Kayla's 15 Month Update

I can't believe our little girl is 15 months old.  Seems like just yesterday she was a newborn sleeping on my chest. 

Here is what Kayla is up to at 15 months old...

*She loves to dance and will bust a move whenever she hears music even if it is just us singing a nursery rhyme or whistling. 

* She blows kisses and makes MMMUUAHH" sound too and it is so sweet!

*We went through several consecutive weeks where she was super clingy, wanted to be held all the time and was just fussy thanks to a new molar and her having a  viral fever of 103 for 4 days.  So great to have my happy, playful girl back. 

* She points to things and asks, "What's that?" (or at least her own version of it).

*She isn't walking yet though she has started standing up without pulling up and has just started taking 1-2 steps.  She is quite the climber though. 

*She takes two solid naps a day that last 2 hours each and sleeps 12 hours at night. 

 *She knows a few body parts (tongue, head, and belly).

*I can no longer keep bananas on the counter.  She crawls over the where they are and whines for one.  Of if we are carrying her she will point to them while mumbling something in a high pitch squealing voice. 

*When she wants to be held she holds one of her wrist and then reaches up to you with the cutest puppy dog eyes.  Daniel is a sucker for this and will stop whatever he is doing to pick her up every time. 

*Her newest and perhaps her most favorite sign, is eat.  She signs eat while saying "eh"  or "E!" And she does this almost all day long.  She signs eat when she is hungry and for more and when she wants water.  A lot of times when we get her up from a nap she is standing in her crib signing eat and then says, "eh."  She is an eater!  She often has 2 or 3 servings at meal time and then finishes Joshua's plate.  There is a common saying around here that goes, "Joshua are you going to eat that because if you aren't I know someone who will." 

*Speaking of eating, she is really into feeding herself lately.  Most of the time she has no interest in being fed and throws a fit if you even try to feed her something.  She also very much prefers to eat of her own bowl.  I out some cut up fruit on her tray and she kept pointing to a bowl and was much happier after I put her fruit in a bowl.

Don't let those pictures fool you, she only uses a utensil 1% of the time.  The other 99% of the time she is eating with her hands.  Yogurt, cream of wheat, oatmeal, yep she uses her hands. 

 



*Whatever cup Joshua has for the day she wants.  If I give her the same cup J had the previous day it doesn't matter she wants his current cup.  She points to it and fusses like she is so thirsty, when we give it to her she just holds it and is content as can be.  She does this with my water bottle too.  She points to it and signs please.

 

 

*She makes  car noises (VVVVVV) while playing with her brothers cars.  She also points to Daniels weed eater and vacuum and tries to mimic the sounds they make.   

 

*She likes to crawl into small spaces and just hang out.  

 

* We knew it was time to give her a stroller to push when she started to push he babies around in Joshua's tractor.

 

 

 

 

*She still likes to stir things and give you lots of tastes of what she is making. 

 

When she gives you a taste she says, "AAAAA."

 



More pictures of our cutie girl...

 

She loves playing in my big pot of dirt that I was going to plant flowers in. 

 

Brushing her hair.  She will also rub her hands together like she has

lotion on them when she gets her hands on any type of bottle. 

My helper. 

 

Fun in the sun with Aunt Brooke.

Our sleeping beauty.  She loves her Polar Bear.  Right before we lay her down

for bed she will hold on to her bear and suck on it. 

 

What a wonderful 15 months it has been watching you grow and learn Kayla Girl.  You light up our lives!  We love you to the moon and back!

 

 

Kayla had her 15 month check up mid July.



 Height: 30 1/2 inches (50%)
Weight: 20lbs 4 oz (40%)
Head: 18b 1/4 (60%)



 

 

 

 



Big Transition

We had a big transition last week at the Herr home.  We moved Joshua to a big boy bed!  Obviously we were in no big rush to do this since we waited until after he turned three.  That boy seriously loves his crib and would probably be okay with sleeping in it until he is 5 if we let him.  He has actually never climbed out of his crib though he did fall out once trying to reach for something.  After that any time I saw him trying to climb out I reminded him of the time he fell out and how it hurt.  He has however, been climbing in it to put himself to bed for a while now. 

When he wakes in the mornings and from nap he will just play and play until we go get him.  I enjoy having him confined ;)

He was very excited to go pick up his new bed.  When we told him that day that that nap was going to be the last time he slept in his crib and that he was going to start sleeping a big boy bed he was totally on board. 

Last nap in his crib...complete with a fort of course.

He had so much fun climbing up on the mattress and then sliding down. 

 

 

First night in his big boy bed.

 

He was all excited until it was time to get tucked in.  He all of a sudden became hesitant saying, "I want to wait until I'm older."  So I laid with him for a few minutes talking about how fun it is to have a big kid and listing all his friends who sleep in big kids beds.  When I listed two certain friends  he said, "Last time when we were at Rhyolite park I looked and they weren't big!" Trying to convince me that they didn't sleep in big boy beds.  After I laid with him daddy came back in the room and we tucked him in and he was absolutely fine. 

Around 10 pm Daniel heard a thud and went in to check on him.  He fell out of bed but slept right through it.  Silly boy rolled right over the pool noodle we put under his sheet.  Daniel scooped him up and laid him back in bed without him waking up. 

We told him to stay in bed until we came to get him in the morning.  When we went in to get him this is how we found him, just singing Jake and the Neverland Pirates waiting patiently for us to come in and get him.  We found him in this same position after his nap in his big boy bed too.   

 



He did keep him self busy creating this "train." 

 

He was full of stories of his night when he woke in the morning.  He told us, "I fell off the bed and Poor Dog said, 'hey are you going to come back up here?'"  He was so animated telling his stories. 

 

He loves his new bed and so far we haven't had any major issues and no more falling off the bed :)  He looks so tiny in his full size bed and it is just another reminder of how fast my boy is growing up.  

May Happenings

Here is a look at some pictures from May. 

 

Joshua made this train under our kitchen table and it stayed there for quit some time.  He loved pretending to drive the train.  He even ate his meals in it. 

Kayla made her first master piece and Joshua was so happy for her. 

Lovin on each other.

Sister girl still has absolutely no interest in crawling.  None! Zip! Zero! Nada! Zilch!  But she sure is a little climber.

 

 

 

Lately Joshua has been into the show Jake and the Neverland Pirates.  Is this not the coolest pirate you ever did see?

The weather has finally warmed up enough to set up the kiddie pool.

 

Cornstarch and water science experiment.  Sensory play really keeps this boy busy for a long time. 

We hatched our own butterflies which Joshua really enjoyed!  He can tell you the whole process.

Saying good bye to the butterflies before we let them go.

Watching them fly out.

Our big event happened at the end of May when we took an 8 hour road trip to Lincoln, NE to watch Daniel's cousin get married.  This was our first road trip with the kids.  The longest we have traveled with them is 3 hours.  We weren't looking forward to the drive but the kids actually did surprisingly well!  Joshua never once complained or said he wanted to get out of his seat and Kayla only got fussy like 2 times on the way there and once like 10 minutes before arrived home. 

 

We stopped to eat at Wendy's for lunch and it was so crowded, mostly with older people!  Kayla was hamming it up for anyone and everyone.  She was doing her pageant wave at everyone.  It was so cute!

 



Here are all the activities I packed for the trip.  OCD? Maybe?  But hey they came in handy when the kids got antsy.  We probably only used half of them if that.  Better safe than sorry. 

Jake the Pirate using his map to tell us where to go.  

 

We moved Kayla from her carrier car seat to a 5 point harness car seat right before the trip.  She loved her new seat!  I knew it was time to switch her over when just about every time I would put her in her carrier she would lean forward to try and sit up and I had to basically force her down to strap her in.

Before the trip I loaded up the Kindle with shows for Joshua.  He thought that was such a treat.  He couldn't wait to test it out.  We hadn't even left the subdivision before he was asking to watch Jake and the Neverland Pirates.  That thing was a huge sanity saver.

Kayla passed out with her polar bear.

Playing with a magnet board.

Somebody snatched Poor Dog and by the look on her face she isn't sorry one bit.   

 

Look who is sleeping with Poor dog and who isn't...

 

Joshua let Kayla sleep with Poor Dog.  What a sweet big brother.  

I bought some binoculars from the dollar store for the trip.  We were about 3 hours away from Lincoln when I gave them to Joshua.  He looked out the window with them and declared, "I see Lincoln!"

 

We made it!

Some Ping Pong with Daddy and Uncle Andrew.

 

During our drive he told us, "I am going to ask Noah, 'Do you watch Jake and the Neverland Pirates?'"  He was so excited to show Noah his favorite show.

 

Grandpa fell during the trip and was unable to get out of bed so we moved Kayla's chair in his room so they could enjoy breakfast together. 

 

Sweet Giovanni with Great Grandpa.

 

Joshua just loved playing Giovanni.  Before our trip he was asking if he could crawl.  I told him no but he can roll.  So one of the first things he asked was if we could put Van on the floor and watch him roll around.  He asked to do that several times throughout the trip.  He was so gentle with him and loved giving him hugs.  He is ready to be a big brother again!

"Hey Joshua, I am talking to you." 

Wedding and reception time!

 

The Bride and Groom! 

 



Kayla keeping herself entertained during the ceremony.  See all the papers behind her?!

 

When I asked Joshua what his favorite part of the wedding was he said, "Matt and Sarah!"

First Father Daughter Dance ;)  I cant believe someday they will be dancing at her wedding. 

 

Funny to see how different Joshua and Kayla are.  The dance floor was not Joshua's thing, however it was totally Kayla's.  She crawled out there with all the little kids and started dancing.  She was having a good 'ol time. 

 

We had such a fun time.  I loved watching all the cousins play together and make memories.