15 Months Old

Today was Colton’s 15 month check-up. I say this during each stage but I really, really love this age. Colton is becoming such a little boy and his personality really shows. He had a great check-up and was on track in all areas. He was 25 lbs and 32 1/4 inches. I can’t remember exactly but that is somewhere around the 75% for weight and in the 80’s for height. His feet are huge, he wears a 6 1/2 wide. He has big hands and long fingers which he gets from mama. I think his eyes will definitely stay brown. They are a deep chocolate brown but have a pretty “glow” in the sunlight. They say eye color can change dramatically in the first few years but Colton’s have been consistently a deep dark color (gray when born and now chocolate brown).

He goes to bed with a sippy, nightlight and lullaby music and it’s the sweetest thing ever. His bedtime is 7 p.m. and most nights he barely makes it that long. He sleeps until 7 a.m. the next morning. He likes to brush his teeth (he has 12 and is starting to get his 4 canines) and he takes one nap around 11:45 a.m. Most of the time it’s an hour but on occasion he’ll give us two. We’ve finally gotten into a good nap routine (now that bedtime is all sorted out) and fingers crossed we won’t have to drive him around in the car anytime soon. Naps used to be a battle but seem to be on the right track. One bad habit is that he wakes up cranky…always! Whether it’s in the morning or from a nap or after a long restful sleep, he always wakes up cranky. Usually it takes a few minutes and a cup of milk and then he’s back to his normal, happy self. This one he gets from his daddy

He’s doing very well in daycare. He has a best friend, Aaron. They wrestle, chase each other, hug each other upon arrival and I see trouble in their future! They both have that twinkle in their eye and little dimples. Colton’s teachers tell me that normally he is very well behaved. He cleans up when they tell him to and he follows directions, but on occasion when he decides he’d rather do something else, he has this coy little smile that he gives and he shows those dimples and they say it’s all they can do not to crack up laughing. He also has two girlfriends in class – Sophia and Bri are his latin ladies and he’s so cute with them. Sophia can walk so they will yell and wave when they first get there and run up and hug. Bri is a little younger but he gives her kisses and likes to sit on her (that’s his sign of affection!).

He says lots of words but none of them are very clear to other people just yet. He says mama and dada, dog, duck, outside, bath, all done, play and snack. He tries to mimic most things that we say and he talks A LOT in his own little language, but those are the words we know he’s getting close to perfecting.

His favorite toys are any and all trucks and toys with wheels. He loves books and of course his four wheeler. He cries when he has to come inside from playing (he absolutely loves playing outside) and he likes playing with other kids. We actually took him to the park with some friends for a picnic not too long ago and he and his little friend Tyler were instant buddies. Tyler would pull him around in the wagon and Ty (who is 2) would throw the baseball for him. Colton would pick it it up, tuck it under and run away. It was a great game of baseball/football we had going on.

We’re looking forward to summer already with these warm temps. We have some fun trips coming up and we’ll be taking swim lessons when it warms up a bit. He loves the bath so hopefully that goes well. I’m still undecided on whether or not we’ll do YMCA or ISR (infant swim resource) lessons. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know!

Today is the last post of my first blog book! I’ve been blogging about our lives to keep in touch with friends and family for three years now! There is a really neat website called Blog to Print that will allow me to take certain posts and create a book out of them. I plan to print the posts from the first post when we announced our pregnancy through 15 months. I’ve never been much of a journal keeper so this is something I’m very excited to do for Colton. It won’t mean much now, or anytime in the near future, but I hope one day he’ll be able to sit down and read all about his first years and see just how much he is loved.

Love,
Jenny