Just short for her vocabulary

So... a few weeks ago I took Sophie in for her 15 month check-up. Yes, we were late (first we were on vacation, then our pediatrician was on vacation) so she technically had her 15 month check-up at 16 and a half months but oh well. She weighed in at 23 lbs 15 ozs and 31 and 3/4 inches long. I asked the doctor what percentiles she was in and she said 50% for both height and weight. Then, I said "a lot of people think she looks small or short for her age" and the doctor said "No, she's just short for her vocabulary." Isn't that a riot???

Well, she DOES talk a lot and everyday there is a new word (or two or three somedays) that she can say. Her list of words has increased to the following:
Mama, Dada, PopPop, Ollie-Gollie (Seriously, that is what she calls our cat Ollie. It is also what she calls our cat, Mr. Chen. And, it's what she calls most cats, actually.) Ice, No, Help, Down, Grass, Glass, Fish (but it sounds more like shish), Ocean (but it sounds like oshe), Bye, House, Horse, Hat, Apple, Cheese, Ball, Pizza, (but it sounds more like peace), Please, Peas, Rice, Star (but it actually sounds more like Gahr), Geese, Bah (does that count?). I bet there are a few others I'm forgetting. It's just so wild. Like the other day, we're sitting there at dinner and she is eating rice and Jim and I are talking away and she keeps saying "Rice, Rice". We didn't think twice about it at first but she had never said it before so when we finally realized it we were like "YAY! Yes, RICE!!!"

In other news, she has been teething again off and on which has created for some interesting days for us. (She has two molars on her left side but so far none on the right so we think they're the ones giving her grief now.) But, then she'll have several days of no teething in a row and she's a happy little camper.

She has also become obsessed with coloring. I remember not so long ago (what, like a few weeks ago) I was pushing the coloring, giving her crayons and trying to show her how to actually make her mark. Well, let's just say SHE GETS IT NOW! She colors on the walls, the couches, the floor, the GLASS. So, crayons have been confiscated as of today and will now be a controlled substance in our household. How DO you teach the difference between it being ok to color in your coloring books but not in your reading books anyway????

And, of course, today is Sophie's 17 Month Birthday!! Happy Birthday Sweet Sophie Angel!! We love you so much and are so enjoying watching you learn and grow each day!!!