Date/Week: March 22nd; 15 months
Milestones:
Developmental Progress: - He walks more like a normal kid and less like a zombie
- Liam likes to slide down the slide
- He waters plants in the garden and pulls up weeds
- We've begun to hear a symphony of 'no'
- Yoghurt is his favourite food
- First time joining Aidan at the front of the church for the end of the service
- Loves the local bananas that are just the right size for little hands
- will fill the basket during shopping at the farmer's market when you prompt him to pick up tomatoes, potatoes, etc
- Has learned to blow the dandelion puffballs in his grandparent's garden
- Likes the penguins in 'Mary Poppins' and many Rogers and Hammerstein songs
- 15 months and not one bottle of baby food eaten! Baby led weaning rocks!!!
- When he drops something or wants something, he says 'Ca - wol' (Carol), which is his teacher's name. Since it is also my mom's name, it gave her a real shock that he was calling her name one day (particularly since he's been getting pretty good saying gramma and grampa)
- Signed his grandmother's birthday card with blue scribble - and used both hands to do it!
- If you say 'cows go' he says 'moo'
- He eats more consistently with a spoon and is getting better spearing food with a fork
- Drinks very well from a straw (which was surprise for me since we don't use them so it must be from school)
- He plays pretty well with a ball - mostly throwing it and sometimes kicking it
- Will read to himself from his board books - turning pages and pointing at the items on the page
- When singing 'row, row, row your boat' he will start the next series of 'row,row, row' when you finish the last line
- He is trying to run! If he holds you hands or has his hands between 2 people, he will start running. He sort of jogs on his own
- Uses both baby sign language and words - but we're pushing the use of words more since we've been delinquent on learning more sign language words
- He's been working on breaking into cabinets with the child locks - the ones we purchased at the stores seem to be targets. When we use rubber bands, he finds it difficult and he loses interest.
- Opening and closing doors is his forte - gates, french doors, bathroom doors... you name it. He also plays a mean game of peek-a-boo from the other side
Thoughts and Feelings?
It has been a busy month and we look forward to weekends and evenings for a little down time during play time. As we move into a really busy phase (April - July) thanks to Pipe Band / Regiment Band / my school work / our regular work, time with Liam is a light at the end of the tunnel of each day!
As for my fitness, I have had an awful month. I feel that I need to do something because I have gained weight since weaning Liam. Plus, with allergies I feel really awful so working through that is necessary. I cannot let myself fall apart!
What I am looking forward to:
Starting the research for my dissertation because I was granted approval to do so this month!
