Rebekah Joy - 15 Months

I am so ready for her Daddy to come home and meet Rebekah again.  She is so different from the baby he left 6 months ago!  At her 15 month appointment she was 21lbs (only 1 pound heavier than at 12 months but still on track).

Eating:
Now that she realizes milk is a necessary part of every meal, I have started allowing Rebekah to drink her milk throughout the meal rather than all at once at the beginning as I had perviously done because if I didn't, she would fill up on food and not eat any milk.  She continues to love fruits and veggies and although meat is not her favorite, we've nipped the crying as soon as I put in front of her game that she thought she could get away with there for a while.  She really does love to eat and is generally pretty happy when doing so.
Sleeping:

Sleep has been pretty good this month except for some travel disruptions when we went to Vegas, twice, and then flew back to Arkansas but after a day or two of night wakings (and not long wakings either) she is back to normal.  She continues to take a morning nap most days but it isn't very long, maybe a half hour.  But if we are out and about the nap is skipped and then she goes down for the afternoon nap between 1:15 and 1:30, depending on how she is doing.

Skills:
Rebekah has learned how to climb steps this month and LOVES to do so.  I won't let her climb stairs in a house right now so she has to content herself with climbing at the park and onto her sisters footstool.  She is saying 9 distinctive words: Mama, Dada, Sister, Granddad (learned before Mama), Duck, Dog, Ball, Baby, and Shoe.  Her walking is improving and she is working at going down small steps.  She is a champion self feeder and has been for about 3 months but the doctor mentioned it the other day and I realized that I'd never said anything about it here.  Additionally, although I have been lax in teaching her any new signs, she is improving in the delivery of the ones she knows.  "Help" is looking more like the example than it did previously and she really tries to get "more" a little more finely tuned as well. 
Play:
Solo play is going so well.  I really think that my playing with her and the toys she has in solo play at the beginning of each week has helped out a ton!  It is like it shows her how to play with the toy and then she is happy.  There have been a few protests from her but the are short and then she resigns herself to her fate.  I think we'll start working on roomtime soon.  This Counting and Sorting Farm has become a favorite as well as her laptop; both of these have been good solo playtime and free playtime toys.  Faith got her the most adorable snuggle baby doll and she just lights up when she sees it.  She continues to love books and they were a primary source of entertainment during all of our recent traveling.