When we went in for his 15 month well-check two weeks ago, we found out that he had grown 2 inches in the last 3 months! No wonder his shirts were looking short recently! That makes him 32 inches tall now. We also discovered that our boy had indeed slowed down his weight gain, just as we had expected, since he is literally running everywhere now...he is currently 25 lbs 12 oz. (That is a few ounces more than his 12 month well-check, but a few less when he went in for an ear-infection a month or so ago.) He does look very tall and skinny to me now, but I guess it is all just relative.
He can show us how old he is by putting up one finger and can jump on command. He claps, waves, folds his arms, combs his hair, and knows where his ears are. He can open his mouth and say "ahhh" as we often ask him to do so we can check his teeth or if his food is all gone. He is learning how to blow a kiss.
He tries to put on his shoes, which means he wants to go outside. He tries (and sometimes succeeds) to open the dvds, which naturally means he wants to watch Baby Einstein. He can identify and say truck, car, bus, book, bath, Elmo, ball, drink, bubble, cracker, cookie, hot, cook, and all of the animals that he makes sounds for. It is so fun to hear him meow and realize our cat has just walked into the room or hear him moo and then see a cow on a billboard or something- it is like he really gets it!
He can blow, which he tries to do with bubbles but it doesn't work yet. His blowing skills do come in handy with hot food though and he usually blows by the stove since I am always telling him it is hot. He could drive cars around all day long- that is seriously not an exaggeration! And he is getting really good and walking on his tiptoes!
He loves the swings at the park and any wheel he can get his hands on. He has learned to go down the slide by himself and is starting to be a bit of a climber...on the arm of the couch to reach the light switch, etc.
Leo loves the bath and usually climbs in when I am too busy to notice to play even without the water (usually while I am vacuuming). He loves Koshka and takes his "chore" very seriously to remind us to feed her. He meows to her all the time and pushes her when she sits in the rocking chair.
Leo is addicted to reading, there could be far worse things right?, and we read the same books all day long. He brings book after book to you and wants to sit on your lap and turn the page. He is getting quite good at following directions and little rhymes with actions.
We've had a hard time with feeding Leo lately...he was great, then not, then great again, and has recently been more picky. I am telling myself that it is teething and a phase and that it will pass soon enough. He still only has 6 teeth! I did just see a bottom molar pop out (one corner of it at least) so I am hoping that helps him to feel a bit better. We have all had a cold for the last week or more and he is finally napping without me holding him and being less whiney in the day...and he sleeps like a champ at night :)
Leo loves his dad; they have so much fun together. He loves when Dad will follow him around with his cars and often asks for him and looks for his during the day. He gets so excited once I tell him we are going to find him or he is coming home...and the look on his face when he finds Nick is priceless. They love to throw balls, "fly", read, chase each other, and more. Pretty much anything is better with Dad around!
