Dawson's 15 Month Update

This week was Dawson's 15 month check-up with the doctor. He now weighs 24 pounds and 8 ounces which puts him in the 50th percentile for weight. He is 2 feet 9 inches tall which puts him in the 90th percentile for height. Overall, his appointment was uneventful because he is doing everything he should be for this age, and I didn't have too many questions for the doctor. He did, however, have to get one shot while he was there. At his 18 month check-up he will have to get several shots, because I have postponed a lot of them until that time. Since he's not in daycare, his doctor has been great about letting us do the shots when we want, within reason, which makes me feel great because I've been reading about all of the risks which are reduced by waiting longer before getting the shots. Unfortunately, though, the shot he did have to get, the Tdap vaccine, gave him a nasty little site reaction, and we had to take him back to the doctor yesterday to have it looked at. I wasn't worried about this shot because he has had it before, and this was the last one in the series. I'm not sure why he had a site reaction to it this time, but he did. He's on some medicine now though to help it to go away. He had fun in the doctor's office though getting lots of attention from the doctors and nurses.
At 15 months he can successfully sort the square, circle, and triangle in his shape sorter with a tiny bit of help. He continues to LOVE to read, and he will bring you book after book to read to him. He loves for you to sit cross-legged on the floor and let him sit on your lap while you read to him. We're excited that library story time is starting back up after a month break, since he also enjoys having books read to him in a group setting.
We have been working on coloring with crayons, and Dawson now knows what to do to color on paper. He is not always interested in coloring though, and sometimes he enjoys carrying the crayons around more than actually coloring.
At 15 months, Dawson is also a great helper! :) He has seen me sweep and dust so much that any time he sees a broom he HAS to have it to push back and forth across the floor. He thinks it's the most fun! He also loves for you to give him a wash cloth or rag so he can go around the house "cleaning." He uses the cloths to wipe everything including his high chair, chairs, tables, walls, and Bentley! The whole time he is "sweeping" or "cleaning" he looks at us for praise. I love it! I hope he will always continue to be my little helper when it comes to cleaning, so I give him all the praise he wants! :)
Dawson continues to be a good eater, but does have a picky day here or there. In addition to oatmeal and pancakes which John and I are worn out on after making them all the time for the past several months, Dawson has finally decided that he will accept a couple of other foods for breakfast. He will eat Cheerios in milk now. He also now loves cinnamon raisin wheat toast which is nice because it's much easier than pancakes!
Fifteen months has proved to be a very affectionate age for Dawson. He loves to hug us, and he will just randomly quit playing to come give us a hug. He also loves to give kisses and blow kisses now too.
In addition to all of the words Dawson has been saying, he has now added "no" and "clock" to his vocabulary. He has also learned to shake his head no, which he thinks is hilarious.
Dawson is slowly transitioning from 2 naps to 1 a day. As Dawson's schedule changes, we're also preparing for John's schedule change this week. We are so excited to have weekends together as a family again. Dawson continues to bring us so much joy, and is a ton of fun at 15 months!
Enjoy the pictures below!

Above: Dawson in his playroom at 15 months old!

Above: Dawson and I decided to color on the driveway with
sidewalk chalk.

Above: This is some of Dawson's scribbling on the driveway.

Above: Dawson enjoyed running around with

the chalk in his hand more than actually

drawing with it.

Above: Dawson after he made his first mark

with the chalk. He was excited about it!

Above: Dawson's newest thing is that if you

ask him where planes fly he points up like this

and says "up."

Above: Dawson playing.

Above: Dawson wanted to get in his toy box to play. Daddy

decided to let him get in to play before bath time. :)

Above: Dawson LOVED being in the toy box.

Above: Time to get out and go to the bath tub!

Above: I got Dawson half way undressed to

get in the bath tub one night this week, and then

he took off. He found his pacifier which he's only

allowed to have when he's in the bed, and then he

hid in the laundry room (only for a few

seconds before I went in there).

When I walked in the laundry

room and saw him he pointed at me as if I were the one

in trouble! He's so funny!

Above: All of the flowers in our landscape have

been blooming beautifully all spring and summer.

We have enjoyed them all season, and John

has done a great job keeping the flowers blooming

and the grass looking good. We brought some of

our knock-out roses inside to enjoy yesterday, and

even Dawson loves looking at them.