15 Months

Nixon had his 15 month checkup and is doing great!

Here are his stats:

Height: 31.5 in (59th percentile)

Weight: 23.2 lbs (54th percentile)

Head circumference: 47 cm (54th percentile)

Looks like we've got ourselves an average kid, and we'll take him! He also had a couple shots to get him up to date and he took them like a champ. I'm not even kidding. I gave him a raisin right before she stuck him. He looked down at the nurse, and just watched. No flinch, no tears. Second shot? Same thing. As we were walking out I overheard the nurse saying how she'd never seen anything like that before. We have ourselves a tough guy!

What is Nixon doing at 15 months?

The biggest difference from the last update is that he's walking, in fact he's almost running! He started walking while we were in Idaho and has been having me chase him ever since. He's been off a bottle since we got back from Idaho, which was a pretty easy transition, and is a great eater. He sleeps and naps like a champ, and is always excited for us to come in and get him. He is still a finger sucker which is great, but I'm hoping it will also be an easy transition to get him to stop when he needs to (right..). He really only watches one show, and that's Curious George. He goes to his seat in Pa's big Lay-Z-Boy, finds he fingers and watches the little curious monkey. And finally, he has a decent list of words (we've been introducing Spanish words to him as well): Mama, dada, Pa, agua, mas, please, yes, uh oh, hi, tickle, Jesus, Nana. 

We love watching him grow and learn, and feel so blessed to call him ours.