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Once again, I am WAY behind on blogging. I don't know what happens. How do I let myself get so far behind? Boone's 15-month check-up was on August 25th, and here it is October 13th when I'm doing this blog post. {If you notice the date for the post, it is an
August date, but that's just so I can keep my blog in some kind of chronological order.} I have actually been working on this post for a while now, jotting down little things about Boone as I think about them. So some of these things he might not have been doing at 15 months yet. He may have actually started doing them between 15 and 17 months. But I wanted to remember as many little things about him as possible. I'm sad there are some things he does that I can't think of right now.
The pictures I'm interspersing in this post were all taken at the end of August. I was specifically trying to capture the expression he makes (see the last photo at the bottom of the post) when he doesn't like something you've said to him. He made the face once and I had to snap the photo really quickly without adjusting my camera settings. So unfortunately, it is out of focus. I tried, unsuccessfully, to get him to do it again. He wouldn't, but I got some other really cute expressions in the process.
So here are a few things about Boone:
.: When we're saying the blessing at dinner, he says "Ahhhh mmmmm" {That's "Amen!"} That's one of his first 4 words.
.: So, his first 4 words are 'ma ma', 'da da', 'uhht ohhh', and 'ahhhh mmmm'.
.: I'm worried he might think he's a dog, because he sure does like to sit on Petey's bed. It has gotten to the point where if Petey sees him coming, he'll just get up and move out of the way because he knows Boone is going to sit down on his bed.
.: He really loves Petey.
.: He can climb up on the sofa, dining room chair, Fenn's bed, and our bed without a problem.
.: He has totally been in a 'daddy' mood for the last 2 or 3 months.
.: As of the real date that I'm doing this post, he has 11 teeth now.
.: Despite the delay in starting to eat real food (vs. baby food), he has turned out to be a pretty good eater. He will now eat pretty much anything. The other night, he even ate some of my salad. And he kept reaching out for more.
.: We have one of those plastic slides in the playroom. He can climb up the ladder and sit down on the top without a problem. But for some reason, he always hesitates to let go and slide down.
.: He loves to give open-mouthed, wet, sloppy kisses. And you have to be careful because he'll bite down sometimes.
.: He likes to show you his belly button.
.: Did I say how much of a daddy's boy he is??? That's a hard thing for mommy to accept, especially when it has lasted for so long.
.: Over the last month or so, he and Fenn have started REALLY playing together. They like to chase each other around the house on their ride-on toys. And it gives mommy and daddy a little break sometimes.
.: He can whistle. I'm serious! I really need to get it on video because no one will believe me. It's not a great whistle, but he knows what we mean when we tell him to whistle and he does make a whistling sound.
.: He seems to be very mechanically-inclined. He analyzes things like he's trying to figure out how they work, how they're put together, etc. I know it's normal for babies to be curious, but the way he does it seems to be a little more in-depth.
.: Right now, he favors his right hand. In comparison, Fenn always favored his left hand, and still does.
.: He likes to play with the little kitchen set I bought at a consignment sale. He'll get a cup and a spoon and pretend like he's eating. He'll put the spoon in his mouth and then say "Mmmmmmm" as he pulls the spoon out of his mouth.
These are his stats at 15 months old:
Weight: 24 lbs. 9 oz. (49th %)
Height: 31 5/8" (63rd %)
Head: 47.3 cm (52nd %)
Compare this to his stats at 12 months old:
Weight: 23 lbs. 6.5 oz. (55th %)
Height: 30.625" (70th %)
Head: 46.6 cm (52nd %)
I still think it is funny how people always look at my kids and say, "Wow! He's big for his age." But when you look at Fenn's stats or Boone's stats, they're always just slightly above the 50th percentile for their ages. Certainly never anywhere close to the 100th percentile. They're pretty much average in size.
And this is THE face. He doesn't do it quite as much now. But I'm glad I captured it, even if it is out of focus. If you told him "No" or said anything he didn't like, he would give you this face and let you know exactly how he felt.
Last weekend, we visited Dan's sister in Mooresville, NC. We always have a good time visiting with Debbie and Mark. And the boys love their cousins, Piper and Sydney. The girls do such a great job of entertaining the boys that mommy and daddy actually get a bit of a break for a change.
They live near Lake Norman, so we spent Saturday morning letting the kids swim in the lake. They have a neighbor who owns some lakefront property nearby, so all we had to do was walk and 5 minutes later we were at the lake.
{I hesitate to post these pictures of the boys swimming in the lake. We visited them when Fenn was about 8 months old and rented a pontoon boat. We put Fenn in the lake for all of 5 minutes. He had on a life jacket, we held him, and he never went under water. Anyway, I did a post (click here to see it) about the trip and posted some pictures. Well someone left a nasty comment on that post about the fecile count in Lake Norman and how we should be ashamed of ourselves for putting our baby in that lake. Oh, and their post was 'Anonymous'! Don't bother looking at the Comments because I deleted it.}
First of all, we introduced Fenn to fishing. He seemed interested at first, but it didn't hold his attention for very long.
Then it was time to swim. At first, Fenn wasn't so sure about getting in the water. But once we got him in with his daddy and the girls, he was fine. I'm sure the lake, with the water being so dark, seems strange to him compared to a nice, clear swimming pool. And once he got comfortable in the water, the real fun began... jumping off the dock!
Fenn also thought it was hysterical to push his daddy into the lake!
Boone also had a great time swimming in the lake. He loved 'jumping' off the dock (actually his Aunt Debbie would drop him in to his daddy).
After we sufficiently wore everyone out, it was time to get back for lunch and then naps. We kept the rest of the weekend pretty low-key and just hung out at the house.
On Sunday morning, the girls put on their own production of 'Cats' for us. Afterward, we all loaded up for some playtime at a very nice park nearby (Hope Park at the Lowe's YMCA). The plan was to tire out the boys so they would nap on the ride home.
After lunch at Steak 'n Shake, we headed home. It was our first road trip since starting to potty train Fenn a couple of weeks earlier. He did great with the 4+ hour car ride and didn't have any accidents the whole weekend.
Thanks Mark, Debbie, Piper, and Sydney! We had so much fun with y'all. Wish we lived closer to each other.
And keep scrolling on down a little for a link to some more photos from our trip. You'll notice I'm not in any of the photos. I just never got around to handing the camera to Dan.
Just click on the photo below and it will take you to the Picasa Web Album with lots more photos.
Fenn finished up his 5-week introduction to soccer class last night. He seemed to have fun and even seemed to improve some of his skills by the end of the class. One big rule they learned is there are no hands in soccer! And, of course, he loved getting to see Ella Kate every week. Here are a few photos from the last class.
Hanging out with Ella Kate before class started.
Practicing some of his footwork.
He just received his certificate. It is not in focus, but I still like it because it shows how excited and proud he was.
A big "Go Team!" at the end of class. Coach Joanna was great with the kids.
Fenn and Ella Kate showing off their certificates.
We had so much fun that we might do another session in late fall.
