Rebekah Joy - 16 Months

Rebekah loves babies, which for her is anyone younger than her sister, even if they happen to be older than her.  She loves to say baby, touch another "baby" - she just loves babies.  She loves holding her baby dolls and especially likes giving Faith's dolly to her.  Her other love is shoes!  I think it upsets her when I put her shoes on for her without first letting her try!  She also LOVES being praised; she lives for it!  She is still wearing 12 month clothes and is about to increase to size 3 shoes.  She has 4 teeth on the top and 2 still on the bottom.  I think there is at least one more coming in on the top.
Eating:
She still loves to eat and now when she knows a meal is about to be served she walks over to her chair and says "Eeeee, Eeeee"  She loves using her fork and spoon and it has make meal time more of a challenge in someways (slower) but more fun as well, watching her learn new skills. 
Sleeping:
We have completely dropped the first nap during this month and now she goes down at about 1:15 and sleeps until at least 3:30 but sometimes up to an hour longer.  This is the cold season so we've been battling several occurrences of the common cold and that does tend to interrupt sleep occasionally but for the most part she does really well here. 
Play:
I have switched her to room time and we've had some regression with solo play as far as going back to crying the entire time.  I think I am going to have to correct that next month!  I have started including her in craft time in preparation for starting my teaching day in our home school pre-school (working with Sabrina).  She sits in the high chair that Faith used to occupy and she really enjoys getting to be part of the action.  Grandma and Grandpa got the girls a toddler couch for Christmas (given at Frank's welcome home party) and they both love it.  Rebekah especially loves having something her size to sit on.  When playing with me, she has started brushing my hair off my face (even if it isn't in my face), mimicking when I do it to her as I am training her hair to go to one side of her forehead. 
Skills:
She is learning to walk backwards and really enjoys that.  She has added the word "blanket" to her vocabulary and "Dada" which technically she said before Frank's arrival but now it is her favorite word!  If he leaves the room she asks "Dada??"  It is super cute how much she loves him.  She has also started signing "thank you" and "potty".  She goes potty on the potty usually before bath and if we can catch BMs she'll do her business there as well.  She has started helping with some dinner prep and setting the table, both activities she really enjoys.  I just love this age because they are so eager to be good helpers. 
Our Schedule:
0800 - Wake up, get dressed, have breakfast
0900 - Bible story, craft, worship time
1000 - Outside / Errands
1130 - Sibling play
1200 - Lunch, chore
1315 - Nap time
1600 - Mommy time until Faith wakes up, then snack, dinner prep
1700 - Solo play
1800 - Dinner