Happy Belated 15 months!

15 months already?!?! NO WAY!



Brooks turned 15 months old on September 17. Now that he is 1, the stickers for shirts go on a quarterly schedule, and sadly I apparently am as well with the updates.
Stats!

* Weighs 23 lbs 6 oz (30th %ile)
* Is 32" tall (70th %ile)
*Has an 18" round noggin

And of course- our pictures have returned for a quarterly installment as well!!!

The chair pictures: (1, 4, 8, 12, then 15 months!)

15 months- which one do you like better? Eric and I can't agree :)



And the monkey pics! (1,4,9,12, & 15 months)








He was really silly- but this was the absolute best we could get where his body was actually spread out and not curled up or twisting to get away like this:



Some other shots from our chair shoot- I always said it got harder and harder to get a good picture. I am still not satisfied, but after 3 separate attempts and with Eric to help me try to get him to sit still, I finally accepted we did the best we could. All he wanted to do was climb, stand or run away :)

Trying to show him how it's done :)



Dancing

Slouching




Getting angry!





It was hard work :)


At 15 months Brooks
* Is on a good schedule and is decent about being flexible. Some days he takes 1 2.5-3.5 hr nap, others he is still doing 2 1.5-2 hr naps. It all depends on when he wakes up.
* Has 8 teeth- 7 in front, 4 top/3 bottom, and 1 molar in the back!! I think this is the reason things have been a little wacky lately, and know this is also the reason he is always chewing on his finger.
* Is beginning to run! It is amazing he took his first steps at 13 months, 3 weeks later was walking like a zombie, and now has it down to a science and is starting to run!
* Is climbing- like a maniac. He maneuvers himself onto the couch, tries to climb bookshelves, etc.
* Doesn't have too many words- he says Dada (gaga), Mama, Dog (guh), ball, ball-pit (baa-poo) which also means basement in his head, bus, book, bath.
* Eats 3 meals a day, a few snacks, and drinks solely milk & water.
* Can be a very adventurous eater (he had a flounder sandwich for lunch the other day)
* Can be a very picky eater and live off of cereal bars and bagels
* Throws tantrums when he isn't allowed to do what he wants
* Imitates everything- holds phones to his ear, brushes his hair, brushes his teeth, tries to put shoes one, etc.
* Loves to wrestle and snuggle
* LOVES to "pet" Ming- poor dog, he also has a bad habit of tail pulling
* Likes to makes that sound with your mouth when you run your finger over your lips (video coming soon).
* Goes after the trash, into toilet water, tries to steal the toilet brush, etc
* Still loves drumming/banging on things.
* LOVES to read and will ask for books to be read to him over and over again
* Understands pretty much everything we say that is part of his routine (going for a walk, time to eat, brush your teeth, etc)
* Can show us where his fingers, feet, belly, and sometimes head are.
*Climbs up slides then plops on his tummy to slide back down backwards
* Is super smart
* Has become super snuggly
* Is so much fun and makes us laugh
* Is the light of our lives!