15 Months

I took Kason to a new pediatrician yesterday for his 15 month shots and checkup. Everyone is VERY impressed with his size- at 15 months Kason is the size of an average 2 year old! Here are his stats:

Height: 34.5" tall (>95%)

Weight: 31 pounds (>95%) -BTW, the nurse called him chubby, which I totally stressed over! :(

Head: 19.5" round (>95%)

The doc was also impressed with his vocabulary, which he was only too happy to demonstrate! At 15 months he should be saying 5-10 words. Kason says over 35:

up

turtle "urdle"

puppy

ball

yogurt "gogur"

dada

mama "bamba"

Tallulah "allulah"

door "doe"

baby

bath

duck

oatmeal "oh-mee"

snack

pool

water "wa-wa"

baba (he thinks a sippy of milk is a baba!)

hi

bye bye

this

that

there

Toby

kitty "kiggy"

cheese

banana

thank you

feet

keys

popsicle "hopsicle"

uh-oh

no

yeah (dah!)

etc. etc!

Kason is a happy, healthy little guy! Here's what he's up to these days:

• He loves talking on the "phone". He'll use anything to pretend talk- remotes, toys, sticks... anything! Just hold it to your ear and BAM, it's a phone! He even can recognize when I'm about to get off the phone and will yell "Bye bye" at whoever I'm talking to, usually right before I say it!!



• He loves animals! He points out "puppies" to me all day long- on the TV, in books, outside. He even knows the difference between Toby and Tallulah and will point to one or the other and tell me which is which. He met a cat at Auntie Deb's house the other day and was overjoyed that something would sit still long enough for him to pat it! He saw a painting of a lion at the pediatricians and pointed and asked "kiggy"? I'm amazed he is able to connect kitties to lions!!!



• He is FINALLY obeying a little when I tell him "No"! And if I get a little cranky when I say it he will break down in tears and throw a little tantrum. You might think that would be annoying, BUT, he stops what he's doing so I think it is definitely progress!!



• He loves going to the pool and is way too confident in the water. He can blow bubbles and is learning how to paddle in his little lifesuit.



• He is tall enough to open my kitchen drawers and is constantly bringing me gadgets. I put up all the glass and sharp objects and just let him go to town. I had a hard enough time installing child locks on our ONE chemical cabinet, no way I'm doing it on 20 drawers!!! So I put up with finding kitchen items all over the house. The other day AO asked me what an ice cream scoop was doing in my bathroom... :)

• Kason loves to help me do anything! If I need him to follow me, I just ask for help and he will come running! One of the cutest things he does is help me put clothes in the dryer. I hand him things one at a time and he will throw them in the dryer and yell "there!" each time. He yells "there!" any time he finishes anything, which is super funny- after he gets his arm through a shirt, pulling off a sock, throwing anything anywhere, pushing his highchair across the kitchen. I love that he can complete tasks with finesse! :) He also says "thank you" when handing things over. He kills me!

Kason is such a funny little guy! He loves making us laugh and is always ready to give kisses and snuggles. He truly lights up our lives!!!