Owen is 15-Months Old!

Owen at his 15-month appointment

·         Dr. Fletcher report:  You are 31 ½” long (75^th percentile) and weigh 20 ½ pounds (just under 10^th percentile).  You seem to  be following the same growth curve, which is about the same as Kaden’s at that age.  He told us to, “Keep doing what we’re doing… because you are physically perfect.”  Yahoo!

·         You started walking a few weeks ago (14 ½ months) and are good!  You basically went from creeping along the furniture to strolling across the room in a span a weekend.  On Friday night you sat in the middle of the floor, pushed yourself into a forward fold and then a stand, found your balance, and took off.

o   Your walking has made my life better!  Let me rephrase… Your walking is great for my arms and back!  I think it has made you much happier too.

·         We’re not gonna lie: You’ve been hard to live with lately and it’s mainly due to your piercing scream.  It is the loudest, most penetrating, horrible screech that we’ve ever heard and you do it all of the time—when you’re mad or frustrated about something.

o   We’re not sure if this is your new personality (Lord, we hope not!) or if you don’t get to be outside as much as the last few months have been cold.

o   I’m also hoping this is not the beginning of temper fits that go along with the “terrible twos” because this seems WAY too early!

·         You’ve started getting pickier about your food.  You don’t really like vegetables unless they are puréed in smoothie form and unrecognizable.  The same is true for many fruits.  

You also don’t seem to be allergic to anything.  I know that we were supposed to hold off from giving your peanut butter until you turned 2 (recommended by pediatrician), but we have found Kaden giving your peanut butter crackers, pieces his peanut butter & jelly, and various other peanut items over the course of the past few months and it hasn’t caused a negative reaction. 

·         You sleep well once we get you down for a nap and for the night. 

You typically still take one big nap during the middle of the day. 

We normally put you to bed around 7:30 pm and you sleep for about 12 hours. 

·         Like your brother, you seem to be a climber too.  Before you started walking, we witnessed you push the Lego™  container to the living room chair in order to boost yourself up. I know this is something you have seen Kaden do for the past year.

·         You enjoy being around people—at the Townclub, at Kaden’s school, at church; I’ve never seen you cry if a stranger wants to talk to you or hold you.

·         You say a few words, but babble in your own language.  You also mimic tones—talking and singing. 

·         You still seem to like music and dance.  The funny part is that you also seem to have RHYTHM!

·         You have beautiful, expressive eyes but I still can’t tell what color they are.

They are BOTH blue and brown.

·         I’m not sure if you have a favorite toy.  Anything good always seems to get seized by your older brother.  Grrrr…  You do, however, love your cheetah animal print blanket that grandma got for you at Christmas.

·         You’ve begun to tease.  You offer a piece of your food, only to snatch it away at the last second while giggling in delight.

Yep, that's you munching a fresh tortilla in the back seat.

We LOVE you, Owen Dow!