I say this every time I blog about Joshua, and I'll say it again......
My baby is growing up way too fast! Where has the time gone?
Joshua turned 15 months old on Monday. We had his well check up on Tuesday. Here are his stats at 15 months:
Weight: 23lbs 14.5 oz (less than 50th percentile)
Height: 32.5 in (90th percentile.....oh my!.....where in the world did that come from?!!??)
Head Circumference: 18.5 in (50th percentile, but seriously, it has to be bigger than that)
What is he up to at 15 months? I'm glad you asked.
-He is talking a lot more. Some words include ball (ba), mama, dada, bus (bu), hat, shoes, teeth, car, truck, boat, cat, dog, bye bye, juice, banana (nana), cracker. (I'll add more as I think about them.)
-He signs "more" for everything. It's the only sign he'll do now. So when I say everything, I mean everything.
-He can wave bye bye.
-He can point to some of his body parts, including toes, teeth, ear. When we ask him to point to his nose he always points to the right side of his head behind his ear. When we ask him where his head is he pats the top of his head and says "hat".
-He constantly shakes his head no, whether he means yes or no.
-His favorite food is still banana. He LOVES him some banana.
-Lately he has had an obsession with juice. He calls milk, water, or juice all juice. And the way he says it is adorable.
-He is a great walker, and runs quite a bit now.
-He has started to climb, or try to climb, on all kinds of things and furniture.
-He loves loves loves to be outside.
-His favorite toy at the playground is the slide. That kid is a slide fanatic! He doesn't really care for the swing much anymore.
-He loves to put things into boxes or buckets. For example, he has a big plastic pumpkin bucket he plays with right now, and every time I go to pick up his toys there is some toy or thing he's found around the house in it.
-Balls are still a favorite toy.
-He loves to hide from us and then peeks out to see if we're watching. It's so cute!
-Boxes are another favorite toy. The other day he pushed around an empty diaper box for hours. He would move it from one place to another, get in it and sit down, and then climb back out and do it all over again.
-He has the cutest and sweetest laugh ever. You can't help but laugh or smile when he starts laughing about something.
-He loves to brush his teeth, and often requests to do so several times a day.
-He can follow some simple commands. For example, when we ask him to bring us his shoes, he will do so. Or if we ask him to go get in the bath he'll walk to the tub and wait for us (except sometimes he tries to climb on in so we have to be on our toes). If it's time to eat I'll ask him to go to his high chair. He'll go get his plastic bib that's hanging up and go wait by his high chair.
-His hair still sticks straight up on the back part of the top of his head. I love it!
-He sleeps 11 to 11.5 hours a night and naps for about 2 to 3 hours a day. His bedtime is still 7:30, likes it's been for the last year, but I think we're going to try and push that back until 8:00 soon. He wakes up each day between 6:30 and 7:00. We would like to get him to sleep in a little later, or at least until 7:00 every day. Plus, he seems ready (most days) to stay up a little later. We'll see how it goes.
-His personality is so cute and so fun. It's hard not to have a good time when you're with him!
-He is still such a joy and a blessing in our lives! We simply couldn't imagine life without him. He is certainly one loved little boy!
I just had to add this picture b/c it shows just what a nut he is. He loves these slippers and insisted on wearing them around the house one day when it was hot as all get out outside. (Also, notice the empty diaper box behind him. This was one day where he pushed it around and climbed in and out of it about 50 times.)
(*I'm sure I'm forgetting something, so this post may be updated at some point.)
Joshua had his first taste of a funnel cake....and then he had quite a few more tastes ;). We had a great time and can't wait for next year!
