Little dude had his 15 month check-up earlier this week. He came in at 24 pounds and 32 inches. That translates to 75th percentile for height and 50th for weight. In the past three months he grew 1 1/2 inches and only gained half a pound. He is really slimming down. His little thighs used to be positively
luscious and now they're merely thighs. His check-up went well and the nurse practicioner (we don't see the ped for this appointment) was quite pleased with how he was doing. He did NOT like getting his shots and gave the poor nurse the evil eye when she was done.
Things Anthony is doing now:
1. He walks. For real, none of this crawling business. He can also (finally) get to standing unassisted.
2. His fine motor skills are quite good. He can stack up to 4 blocks before knocking them down.
3. He can scribble with his crayons, though he would probably rather eat them. He appears to be leaning towards being a lefty like me!
4. He combs his hair with a hairbrush. (Maybe that's why it always looks so crazy???)
5. He likes to "talk" on the phone. Or the remote control. Or Daddy's HP calculator.
6. He likes to "pet" the cat. By pet I mean pulling her tail or ears. Or just banging on her side.
7. He can drink out of a real cup unassisted. Or out of a shot glass if he's partying with his Aussie friends.
8. He can turn the lights on and off and on and off and on and off and on and off and on and off.
9. No real words yet, but he does have some sounds that mean things. As far as the doctor is concerned, though, those are words. They just needed to be decoded by someone "skilled in the art" as they say.
10. His receptive language is quite good. If I say for example, "Anthony, give Mama the pacifier" he will! If I ask him if he's all done eating he will try and push the tray away.
11. On the down side. He is CLINGY. Really doesn't like Mama walking away. Daycare drop off for the past week has been pretty bad. (Of course, we did go away for two weeks so he got out of the routine.)
But the experience sure was!
Bob's old roommate was in town this week. He moved back to New Jersey years ago, but comes back on business trips a few times a year. The last time we saw him, Anthony was a teeny little thing.
Tonight our family went to IHOP for dinner to celebrate Fat Tuesday (aka Pancake Tuesday). We enjoyed a free meal of buttermilk pancakes (and eggs that we paid for) along with a donation to the Children's Miracle Network.
Anthony LOVES playing in the bathtub. He particularly loves drinking bathwater which is why most of his bathtoys have been taken away. (He was drinking out of the cups, etc.) He'll also get down on all fours and slurp water directly out of the bath.
Bob took Anthony with him on Saturday to buy me grocery store flowers for Valentine's. (That's all I wanted, and I said no to roses.)
Anthony's pal Ciaran came over for a playdate Saturday. We've been getting together regularly for a year now, but those visits have been for the grown-ups. Just the last week or two the boys have really started enjoying each other's company and playing together.
Anthony's is in a family daycare which means that he's with kids all different ages. He has two girlfriends his age, but the majority of the kids are older. I came home from school a few weeks ago with his Valentines list.
I picked Anthony up at daycare today and saw that Maria clearly had too much time on her hands. Its hard to tell from the picture, but she styled all of his hair into one giant curl.
For months Anthony has loved my shoes. Evidently they taste very interesting.
Anthony typically finishes breakfast before Bob and me. We usually let him out of his highchair to play, and then chase him out of the cat food.
Little dude is back to enjoying daycare again. He loves his two girl-pals that are his own age and finds the big kids fascinating. The big kids, on the other hand, like to tattle on him.
That was the headline in the newspaper this morning. I bought Anthony this cute raincoat in the fall and we've barely had a chance to wear it. We've had 3 straight days of clouds/rain with a few more to come.
The days of little dude happily wearing hats are long gone. I remember at the beach last summer lecturing him that "Babies Wear Hats!" He didn't listen and would immediately rip it off his head.
Saturday we biked to Rancho San Antonio to visit the animals at Deer Hollow Farm. We liked getting to meet Luna the cow. Anthony wasn't terribly impressed by her, but he did enjoy watching the chickens. He also had a great time just tromping around the farmyard.
We just had the best weekend!
Today Anthony's friend Ciaran hosted a playdate in celebration of his first birthday.
I have to say, Tigger is amazing tolerant of Anthony's "affections". She has never once hissed at him and often doesn't even bother to run away. We're working pretty hard at teaching Anthony "gentle". It isn't in any danger of taking, though.
Little dude had his 15 month check-up earlier this week. He came in at 24 pounds and 32 inches. That translates to 75th percentile for height and 50th for weight. In the past three months he grew 1 1/2 inches and only gained half a pound. He is really slimming down. His little thighs used to be positively luscious and now they're merely thighs. His check-up went well and the nurse practicioner (we don't see the ped for this appointment) was quite pleased with how he was doing. He did NOT like getting his shots and gave the poor nurse the evil eye when she was done.