On 5/29, at the 15 month check up, Henry's stats were:
height-32in, 75%
weight-22lbs3oz, 40%
head circumference-41.5in, 75%
After Zorios visit (the weekend of 4/26) Henry really started walking, noticed transition the week after my bday that he was walking more than crawling. Big walker at Bridge Street! Now tries to "run" through the yard....so funny as he gets tripped up and tries over and over. He has the biggest smile on his face while he does this. So, Henry took his first steps the day before he turned 13 months, but 14 months is truly when he started walking. Steven and I love to see him walking around. He's a "little person" all the more when we see this! It's funny to see him making himself at home by walking into his room, playing for a bit, then walking into the playroom and doing the same...I guess we really get to see that personality come out all the more now!:)
Persistent ear infections caused us to go with tubes in hopes of preventing more. He had surgery 5/28/13 and did great. He charmed everyone before, and was disoriented and crying afterward, but perked up in the car pretty quickly. If this enables him to be healthy, it will be well worth it. He just hasn't been able to kick those ear infections with the help of antibiotic alone, poor guy, and has an almost constant runny nose, too.
First overnight at Grandpa's on 5/10. Did great. Overnight again at Papa/Manar's (with cousins) on 5/25 and did great again! We are leaving him for 2 weeks in June, so it was high time we had a trial run or two.
Emptying AND refilling finally!! Loves to put things in baskets, buckets, etc. then dump them out again. I thought this might never come! :) He mastered the dumping technique long ago, but I wasn't sure he'd ever refill! We DID put locks on the kitchen cabinets finally b/c the mess was driving me nuts, and with now being out for summer break I didn't want to spend my whole summer cleaning kitchen utensils up from around the house! I didn't think I would have to do this, but never say never! There's just no way to block off our kitchen, so he had constant access.
In addition to the previous list, he is saying "night night" (nigh nigh), "ball" (no l on end), "go go", "papa" (bapa), "baby" (bebe), "nana' for banana and "cracker" and even imitating sounds like "oops", "whoa", "ahh" when we say them. Said "no no" and "ma ma" right together the other night...a sentence? He says mama and dada all the time...especially when he is riding in his car seat. Steven says he says mama like a little French boy:)
He went through a phase this month of humming, or trying to hum. It cracked us up, because it is really random and off key, but it is a hum indeed:)
Big splasher in tub. Lays on belly and kicks feet, puts mouth in water and blows. Still blows his nose...it is so funny to watch. He actually does a pretty good job with it, and it is a convenient skill for him to know!
Such a ham when we're out. Very social-smiles and waves at everyone. Makes friends with waiter, people in line, etc.
Such a dancer! When he's in the mood, he raises his hands in the air and shakes his hips! Loves to shake his head left and right really fast and move his hair all around:) It must tickle, and he grins and grins. Speaking of, the boy has some hair! He has had 3 or 4 trims here and needs another one even now. Hopefully we won't botch it too badly! Eventually we might have to go to a real place, but we are seriously going to have to budget for that at the rate at which it grows!We don't even go get real haircuts ourselves!
Loves broom and cords...loves to carry Maggie's leash (no dog attached) all around the house. Outside is his favorite place to be. He begs to go out, and when I go to open the door he squeals and kicks his feet. He likes to get in the flower beds and sit amongst the bushes, then just play with whatever he can get his hands on-namely mulch and rocks. He hands me whatever he has ("shares") over and over.
Might be a lefty? I have been watching his hand preferences for a long time now, and he is pretty consistent with his left. That'd be different! It is probably too early to tell, but just an observation. I don't even know when hand dominance is "established", so I may be jumping the gun.
He is trying to combine his two naps I think. His longer nap ends up being in the morning (2 plus hours) then he is either taking a 45min-1hr afternoon nap or sometimes none at all, but will just play and talk in his crib. This summer I will be working on combining it to one (hopefully long!) nap. He knows his routine so well and lays his head down on my shoulder as soon as we walk into his dim room around nap time.
At night we read books before bed and it is such a sweet time! He is very willing to "talk" during this time. One book has a red car on one page and he says "vroom" for it, and the opposite page has a red apple. He says "MmmmMmmm" for this page and brings it to his mouth like he is eating it. He also says "meow" for kitty cat, pants for dog and also attempts a "ruff ruff". For the puppy farm animal page, he pants, barks, and them pulls the book up to hug over and over. He is certainly a dog fan! He also is really into his glowworm before bed now, and hugs it and smiles so big as each song comes on.This is our sweet cuddle time.
Henry knows where his (and others') nose and mouth are.
Eating seems about the same. He is finicky and opinionated, but has his certain things he'll eat pretty consistently. I am so thankful for those fruit/veggie pouches, because he will always take those and they are at least nutrition I know he's getting. Plus, they are so convenient and mess free. He has transitioned from baby "mush" to real oatmeal with milk and a whole squished up banana in it for breakfast. When we are about to give Henry something hot to eat, we blow on it first to cool it down. He quickly picked up on this and now blows, too. Whether it is hot or not:)
