Fifteen And A Half Months

Happy Thanksgiving, Family and Friends!
We've had a good two weeks around here. I am over that nasty cold and finally have my appetite back. It has also warmed up a bit so we have enjoyed time outside, playing in the leaves and at the playground. Recently, we hosted our Play Group - it was fun to have my friends over to our house and to get to play with them on my turf. 
  Last time I reported my first molar coming in.  Well, that bottom one is almost all the way in and my top two have broken through the gums and are making their way in.  Mommy says it looks kind of funny because I still only have two front teeth on the bottom - as opposed to the four front teeth on top.  

New things I can do:
Last weekend, Mommy and I met NaiNai at McDonalds for lunch.  This one has a nice playground with a small slide for toddlers.  Mommy helped me a few times to go up the three stairs, turn around, sit down, and then slide down the slide.  Well, then she let me go and I did it ALL BY MYSELF. I am such a BIG girl!
It is also to be noted that I can take bites out of a hamburger like a BIG girl. I ate half of a double cheeseburger by myself. Mommy and Daddy were shocked!  But, I was really hungry and enjoyed watching them smile as I took big bites out of the burger. 
This week Mommy also gave me my first little fork and spoon. And, after some direction, I was able to feed myself a little bit with the fork (see video below).
I think I shared that a few weeks ago I choked a bit while eating an apple that Mommy had cut into small pieces for me. So, Mommy has been avoiding feeding them to me (I only get them in the form of applesauce).  Well, the other day I found an apple that Mommy or Daddy left sitting on the coffee table. When Mommy turned and saw me, I was taking a bite out of the whole thing. She sat back to watch to see what I would do (thinking I wouldn't like the peeling and just stop - and to snap a few photos).  Boy was she shocked when I kept taking bites, chewing it up, and on for some more. I guess these new teeth make all the difference. Mommy did have to help me finish it because it was much too big for me. 

I want that camera or I'm gonna get mad and cry and then bite myself:

   

Mommy left an apple on the coffee table and next thing she knew, I was eating it :)

 

 

Video footage:

Watching a "Little People" Video:

Sometimes I like to hit myself in the head (Mommy and Daddy still cannot figure this one out)

I love frozen grapes, cut up into pieces: