15 Months Old

Hey buddy! I wanted to write you a quick update on how you've been growing and changing since you turned one. Wow. It's like you took off walking and then quickly became so much of a toddler and way less of an infant. Talk about breaking your mama's heart, while at the same time filling it up with so much adoration!

At your doctor's check up last week you were 25 lbs (50th percentile) and about 30 inches tall (30th percentile), so you your actual growth has slowed way down, which makes sense because you probably won't be that "line backer" that everyone at the store always thinks you will be. You have also slowed way down on eating, sometimes only eating one or two full meals a day, which I guess is really normal at this point. You have become more of a picky eater, although not really consistent with one thing or the other so I usually just feed you healthy food and then let you decide how much of it you want at that meal. The one thing you do love is MILK! I'm still nursing you, which is awesome, and some days you want to nurse a TON. That's alright by me, because it gives me time to enjoy some baby snuggles.

You have pretty much gone to one nap a day now, unless you happen to fall asleep in the car (or in the stroller...or in your highchair....) too early in the morning. I would love for your nap to be longer, but right now it is usually just at an hour. On the flip side, you are an awesome night time sleeper! You are in bed by 7 PM and will usually snooze until around 7:30 or 8 AM. I'll take that :)

Your favorite toys right now are the fisher price zoo and any type of ball. You spend hours outside each day, exploring our backyard or playing on the playground with Eva. Walking and being able to climb has made our frequent playground visits more fun, and you've even learned to "back it up" when you climb down the steps which makes my life easier. You also like to swing next to Eva. Eva is still your very best friend and y'all play so well together. You do like to cause mischief with her big girl toys, but what are little brothers for? The other day she was making her Barbies put on a talent show and when I noticed you in the background, you were smiling and banging her Barbies against her little Barbie house. Ha. I believe that is what they call the difference between boys and girls.

You are very friendly and like to play with other kids at the park, but you are also content to play on your own. You just learned how to open all the doors in our house - fun times - and of course you are now drawn directly to the toilet and toilet paper. You also like to take the knob off of the stove and pull down all of the towels every day. You can be quite the toddler tornado when it comes to making messes all over our house, but I love you being one year old, so I don't really mind too much. Usually.

You have said lots of words but right now you're most used ones are Mama, Dada, bye-bye, that (for anything that you want) and uh-huh (like "yes,"). You call Eva "Buh-vuh" which is sweet. You are typically a really happy, go with the flow little man. 

When I see your face, my heart leaps with joy. I love your eyes, your dimples, your smile, your perfect ears. I love your tiny hands and squishy legs. And your baby bottom. Nothing makes me giggle like when you streak through the house at bath time. Jensen, I love you SO MUCH.

love, Mama