At Joel's 15 month check up earlier this month he was 30 lb. 4 oz- 95%, 33.5 inches- 96%, and I can't remember his head, but it was 90%. So he is an all around big guy, still. We saw a different Dr. that day and she asked, "Is dad a really big guy?" Umm...not so much. I was never tiny as a kid and neither was Benny, so I think he'll stretch out eventually.
So new words:
Agua (I think that's how you spell it) He will only say this, not water.
Papa (Benny's dad)
Read! (as he throws books in my face)
bird
eyes
bowl
dog
thank you
Beeee (please)
Belly ( as he pulls up his shirt to show anyone his belly)
And millions of nonsense words that he apparently thinks are very important, but I haven't decoded yet. He will sit by us and put his face right in front of ours and nod his head as he talks away about something very serious.
He has gotten really good at going down the stairs. He knows he has to sit and scoot. This brings a great sense of pride to him after he accomplishes our big set of stairs.
Joel loves to be outside. Unfortunately, right after we get home it's 5:00. So I usually struggle to get him from the car to the inside of the house. I want him to walk (did I mention he's 30 lbs?) but that means he tries to walk around the yard as I think of every bribe in the bag to get him to come inside. Dada usually works, even though Benny's usually not even home. I'm mean, I know.
He still loves to have books read to him. One after another, after another, after another, after another...so we've moved half of his books downstairs to his room :) Of course we LOVE reading to him. It's just easier on the sanity to read 10 books instead of 25 over and over.
He loves our rides home from daycare b/c I exaggerate every turn I make with varoom-varroooomms and beep-beeps. So he says "beep-beep" the whole way home now in the car. Too cute.
I'm starting to face the truth that Joel needs a hair cut. He pretty much looks like a clown b/c his curls stand straight out on the sides and the top. I keep putting it off. I'm not sure why, I think it might be because I don't want him to look more like a little boy than he already does. He doesn't look like a baby anymore. He wears huge shoes, size 8, big boy clothes, size 3T, and his body isn't round and roll-covered anymore :( Well maybe some parts are still round.
