15 Months

John is 15 months old today. They say ("they" being people like pediatricians and whatnot who write for magazines and places like babycenter) that the 15-month-old-mark is a big one in a baby's life. Primarily because most babes are walking by then and starting to truly assert their independence - wanting to do what mom and dad do and wanting to do it on their own. We have definitely seen this in John - he seems to have grown up so much in the last few months - it's really pretty crazy. At his 1 year birthday (a mere 3 months ago), he was just getting the hang of drinking out of a 'sippy cup' (we went straight to the variety with a straw), still eating some baby food and needing us to feed it to him, and mastering crawling but not really thinking about walking...to now when he's eating like a champ (spaghetti is a favorite), and walking (scratch that; running!) all over the place. He sure keeps us busy, but we love seeing his sweet personality unfold. He's not much for words yet, but I can't wait to hear what he has to say when he moves on from babbling and noises (of course that sound means 'again') to precious words and phrases.