Mason is 15
months old! We went Tuesday afternoon for his 15 month checkup and Mason got a great report.
Here are Mason's 15 month stats:
Height - 29 3/4 inches - 15%
Weight - 22 lbs, 13 oz - 25%
Head Circumference - 47.3 cm - 50%
He is in size 18 month
clothes, size 3 shoes, size 4 diapers and has 8 teeth (4 on top and 4 on bottom) with three molars coming through. Mason’s sleeping patterns have greatly
improved since he has been healthy for the past month or so. He usually goes to bed between 7 and 7:30pm
and he wakes up between 6:30 and 7am.
At this age
Mason is so happy and easy-going, but he can turn on the drama in the blink of
an eye. Thankfully it usually stops as
quickly as it starts. He is very
mischievous and gets into everything Kate never messed with – the kitchen
cabinets, the toilet, the washer and dryer, the pantry, etc. He loves playing with Legos, throwing balls,
chasing Kate, riding his Jeep push truck, banging on the furniture and being
outside. One of the funniest things he
loves to do is turn the Swiffer vac on/off.
Justin or I usually Swiffer the floor every night and we call for Mason
when it’s time. Mason toddles up to the
vac, turns it on, follows us all around the house, and then turns it off when we
say we are done.
I’m
constantly reminded at how much he understands even though he can’t effectively
communicate back to us. I can ask him to
bring me something and he will bring it and then grin at me and clap. Mason will also purposely ignore us,
especially when he is doing something he knows he shouldn’t do. Most of the bath times or shower time end
quickly because he is either pinching Kate or splashing all the water out of the
bathtub. He is all boy.
Mason is a
constant thumb sucker and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. He used to only suck his thumb when he was
tired or sick, but I think he was sick for so long that it has now just created
a bad habit. I usually pull his thumb
out of his mouth and jokingly say “you don’t need that thumb!” and he just grins
and sticks it back in his mouth. He has
always held his neck with the free hand, but he started another odd habit now
where he either sticks his free hand down the front of his shirt or puts a
finger in his belly button while he sucks his thumb. Keep it classy Mason.
Mason’s
favorite person right now is my dad. He
also loves being with Papa. If either of
his grandfathers are around I know he’s not going to pay me any attention. I love the special relationship he has with
each of them. This boy is also an eating
machine. We have not found anything that
Mason will not eat. Some of his favorite
foods are chicken, bbq pork, pizza, grapes, broccoli, green beans,
bread/biscuits, pasta, cheese, peanut butter crackers, yogurt, yogurt puffs,
goldfish, apple sauce, strawberries, craisins, chocolate chip muffins and cereal
bars.
Although
Mason jabbers all day long, his only word that’s distinguishable is
“uh-oh”. He will also say “mama” and
“daddy” and recently he seems to be using that more correctly (actually calling
me mama or Justin daddy). He tries to
say thank you (sounds like “teh u”) but I’m still waiting on his first “real
word”. I’ve heard boys are slower at
speaking then girls so I’m patiently waiting.
Mason can still communicate clearly.
He points a lot, fusses if we get him down from his high chair and he’s
still hungry, kicks his legs if we guess the food he wants to eat, grunts or
says “ooo” if he wants our attention.
I’m trying to
cherish every moment with Mason while he’s little because he’s growing so
quickly. Here's a few pictures of my
handsome boy to mark his 15 month
milestone!
Being sweet at the doctor's office.
Poor Mason constantly has a bruise on his face and usually in the same spot. Poor guy falls constantly, but it never seems to slow him down long.
And because no photo shoot is complete without this picture...
Happy 15th month birthday Mase!
