*He says "peeaase" alll the time and expects to get it because he's asked so nice :)
*Nathan's learned to hold his own with a big brother and the other 3 year old I babysit around all the time! He won't let anyone take a toy from him without a fight! He has also started experimenting with some hitting... not mean hitting but more of an attention getting hitting. He "hits" when he is frustrated with you or wants you to pay attention to him.
*This brings me to time-out... we started time outs with our sweet little man a couple of weeks ago. And as sad as it is when we put him there, it is also so stinking cute. He feels hurt, but stays there till we go get him and then gets the biggest grin and gives the biggest "I'm sorry" hug!
*We also started blanket time! I think it is a FANTASTIC thing to do with toddlers and gives you a great break, too! Nathan does it for about 15-20 minutes now and doesn't cry *too* much, he's even coming to enjoy it already (after about a week of protesting). It helps increase focused, independent play, and teaches boundaries, and listening skills. He's does great obeying and staying on the blanket, but sometimes does stop playing and fusses. He hasn't gotten off since the first week though! He gets most upset if he sees me though, otherwise he plays pretty nicely.
*He talks all the time! Some of the words he says are: please, thank you, mama, dada, A-ex, Ash (Asher), hi, ball, eat, yes, nigh-nigh, juice, milk, wow, yay, ruff ruff, raaar, bye, up, down, nack (snack), all done, choo choo, cookie, set go!, let's go... and i'm sure some that i'm forgetting*He also repeats a lot of words if you say them first and tell him to say it.
*He makes sound effects for cars, planes, superheroes, etc.
*He brings me his shoes all the time! He LOVES to go outside and go "byebye". He'll go get his shoes from the closet and bring them to me!
*He loves his passy... we never had that with Alex past 6 months and I dread the day we take it away! We mostly keep it for nap and night time, but he is hooked!
*At bedtime he picks out his own story from his basket of books in his room and brings it to me! It is the cutest.
*He folds his hands when we pray or holds hands around the table with the rest of us, and says "Amen"! so sweet.
*He LOVES when you try to "get him"... he tries to escape when he knows you want to change him and giggles uncontrollably if you say "I'm gonna get you!" Then he tries to run and his feet and body can't keep up with one another and he always ends up falling if you don't get him first. So cute!*He is still napping twice a day... 9:00 for 45 min or an hr and 2:00 for about 1.5 or 2 hrs. He sleeps with his bear and just loves him!
*It takes Nathan and Alex a while to fall asleep in the same room becuase they are so busy playing and giggling together... I can't decide if it's a problem or not haha. They eventually sleep and it's not like one is really keeping the other up... but sometimes it can go on for as long as an hour or more...
*But they sure do love each other and it is so sweet :)
*He still gives wide open mouthed kisses! love them :)
*His hair has a red tint to it and curls in the back... he needs a haircut BAD, but I haven't been able to bring myself to do it yet. There's just something about that first haircut that makes them seem too grown up!
*He had his 15 month appt on Friday and he is 19 lbs 12 oz and has gone from the 14th percentile to the 3rd. Gary took him to the doctor since I had an OB appt at the same time, but the doctor was giving him a pretty hard time I guess and saying we need to feed him more... not that we don't! He is just a busy boy and not a huge eater. Anyway, we're supposed to cut way back on the juice and offer lots of pastas, butter, ice cream, peanut butter, etc. I feel like we've tried hard, but I guess we'll work on his weight more over the next few months! His iron levels are up and doing great though, and he's grown 1 inch in height!
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