Noah @ 15 months

(I have had this draft open on my phone for a WEEK. About time I finished it up!)

NOAH:

• after a few funky weeks of fighting me on naps, we are down to one long(ish) nap a day. He still sleeps 11-12 hours and then his nap is usually 1.5 but rarely (oh so rarely) does 2 or 3. 

• the pediatric dentist shamed us into dropping his pacifier. Which actually went 100 times better than the first time we tried. 

• we dragged him all around NYC with friends and he did really well most of the time. He LOVED being held so much and missed it when we got home. He also managed to chip some teeth on the hotel bathtub (hence the visit to the dentist...)

•he has a slight discoloration on his legs that has been there since birth. We finalllllllly confirmed with a dermatologist that it is a port wine stain and is completely harmless. It was nice to hear from someone else that it is nothing. 

• flipped off a couch at a friend's house and got a little bump on his head. Then an hour later fell from a few stairs up onto the SAME spot. He had the biggest goose egg I've ever seen all night long. Luckily it went down pretty quickly and was a small bump with a big bruise the next day. 

• now it seems like every time he falls, it is on that exact spot. He's got a nice lump of scar tissue to remember his not-so-cautious playing

• has figured out nodding and will nod if we ask him a clarifying question. Which is pretty much all day because I can't understand most of his babble and his pointing. But it is nice to be able to communicate at least a little bit. I can tell it makes him happy too. 

• he has learned quite a few new words even if he doesn't make them sound remotely like the real word: Apple, banana, yogurt, school bus, truck, book, blanket, basketball, elephant, lion, cat, window, jacket, hat, please, more, thank you, turtle, up

• he also is into learning body parts: head, eyes, ears, nose, teeth, mouth, hair, hands, fingers, belly button, toes

• loves to come up and tickle you while saying tickle tickle. I randomly hear him walking around saying tickle tickle to himself. 

• he has really come a long way with using his fork and spoon. He's not perfect but definitely gets the concept and is getting better and better. Even stabbing with the fork, which is adorable and hilarious to watch. 

• likes to take the books off my desk or out of my hands and sit and flip through them repeatedly. Especially the parenting ones with babies on the covers. 

• he has become a lot more affectionate and will snuggle into my shoulder now or randomly come and snuggle into my lap. 

•he is a goofy silly kid who loves to make us laugh and will laugh when we do. His "social laugh" is really funny too. 

• he loves to play in the toilet, climb all over the couch, stand on his bike, stand on chairs, putting things in his not-so-secret cupboard, trying to put on his own shoes, sitting down in a pile of his books and opening all of them, brushing his teeth, tickling daddy, and being the silliest boy. 

• he will wave and say "bye bye" to me at bedtime some nights. My heart melts every time. 

Basically he is our bestest little crazy guy and we still can't get enough of him. 

Noah @ 14 months

Hey look! Less than a week late! And with lots of iphone pictures!

I'm having a harder time distinguishing certain things that are new to each month. The milestones aren't as noticeable anymore. 

Noah:

• trying to say more and more words. But lots of it still sounds identical to other mumbo jumbo he says. Things we understand most of the time: car, banana (nanna), his animal sounds (moo, ruff, neigh, baa), baby, ball, dadda, momma, bye bye. He will bring me the remote and try to say "Daniel" meaning he wants to watch Daniel Tiger. 

• got a little plastic bike for christmas. He pushes it everywhere around the house. He has only recently started sitting on it. He can go backwards too but not forward haha. 

• has somehow managed to make David's work keys and a credit card disappear. Not so fun. 

• still really into climbing things. Me, his trike, trying to climb out of the bathtub. He figured out how to climb on the couch but can only do it when he is not wearing diapers 

• is getting more and more insistent about having his own fork/spoon at mealtimes. He also would prefer that you put any/all food into the small cup holder indentation instead of onto his tray.

• can and will inhale fruit in 10 seconds. We have found him sneaking oranges more than once and he really loves his bananas in the morning. And cottage cheese. He always pulls it out of the fridge and wants me to open it. 

• he learned how to play ring around the Rosie and will spin and sing to himself a lot of the time. He really likes the "fishes in the water" part too and will wiggle his hands for you to sing it. 

• he understands tons of phrases now. If you put a hat or sunglasses on him and tell him to go look in the mirror, he will dash off to my room and giggle. He likes to show daddy it too. He is pretty good about listening when we tell him to close the door/cupboard or to bring us something or put something away. 

• still really loves to read books, watch cars out the window, and take baths. He likes to wear daddy's headphones and listen to music. 

• we have him a real haircut and he actually did really well (mostly because David was feeding him candy the whole time)

We both have cabin fever pretty badly at this point. I'm just happy it's February already. This is the point of the year where we start talking about moving to a place where it doesn't snow.