Andrew @ 15 months

Andrew's developing quite a personality, now, and becoming quite a comedian too. When he was littler he was always so serious, but now he does things to intentionally make us laugh. He plays "peek-boo" on his own. Lately he has been holding his arms up in the air and throwing himself onto a pillow or whoever's sitting on the floor, while saying "whoa!", giggling, and then gets up and starts all over.






Andrew's loves right now:



- the vacuum cleaner-- all I have to do is mention the word and he starts saying "vrr, vrr" and rocking around. He runs to the closet where it's kept and waits for me to get it out.





- the broom and mop (or really anything with a stick or cord)






- the phone! When it rings, he will go around saying "hello" for the next 10 minutes. Even if he sees it, he will point and say "hello."

- climbing! I don't remember Leah ever climbing this much. He has to stand on or climb on anything that is remotely off the ground. He especially loves chairs now, and loves to climb onto our little play table.




- doggies-- when he hears one barking, he starts dancing and saying "woof woof"



- cookies! He asks for them all.the.time. Thankfully, he's satisfied with graham crackers or a small vanilla wafer.

- doing "school" work with Leah. He'll sit down in the chair at the table while we're working and wait for something to do. If we're pronouncing letters on something, he'll start saying "oh, oh, oh" as if he's reciting the letters. Actually, he'll repeat many words you say, very clearly

His extensive vocabulary (the doctor said 15-month olds typically only speak about 5-10 words-- he has many more!): "mine!" (thanks, sissy), "baby", "cheese!" (for a picture), "juice", "bye bye" (with a wave, at appropriate times!), something like "paci", "thank you" (He'll hand you something you may or may not need and say it), "ball", "shoes," "cracker," "Andrew," "bubbles!," "all gone," and "hold you" (as in "I want you to hold me"). He points at things he wants and says "that!" until he gets it. He really doesn't talk much around strangers, though, so no one really believes he says all these words!

He's still a great eater, although becoming more picky. He doesn't always like meats or fruits with texture. He *might* be officially weaned, I think. He hasn't nursed at all in the past 2 days, although he still whines for it in the mornings. I have started giving him a bottle of regular milk a day because he really doesn't drink it much from a cup and I'd rather him be getting milk than be weaned from a bottle, that can come later.

He's also been sleeping much better. He goes down pretty much without a fight after a minute or two of rocking about 7:45 or 8 and usually sleeps through until about 6:20. I can most of the time get him to go back to sleep until about 6:45 or 7. He takes one nap a day, usually 1 1/2 hours, but if we're out and about, he'll often fall asleep in the car.

I so love this age, between 1 and 2-- so much fun to see him learning new words every day and discovering new things. He's so sensitive right now and even though he gets in to everything, he really doesn't get into trouble or do things he shouldn't do (just things that might make him bump his head or other boy-like things), and even if he does, he responds well to just a harsh tone, without much else discipline.

At his doctor's visit, he was 21 lbs., 7 oz., only about 6 oz. more than at his one-year checkup. That's the 10th % for his age-- even though he looks chunkier to me and he seems to eat A LOT, he's not growing as much as he was, and is still wearing 12 month pants. He is 31 inches tall, almost 2" taller than last time.