Will: 15 Months

Last Monday morning we had Will's 15 month well check up. We laughed, we cried and then Momma cried a little more on the way home when she got a speeding ticket...but I digress...

I wish I had more pictures to show as this was just at his doctors apt., but if I get a chance I'll try to take some 15 month pictures this week and get them posted to the blog! These past 3 months have a been a blast. What a fun stage- so much personality and lots of snuggles.

Here's the skinny on Mr. Will:

Weight: 25 lbs, 14 oz (87%)

Height: 32.75 in (90%) We continue to have a tall little boy!

Head: 47 cm (52%)

 Waiting for the doctor to arrive and kindly sharing his goldfish with Dada. Not sure why he wasn't excited to have the goldfish that Will had just pulled out of his mouth to share???

Eating: Well...I have to confess that this is my least favorite part of motherhood thus far. I am trying my darnedest to create an environment where Will can try all sorts of foods and develop a taste for healthy and nutritious foods. Each week seems to be hit or miss. Some weeks he LOVES bananas and other weeks he won't touch them. However, if he likes what you put in front of him he will eat you under the table!!! He usually loves; peas, grapes, bananas, eggs, macaroni and cheese (what kid doesn't?), oranges, yogurt, pizza (again, what kid doesn't?), he loves Mexican food, Chinese, Japanese....really anything with a sauce. He seems to be over the bland food choices and wants foods with more taste. He is completely off bottles (praise Jesus!) and drinks lots of milk (both 2% and whole) from his sippy cup. He loves juice but we try to limit that and drinks water really well. He started using his spoon and fork several weeks ago and LOVES feeling like a big boy feeding himself. By the end of the meal he is a complete MESS!

Sleeping: Will pretty consistently sleeps from 7:45pm -7:45am (or 8am) so we really can't complain. Once a week or so he might lose his paci but otherwise he sleeps great! He no longer takes a morning nap but goes down sometime between 12:30 and 1:00pm and sleeps between 2 and 3 1/2 hours depending on what our morning looked like. I LIVE for nap time. It is the only time I can get anything done around this house! Praise Jesus for nap time!

Milestones: At 15 months it becomes more and more apparent that we are dealing with a growing little toddler and baby days seem a thing of the past. If this child lives to be 16 it will be a sheer miracle. We definitely have a bruiser on our hands. Just last week he busted his lip open and I thought he was going to lose a tooth, but after 30 seconds of hard crying he picked himself up and off he went. Will is talking up a storm (we mostly have no idea what he is saying but believe you me he has a lot to tell you!) He is absolutely obsessed with all things cleaning ie; brooms, dust pans, our swiffer and of course the most beloved VaVA (our vacuum cleaner). He also loves helping with the laundry. He will pull everything out of the laundry basket and put everything back in. And while at 12 months he simply loved to dump all his toys, blocks etc out, he now enjoys the task of putting everything back up as well. My sweet little type A child (just like his Daddy)! He also loves to respond to commands like "bring momma your cup" or "throw the ball."

He is definitely a favorite in the nursery both at the Y and at church for how easy he is (at least he shows them his best behavior). He is definitely large and in charge though and unfortunately takes what he wants...we are working on sharing with not too much success. He is able to identify most of the familiar people in his life and his latest favorite thing is when we pray "In Jesus name..." he proudly says "AAAAnen!" It is the sweetest thing and melts my heart.

Words so Far: Momma (yey!), Dada, CeeCee, Nana, Dawwwg, Meow, Mooo (for cow), More, Juice, Mmmhmm (for yes), Woof Woof, All Done, nana (for banana), Ball, Uh Oh (which I hear 1000 times per day), No No (he says while shaking his head), Thank you, Hey!, Shoes, Wow, Whoa, VaVa (vaccuum) and Anen (Amen). I am sure I am missing a few but those are definitely the majors!

All in all if I could freeze time I would! I love this toddler stage of life. For sure, discipline is in full force and Will gets his hand popped at least once a day but the idea that these are the moments that establish the basis of character and respect leaves Zak and I grounded with our knees on the floor praying to Jesus for his guidance in this thing called parenting!

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