Siri at 15 Months

The Stats
Height: 32 1/8 inches - 95th percentile - she's a tall one!
Weight: 24 lbs 9 ounces - 75th percentile
Head: 18 3/4 inches - 77th percentile
*I regret that these photos are not of better quality.

A fan of yogurt and eggs

Off to class, to learn, perchance to dream

Darling

Displaying her coy attitude

How's my hair, Ma?

State Fair

Living only four blocks away, the State Fair is an unavoidable must for us every year.  This year we had chicken-fried bacon with maple dipping sauce for breakfast and Henry was tall enough to go down the giant slide with Daddy.  Both kids love the DNR fish pond as do their parents.

Here they come!

Immediately ready to go again

 

LOOK! FISH!

Getting the farm experience

 

Just born calf.  I mean JUST born.

Our favorite crop art of the year.

Henry's Starts Preschool

Henry was all fired up and ready to head down the block to our new neighborhood preschool with his lunch bag and Thomas backpack.  He's going full days, three days per week.  So far, he LOVES it.  He runs in the door when we arrive and I have to beg him to come back and give me a kiss goodbye.  He is also downright mad when its time to leave.  I was worried that he wasn't ready for full days as he's only ever been home with Momma and gone to a couple hours of ECFE per week.  At the same time, he is so active and smart that I was unable to provide him with the activity and stimulation he needs.  Well, no worries here.  Hank is doing just fine.

Big Changes

We took it slow and let it happen naturally.  Despite Siri's stubbornness, she is finally weaned.  This makes me wistful.  A bit melancholy, a bit reflective.  Sad and happy at the same time.  On the one hand, I get to have my body to myself after four years of pregnancy and nursing.  On the other hand, I'm not going to have any more babies! 

Siri is very much a toddler now and Henry is a willful soon-to-be preschooler.  He started potty training in earnest on August 14th and has done great.  He rarely has accidents, but is still working on mastering the finer points. 

How did they go from this...

to this, so fast?!