15 Months Old Already

From Life with the Bjorks

Rachel turned 15 months old today. It has gone so fast, and she has already changed so much. She is filled with so much joy and determination. She is full of life and opinions. She loves to interact with those around and is always ready to play with anyone who is willing to play with her (except Santa). I love that she is uninhibited, innocent, and full of self-confidence. If I could bottle that up until later in life when she will inevitably struggle at least some with self doubt, I would. Sadly I cannot, but instead I can try to teach her that whatever her talents and passions are they are worthwhile and her worth comes from God not those around her. I want her to be the best Rachel she can be and love who she is.

Besides these wonderful character traits, Rachel continues to change and grow in other areas. She is 19 lbs and wears 9-12 month clothes. She signs more, please, all done, milk, eat, dog, and waves bye bye. She says hello, daddy, mama, night night, book, that, eye, Ila (which is her cousin's name and Rachel's current label for all pictures of babies, can we say over generalization),woof, and pants like a dog. She now has 3 teeth which all came in during the last 3 weeks. I thought her toothless grin was adorable, but the teeth just added to her cuteness. In fact, I think she is the cutest toddler around, not that I am biased or anything.