15-Month Check-Up And POTTY NEWS!

Brookie had her 15-month check-up today. She now weighs 20 pounds, 12 ounces and is 30 inches long. She really hasn't grown much and the doctor said she's pretty tiny but healthy so it's okay. He said that she probably won't gain more than 2 or 3 pounds before she's 2. It's crazy to think that she'll most likely stay tiny for a while. She had 3 shots today and because of the doctor's magical lollipop she barely even whimpered. I was amazed! The calming influence of the lollipop made it worth the sticky mess it created!

Now, in exciting news, Brooke went pee pee on the potty today!! She's been saying "pee pee" and going to the toilet but I just assumed that she was talking about ME using the toilet. I try to narrate our day to her so every time I go to the bathroom I say "Okay, mommy's going pee pee now" and of course she usually joins me. That's where I figured she got it from. I put her on the toilet because she was adamantly asking to and she peed only seconds after I put her on there. I couldn't believe my eyes! Who knows? Maybe it's a fluke and she won't do it again, but I'm sure as heck gonna encourage her using the toilet whenever the heck she wants to! Another thing that she's been doing that makes me wonder if she'll potty train early is tell me that she needs to poop. BEFORE she needs to poop she'll let me know and if she sits in poop for a minute she'll freak out and tell me she pooped until I change her. She's AWFULLY young to even think about potty training but I think I'm going to go get her a potty chair and see what happens from there. It can't hurt anything, right?

Okay, I have some poor quality pictures of the girl that are just too cute to pass up.

This one is of her goofing off in her old bouncy seat. It's blurry but I thought the look on her face was priceless.

This is a picture of a picture. My brother-in-law, Luke, took it a few weeks and I want to get this made into a wall portrait. Isn't it beautiful? I wish I had better quality to show you!