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M is really sweet and fun right now too and has very few tantrums. The only real issue we have is that she thinks "no" is funny. That's not a big deal when it's just something messy like dumping out the dog's bowl. It IS a big deal when she refuses to learn that climbing on the couch when mama isn't looking could result in serious injury!!! The other day I was washing dishes and looked up and she had somehow climbed high enough up the couch to have one leg thrown over the back of it. I firmly told her "No M, you can't climb on the couch, it's very dangerous and you could be hurt" and she squealed with delight.

SO much fun, but we've def crossed over to the defiant/whiny phase! I think it's just a preview of the years to come!!

He's ALLLL over the place, climbing everything, getting into everything, he's obsessed with pushing big, heavy things, and anything STICKS. big/small/etc. He's obsessed with playing with the dog dishes (food/water) and giving them treats like every minute. He's figured out how to open the kitchen cabinet, reach in, and grab two treats out of the bowl (with the childproof lock on it). DOY.

Cognitively, he's like a lil man already. He follows commands (when he's not defiant/whiny! LOL), understands what we say to him and to one another. He's slow on the verbal front, but def ahead in understanding both English/Korean language.

His attitude is def growing by the minute, but so is his independence. We're def a (as long as you're not hurting yourself) do what you want family and so it's been easier to cook/do laundry/etc. while he plays by himself.

When he looks up at me from the crib and says "nigh nigh" and blows me a kiss?! I DIE EVERY NIGHT.

Enjoy 15 months, because 16 months has been sooo tough for us. She woke up and changed from my baby who always agreed wth us, to tantrums and "NO."

DD turns 16 months in a few days and I'm already starting to see her change a bit for the worse. 15 months has been relatively calm. She was more clingy and whiny at the beginning but has mellowed out. But it seems as if that is ramping up a bit now!

i'm loving this phase right now! we are almost 16 months and i've told so many people that this (12-15 mos) is the golden age! she is getting more defiant and whines more, but the number of new things she picks up every day is so amazing and such a joy to see. i am loving motherhood right now, and i'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop. i've heard that 18-24 months is terrible, and one of my friends recommended not waiting too long to TTC for another because once we get into that phase, it'll make us question wanting another one!

My daughter was very similar. But yes, we also had tantrums and even sleep problems at that time. Molars were coming in. She's still that way now although the tantrums have sort of intensified. She's not loving the canines! I've heard that just after the first birthday is a challenging time, not so much 18-24 months. But I think everyone says something different because all children are different. We have our ups and downs but I love being a toddler mama.