Harper 15 months

My baby girl is seeming so much more like a toddler these days and so much less like a baby.  Harper is such a mess.  That girl is full of personality and is not one to be forgotten in the crowd.  She makes it known when she wants something and if no one is listening, she will just continue to get louder and louder until we acknowledge what it is she wants.  She says "Mama" at least 300 times a day (followed by "that" and "no" which are her other favorite words).  Sometimes she doesn't even want or need anything. It's just her way of saying "hi" to me and making sure I'm close by.  

At 15 months she: 

• sucks her thumb and rubs her belly button simultaneously to sooth herself
  
• has learned the word "no" and likes to put it too good use
• loves to make a mess (dumps out baskets of toys out the second I put them away)
• is attached to her water and snack cup
• likes to put on beaded necklaces and bracelets
• pretends to feed her baby dolls and takes them on walks
• uses utensils (a fork and spoon) impressively well
• enjoys putting things in bags and carrying them around.  She'll often tell me "bye-bye" as she walks off with her bag.
• loves to cuddle
• imitates things Handley does and wants to play with the big kids
• wants to brush her teeth every chance she gets
• is starting to fit into 18 month clothes a little better than her 12 month clothes
• likes to pick out her books before bedtime and if given the chance, will pick no less than 5 or 6
• would be happy to play with my phone all day long
• likes to wave and say "hi" to people when we are out and about running errands
• gets just beside herself with excitement when her Daddy gets home from work
• wakes up happy in the morning, but wakes up very grumpy from her nap

She recently reached the vocabulary explosion.  I feel like everyday she is saying new words.  Some of the ones I can think of off the top of my head right now that she says are: 

up

ball

bow

buc (bucket)

nack (snack)

caka (cracker)

cook-coo (cookie)

bath

uh-oh

boo (book)

NO

Mama

Dada

Papa

walk

that

pop-pop (popcicle)

more

wa-wa (water)

ra-ra (Raffie/Graffie, her lovey)

juice

scoop (in reference to swimming)

ma-more (one more, in reference to reading books one more time or giving one more kiss)

eh-oo (hello)

wama (watermelon)

bye-bye

hi