Fifteen Months- UPDATED

This week Holden turned 15 months old. The big changes for the month are that he is talking, and we can understand him, so much more. His favorite things to talk about are his shoes, the motorcycle, plants/flowers, and opposites (up/down, on/off, open/shut). This week he began acting like a monkey. He puts his hands under his armpits and says Ooooo, Ewww, Oooo. He is still climbing like crazy. Daycare even told me that he likes to climb up the chain link fence on their playground. Great! I am completely amazed that such a little person can have so much energy. Parenting him is incredibly physically demanding. While holding him, he'll push off me, walk up until his feet are on my chest and then stand up. My arms are barely long enough to support him in that position. He's getting so tall. He runs, not walks, most places now, and can make ground pretty quickly. While his physical development is progressing quickly, he still enjoys pulling stuff out of cupboards, getting into drawers he is now able to reach, and putting things into his mouth that we wish he wouldn't. He takes off his shoes and hides them. We have only glimpses of him sitting to play with toys. Some friends have told me this is the most challenging stage, and although I'm trying to enjoy this moment of his toddlerhood, I secretly can't wait for him to slow down a bit.

He weighs around 25 pounds and has 12 teeth. He has his first four molars in, and his front four teeth on the top and bottom. He has a gap in between his front teeth and his molars. I think those teeth are on their way in; he's been drooling like crazy. His 12-18 month clothes are getting snug, and he's wearing 18-24 month clothes most of the time now.

My most favorite thing in the whole world is that Holden has become cuddly at bedtime. I absolutely love putting him to bed. He cuddles in to my chest and looks up at me with sleepy eyes while I rock him. There is really nothing that compares to this baby love!

UPDATES!
On May 30th, we went to Holden's 15 month appointment. He met his developmental milestones and is a healthy boy. He weighed 24 lbs. 9 oz. (50%); his height is 32.5" (85%); and his head circumference is 46 cm (35%). He received four more immunizations, which means he's almost completely immunized. He has one more shot at 18 months, and two more at 2 years old. After that he just has a couple of boosters. We're happy to be almost done with them; it's obviously our least favorite part of the doctor visits. Dr. Rubenstein gave me lots of helpful advice on getting our picky eater to eat more.