15 Month Snapshot

I admit that I have been a terrible blogger as of late, chasing my son around takes up much of my free time and renders me a vegetable on the couch after bedtime most nights that I am quickly falling behind in my updates. 

I find it truly amazing and terrifying how much my little guy is growing up these days. It seems that we took a trip for the holidays and brought back a completely different child who can communicate, walk, and whose little personality is becoming plain as day.  At our check up, he is still falling off the charts in size, but his chubby cheeks and insatiable appetite are no verdict on his measurements.  He finally had 3 teeth bust through at the age of 15 and a half months, and I have to constantly remind myself that I have another task to take care of at bedtime.  He loves to be outside in any weather, is more interested in the wheels of cars than he is at the playground equipment, can actually sit still and look a books for several minutes, yet is otherwise in constant motion. What mother doesn't do a little comparison to other kids? My child vs. my neighbor's child.  The little guy next door will stand and watch as my son runs and touches the cars 3 doors down, then falls in a puddle, runs to our front stoop and throws the dirt out of the planter, pulls a handful of leaves off a bush, and does about 3 laps around our driveway.  This might happen in the span of 5 minutes.  Wow. You wonder where I have been huh?  I am learning that I need to keep this one entertained with mobile objects; so the exercise ball is once again a family fave, any cylindrical object is now a toy, and my dog is willingly becoming a pony.  
He will still eat just about anything, but has definitely found favorites in bananas (nanas), bread, Cheerios, and eggs.  It is definitely like having mini version of my husband when it comes to meal preparation!  
The doctor also wanted basically a list of all the words that he can say, I know he has many things that he can say, yet under the pressure I forgot about half of them!  Let me try some recall here: nana, mama, dada, good girl(for Sierra), good, hot, ball, agua, bread, milk (ma), mas (more), bubbles, bath, dogs go woof woof, monkeys go ah ah, cats go mah, tick tock for clock, bike, car, bell, hat, I'm sure I could figure out more, but this is better than what I produced at the doctor's office!
He definitely has sorted out his likes and dislikes, animals capture his attention, he does not like being told no, and is happiest when I let him run around and discover his world, especially our garage!  I am once again happy to have the opportunity to bear witness to the changes that happen on a daily basis.