At 15 months Brayden is a very healthy, big boy! He weighs in at 26.4 pounds (76%) and he is 33 1/4 inches tall (96%). The doctor asked me after looking at his measurements if I was concerned at all about his height or weight with a smile...I responded no...and she smiled and said, great you shouldn't be! He could not be any healthier in those regards! His check up went great---I knew physically he has been hitting all his milestones---walking (running actually), banging things together, putting things into containers, stacking blocks, building with legos etc... but I was a little nervous about his speech---he is not saying many words at all, but she said at this point he only needs to be saying 3---and he is--so thats good!
Here is what else Brayden is up to at 15 months
-He spins around in circles and he tries to jump--which is so funny, because when does he squats down and then springs up...without moving his feet off the ground--but he thinks he is jumping :)
-I let him finger-paint, what a mess but fun! I have tried coloring with crayons too...but he thinks that crayons are food!
-The words that he says--and by says, I mean sometimes when he feels like it---are: mama, dada, ELMO (this is his favorite word), BR (for Bruiser), ball, bye-bye and nana (for banana)
-He still loves to read books to himself---and he amazes me that he always holds the book the correct way and looks as if he is reading it
-He likes to roll and throw balls...this is becoming more and more fun for us all
-When we say bath or he hears the water, he still takes off---bath time maybe he favorite time of the day
-He has a mouth full of teeth--and boy were the last ones painful for all of us....no sleep and very crabby...but he seems to be doing better now...so until more pop through, I will enjoy the extra sleep and his extra happy disposition
-He still loves playing with his dog--although he does get frustrated that Bruiser does not play catch like Kim's (his babysitter) dogs
-He has bit a few people a few times---so I am a little concerned that we may have a bitter on our hands...but we are working on it. Along, with biting, Brayden can be very strong willed...and really likes things to go his way--but hey who doesn't? So, lately he has been standing in front of the TV and screaming ELMO ELMO!!!! and we have to remind him that we are not watching Elmo...so then he hits all the buttons...at which we tell him no buttons...he continues doing this...and then timeout it is...for timeout since he is so little, we have him stand in the corner and we stand behind him...he screams and cries, but he gets the idea and then the tantrum is over...at least for a bit.
-He also has been standing in front of the shelf that has DVDS and even though he says no, no and shakes his head no--because he knows that he cannot touch them, he inches closer and closer and screams--yes you guessed it---ELMO--and then the process begins! I am not sure how/why he is so obsessed with Elmo...he has only watched it a few times and he has books with him...but he is obsessed with him!!! We have bought him some Elmo pjs, Elmo cups and an elmo doll since he seems to be so in love with him!
-He still loves being around other kids---he goes to 2 different play groups during the week and he also enjoys going to the library and music class
-His favorite foods are bananas---the kid is seriously a monkey--also sweet potatoes, guacamole, tacos (he now holds them and eats them--what a sight!). He likes to feed himself and is doing great with a spoon and fork.
-He really likes to listen to his kid cds---and he can now roar like a lion
-He loves anything musical...he plays his recorder and can be heard pushing his popcorn popper throughout the house
-He is obsessed with hide and seek, loves to wave and say bye-bye and likes to open and close doors and organize everything that is in the cabinets---by organize I mean rip everything out and then stand everything up...knock down and repeat!
-Just last night he blew me his first kiss---so precious!
