Even though Nate technically turned 15 months at the end of February, we couldn't get in to the doctor for his wellness visit until today. So I thought I would wait to update until we had all the stats.
The doctor's visit went well. Of course, like every time he goes, he was hamming it up, trying to make the nurse laugh. He will hit himself on the head (we call it 'the Lucas' because his cousin Lucas started doing that to make him laugh and now he does it) or fall down on purpose. His ear infection from last week is all cleared up and the rash is almost gone. She wants to keep him on Zyrtec daily though. His skin is sensitive and with his eczema, she feels this will help keep itching to a minimum. I didn't expect to have my toddler on a daily medication, but he scratches to the point his skin is raw and if this helps prevent that, then what's a little grape flavored medicine each morning? He is 33 1/4" tall (95%) and 28lbs (90%). He's our big guy (and yes, my back can vouch for that).
Now, let's see...about Mr. Personality. He is full of life and character. He loves to make people laugh and loves to be the center of attention. He also likes to make Mommy and Daddy mad by seeing what and how much he can get away with. We are working on this (mostly Mommy working on trying not to react too much so he won't want to do it again). But even with all the testing his limits and my patience, I feel like he really is a good boy. He is becoming very independent. He now likes to brush his own teeth and feed himself. This is still a work in progress too, but he's pretty good with foods like mashed potatoes that stick to the spoon better. He tells me when he's hungry by going to the pantry, fridge, or his highchair. While most of the time he hollers for something he wants, he his getting better about getting up and showing me or pointing. He can also sign "more" when he wants more of something, like a cracker. He loves to play with Sammy (and her dishes), balls, read books, and cars. He loves music and dancing. He loves cartoons, especially Elmo, Jack's Big Music Show, Curious George, Yo Gabba Gabba, among many others. He absolutely loves playing outside and going for walks and now that the weather is getting nicer it is something we can do more often. He loves to swing, walk around the yard throwing a ball, and pick up rocks and hand them to me. He can say 'mama', 'dada', 'uh-oh', 'cracker', 'dog', and 'baba'-'baby'-'ball ball' (which all sound the same). He gets into everything and now the top drawers in the kitchen, so nothing is safe. He climbs on everything, now including the kitchen chairs so that's not off limits anymore either. He recently started pulling his pee-pee out of his diaper to play with it. This one I'm not thrilled with. He absolutely hates getting dressed (I mean hates--kicking and screaming like he's dying) and diaper changes are a chore too. He will not lie still to get a new diaper on. He will cuddle with me for 0.3 seconds after his bath when he's wrapped in his towel. This is the only time I feel like he's still my baby. He does still drink a bottle of milk at the end of the night before bed, which I'm going to cut out here very soon, which will probably make me more sad than him. I feel like he's growing up so quickly and while this is a good thing with another baby on the way, I want to cherish these tender moments that I have with him.
Now, let's see...about Mr. Personality. He is full of life and character. He loves to make people laugh and loves to be the center of attention. He also likes to make Mommy and Daddy mad by seeing what and how much he can get away with. We are working on this (mostly Mommy working on trying not to react too much so he won't want to do it again). But even with all the testing his limits and my patience, I feel like he really is a good boy. He is becoming very independent. He now likes to brush his own teeth and feed himself. This is still a work in progress too, but he's pretty good with foods like mashed potatoes that stick to the spoon better. He tells me when he's hungry by going to the pantry, fridge, or his highchair. While most of the time he hollers for something he wants, he his getting better about getting up and showing me or pointing. He can also sign "more" when he wants more of something, like a cracker. He loves to play with Sammy (and her dishes), balls, read books, and cars. He loves music and dancing. He loves cartoons, especially Elmo, Jack's Big Music Show, Curious George, Yo Gabba Gabba, among many others. He absolutely loves playing outside and going for walks and now that the weather is getting nicer it is something we can do more often. He loves to swing, walk around the yard throwing a ball, and pick up rocks and hand them to me. He can say 'mama', 'dada', 'uh-oh', 'cracker', 'dog', and 'baba'-'baby'-'ball ball' (which all sound the same). He gets into everything and now the top drawers in the kitchen, so nothing is safe. He climbs on everything, now including the kitchen chairs so that's not off limits anymore either. He recently started pulling his pee-pee out of his diaper to play with it. This one I'm not thrilled with. He absolutely hates getting dressed (I mean hates--kicking and screaming like he's dying) and diaper changes are a chore too. He will not lie still to get a new diaper on. He will cuddle with me for 0.3 seconds after his bath when he's wrapped in his towel. This is the only time I feel like he's still my baby. He does still drink a bottle of milk at the end of the night before bed, which I'm going to cut out here very soon, which will probably make me more sad than him. I feel like he's growing up so quickly and while this is a good thing with another baby on the way, I want to cherish these tender moments that I have with him.
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