kisses (mmmuh!)
• says: daddy, mama, Eddy (every dog is called Eddy), Austin, Audrey, Lexi, ball, cracker, sucker, juice, cheese (when the camera comes out), thank you, 'nother one (as in- I want another story, etc.), uh huh (and nods head up and down), uh uh (and shakes head back and forth), yay (and claps), tick-a-tick-a-tick-a (to tickle her toes)
• moos, gallops, barks, and does monkey sounds
• has finally pushed herself to standing
• loves to brush her 6 1/2 teeth
• knows where her nose, belly button, toes, and tongue are
• loves to read books- she'll sit in her little chair with a pile of books and jabber away like she's "reading" to herself
• has conversations on her cell phone
• will take 3 or 4 steps, but still isn't really walking
• loves to make everyone laugh