Melina: 15 Month Check-Up

Melina had her 15 month check-up on Friday and she is a very healthy, stubborn and determined 15-month-old. She is the EXACT same height that Miles was at 15 months — 31 inches. And she's just shy of 24 pounds, only a pound lighter than Miles. According to our pediatrician, she's in the 50th percentile for weight and 75th for height. He also said she's long and lean, but my arms don't agree.

It's amazing how similar our two babies are in terms of physical development. Melina also has lots of teeth (just like her brother) and has more popping through (wish she handled teething like him though).

She's a full-blown walker now. Occasionally she'll crawl around and laugh when she does it. She's trying her best to run but wobbles when she picks up too much speed. A face plant sometimes occurs but other times she does a little two-step and slows down.

Melina is NOT, I repeat NOT, a fan of shots. She received two at her appointment and gave our pediatrician the evil eye, screamed and then got down from my lap, looked at him and stomped her feet. Not once but several times. This girl doesn't have a very large vocabulary right now but she makes it known when you make her mad. She refused to say goodbye to him but then waved to the nurse and front desk staff as we were leaving.

I'm still trying to figure out where this girl came from...