15 Month Check Up

Last Friday Tyler had his 15 month check up. Well I’d love to tell you that he has had a huge growth spurt, BUT he actually has only gained 6 ounces since 1 year check up?!?!? Crazy. I tell you that kid must burn absolutely everything he eats, cuz he eats like a champ and a petite little thing. Tyler weighed in at 22.6 lbs and measure 30 inches putting him in the 12th and 14th percentiles. Tyler is not a fan of hats so he would not sit still for the nurse or Dr. Conner for head circumference. Oh well.

While we were at the doctor’s Friday he had already had a cold for like a week and checked out fine. Yesterday was another story. He had a cough that progressively got worse this weekend and yesterday we BOTH stayed home as Tyler decided to share his cold. So I made us both appointments. I had a sore throat and wanted to get the clear on Strep before going to work and Tyler’s cough worsening was excuse enough to bring him in. The second she looks in his ear….. ANOTHER EAR INFECTION. Oh this poor kid! So he is on antibiotic again and already seemed better this morning and I have had no calls from daycare, so we shall see.

I know it’s been a long time since I have updated on Tyler, so this will be long. I understand if you have already stopped reading – haha!

Words – Tyler is getting better at “using his words” but every time he gets sick, it’s another set back. His most used words are: Mama, Dada, Ball, Go, Up, Down, All done, All gone, Herego, Ankyou, Ock!, Poop, ‘Side, Nana(banana not grandma), ‘Ara (for Sara the dog) and once in a while I can get a please out of him. Not too shabby. What make me really excited is that he REALLY seems to be understanding us more. The other day he dumped his blocks out and when I asked him to put them away he picked them up one by one and back in the bucket they went. And most people know he is a huge Blue’s Clues fan, and now when Steve asks where the clue is he can pick it out on the screen. I caught him doing this by accident one day and just couldn’t believe it! He is still going to the gate when you ask him if he has “ock”/poop in his diaper or if you ask him if he is ready for a nap/bed.

With the nice weather last week we sure did take advantage. Tyler absolutely loves it outside and I just didn’t have the heart keep him cooped up! Monday night we went for a walk and went in our “backyard” and played with a ball, rocks anything he could get his hands on. Tuesday I took him to the park and we walked on the trail in the park and then I let him play on the play set there which is nice cuz it’s Tyler size so he could go up and down himself. I did take him down the “big” slide a couple times and he LOVED it!

He has been so happy and so much fun lately I am just so looking forward to what will hopefully be very fun summer of parks, beaches and camping! Oh, and I PROMISE to get some new pics on here soon!!!