| Thursday, July 20, 2006 |
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Tristan had his 15 month checkup yesterday, so I figure it's time for
a report. He weighs 23lbs 10oz (40th%) and is 32 inches tall (70%).
His massive head is still 97th%. She proclaimed him very healthy. He
had his last set of shots until he turns 4.
He's talking up a storm and has a good number of words- mamma, dad,
Scout, dog, kitty, fish, woof, ball, uh oh, thank you, please, yeah, uh
uh (does that count as a word? he uses it appropriately for No),
perhaps more that I can't remember. He's very expressive with the
grunting too, can clearly indicate what he wants you to do at times.
He's walking pretty well, trying to run, climbing on anything that
holds still. He can get onto the couch and chair now, and freaked us
out one evening by throwing the couch pillows onto the floor and then
diving into them. He's obsessed the the steps on the back deck (only
two of them) and goes up and down and up and down and worries us.
He loves the wagon, and specifically being pulled through the
sprinkler in the wagon. If we aren't up for the wagon he'll get in it,
lean waaaaay over to pull up the tongue, and then yell for one of us.
He loves being outdoors, for any reason. Inside, he still loves to
look at books and his big house toy, but his new favorite are the
blocks. We have a set of ABC blocks with Sesame Street on them. About
1/2 the blocks have a character's face on them. He will sit and sort
those for the longest time, and then bring the to you to show them off.
He is drawn to Elmo (what *is* it about Elmo? Why do kids love him so
much? we have stuffed elmo and a stuffed Grover, and he ALWAYS goes
for Elmo.)
He is finally sleeping in his own bed at night. No real urging from us at all. Since then
he's spent part of one night, a couple of mornings (after 5 am) and
last night in bed with us. Last night he went to sleep in his bed, but
woke about 10 and wouldn't settle. He just wanted cuddled and I think
his legs were bothering him (from his shots). So he slept with us. He
was very still all night, and cuddly.
He eats pretty well. His favorite foods right now are black olives
(still), hot dogs, sausage, plums, beans of any type (still) and ice
cream. He doesn't want anything cut up for him, he wants the whole
piece. He took a big bit of a crayon the other day and I said, "oh no!
ICKY!" and he looked me straight in the eye and said "Mmmmmmmm".
He's just a blast. You can see the wheels turn and watch him make
connections. I can't stand to be away from him when I'm away. He has
crabby, needy times, and I threaten to give him to the neighbors. But I
never would.
Lots more pictures at www.harsma.net including a short video in the
July folder. (video taken with my digital camera, so not the best
quality, but still cute.) |
posted by Lisa @ 9:05 AM  |
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