Delaney

I can't believe that my little peanut is already 16 months old!  You would never guess that she was ever tiny considering she is off the charts now.  At her 15 month appointment she was 34 inches (100+%) and 25 lbs. (65%).  I looked up Brooks' stats to see how they compared.  I couldn't find his 15 month stats, but I found his 18 month stats and they were exactly the same.  So...my little 4 lb. 7oz. preemie is 3 months ahead of where her brother was at the same age...and she's supposed to be smaller because she's a girl.  Holy cow, folks!  I'm worried she's going to outgrow us all.
She still has those amazing blue eyes which I just love to pieces.

Her hair is growing like crazy.  It's not often that I don't have it pulled back with a bow or in pigtails.

See the pigtails...

This was Delaney when I was drying my hair one afternoon.  I think she was trying to give me a hint that she was tired.

Laney loves to be outside just as much as her brother.

Part of playing outside means trying to keep up with everyone in the neighborhood.  She loves to try and "ride" the scooter.

She's not talking a whole lot, but she's definitely learning new words.  In her own little language she says: I love you, Mama, Dada, Buba, Brooks, dog, Kansas, woof, horse, high five, please, thank you, yes, uh-uh (instead of no), shoe, book, paci, ball, uh-oh, bath.  About half of those words are only recognizable by us, but it won't be long before she's talking up a storm.  She sill has all that spunk in her that tries my patience daily.  She's constantly showing us how stubborn she is.  Those traits make me nervous when I think ahead to her teenage years.   For now I am going to soak up every ounce of her.  Gosh, I love you - Delaney Ann.