Happy 15 Months!

Here is a monthly update for my five faithful followers :) Now that Beckett is getting a little older, I am planning to not do quite as many monthly updates. I skipped the 14 months because not too much had changed.

What have you been up to? 

You are running everywhere and rarely ever walk anymore. If you are awake you are constantly moving and will not sit down for even a minute. You play so hard, but you also sleep hard (thank you, Jesus!). You'll now go down easily for naps and bedtime without putting up a fight and usually sleep about 12-13 hours at night with at least a 3 hour nap during the day. Daddy and I thought this day would never come. For at least the first three months after you were born, you had your nights and days reversed. Then you started sleeping better throughout the night, but still woke up at least once or twice. It felt as if you would never transition, so this is a major milestone for our whole family! 

Playing with the music box that Aunt Darlene and
Uncle Phil gave you. You love music and dancing. 

You are really starting to recognize more words now. When I say "let's change your diaper" you run into your room. When I ask you if you want yogurt, you run to the refrigerator door. Yogurt is your favorite food right now. At the moment, we are still struggling with food textures. You still won't touch anything slimy (pasta, fruit, etc) and start gagging when you try to pick it up with your fingers.

Some little boy spilled the box of Cheerios on the floor and you
and Karsten tried to eat them all before I  could get to them. 

You haven't learned to say the word "no" yet (thank goodness), but you have learned to shake your head "no". You shake your head "no" to everything I ask, even if you don't mean it. If I am feeding you and try to cram something in your mouth that you don't want, you shake your head "no." If I ignore you and try to force something in there, you spit it right back out.

Coloring with crayons for the first time

You love to be outdoors. You would live outside if we would let you. Sometimes you cry when we make you come back inside. You love to play in dirt, with rocks, and especially with/in water! I've never met a kid who loved water so much. You love it when we pour water over your head or squirt you in the face with water (sounds cruel, but you really do like it). 

Ready to go swimming

You love to play with sports balls. You always have a basketball, soccer ball, baseball or football in your hands. You are really great at kicking the ball, and have been getting much better at catching the ball. We are still working on your throwing. You can throw backwards like no other, but the forward throw is struggling a bit. It usually ends up going backwards behind your head. Is there a sport that uses a backwards throw?

Loving on the giraffe from our friend Ashley

You love to listen to music and dance, so we've been working on more songs and dance moves lately. Your Grandma Kaki taught you the Hokey Pokey and you have really enjoyed singing that lately while turning around in circles. Grandma Bummie always does Pat-a-cake with you and now you can do it by yourself. It's really cute watching you do all of the hand motions.

Wearing Daddy's shoes

Trying to walk in Daddy's shoes

You have started using a few words now, in addition to several animal sounds. You have always been more interested in animal noises than real words. Here are the animals/animal sounds that you know: cow=moo, sheep=baa, gamecock=cock-a-doodle-doo, duck=quack quack and the pig=snort. We are still working hard on the dog, cat, and horse for now. You are also doing well with "please" and "thank you" and "cracker", but we're trying to get you to say "I love you." You're almost there, but already close enough to melt Mommy and Daddy's heart. You can also count to three with a little help. This weekend, Daddy taught you the word "uh oh" and how to find your belly button. I'm going to go ahead and apologize in advance to anyone person that you run up to lifting their shirt up to find their belly button. 

You still have 4 teeth on the top and 4 on the bottom with no sign (other than a LOT of drooling) of any more coming anytime soon. You love to flash your smile to the ladies and they always flirt back. You're weighing in at about 25 pounds and eating like you are about to have another growth spurt. Your favorite things to do are dance, listen to music, read, play in the water and play with insects and other wild animals. You also love to talk and kiss yourself in the mirror.

Here's a cute video of you showing us how Pa tickles your belly and how Grandpa plays the Bumblebee tickle game.