15 Months

Well, little "Brooksy" hit the 15 month mark on Tuesday!  He has really "grown up" in the last month.  He is wanting to become more and more independent, and he is definitely wanting to make his requests known to everyone.  He is also making it known when he doesn't get his requests!  He is such a funny, little guy.  He still loves to play with his toys, mainly cars, trucks, and tractors.  He would rather play than eat snacks, which is quite the opposite of his big brother!  He still prefers his Mama (no complaints there), and he is definitely a bit cautious around strangers.  As of yesterday, Brooks is walking....alot!  It is so crazy how he just decided he could do it and has taken off.  On Tuesday, he would only take 3 steps here or there.  Then, the very next day, he was taking 20 and 25 steps.  Brooks has also said goodbye to his bottles over the past week.  He easily transitioned to his sippy cup, and he even drinks his milk cold now!  (Hallelujah!...no more milk warming!)  I miss feeding him his bottles, but he will still snuggle with me and drink his milk sometimes.  He expects his cup of milk as soon as he gets up in the mornings.  Brooks's vocabulary continues to increase, and he has picked up some new words over the past month.  He can say "sheshie" (horsie), "cas" (crash), and "rock" (rock).  He has all four of his one year molars now, and he is working on his eye teeth.  Brooks had his one year doctor's appointment today, and his ears looked perfect.  Thankfully, he has not had an ear infection in over three months!  He was 48% for his weight (24 lbs 5 oz) and he was 81% for his height (32.3 inches).  The doctor said everything looked perfect!  Brooks went to the beach and the pool for the first time this summer recently.  He liked the pool better than the beach.  I think he was scared of the waves, but he did eventually warm up and play in the sand some.  He stayed very close to Mama, though :)

Some other things about Brooks:

-very picky eater
-rode the carousal for the first time and LOVED it
-takes 2 some days and 1 nap some days
-still loves his paci and lovey (my cut up T-shirt)
-still looks like his Grandaddy (my dad)
-does not have to wear his orthopedic shoes anymore
-is into everything!!!!
-gets mad when Reives gets to do something that he doesn't
-loves to ride around in this little red push car that I bought for $1 when Reives was a baby
-is a huge climber and tries to climb on anything and everything!
-takes a little while to "wake up" in the mornings


Some pics of Brooks at 15 months:

Stop growing so fast!!!