Nate 15 Month Update and Stats

Nate had his 15 month well visit today and all was fine.

He was 26lbs 6oz (75th percentile) and 33 1/2" tall (97th!), his head is steady at 45th percentile (47 cm). I am still not sure where he gets the small head - neither Steve nor I have one! I have him in 18-24 mos & 2T tops and 18-24 bottoms (and some of his larger 12-18). His height is all in his torso. He is still in his same shoes, 6 1/2 & 7s. I expect he will be in these clothes for awhile.

He has 6 real words - mama, dada, balloon, choo-choo, light, doggie. I think he also says nose and baby. He is signing a bit more and generally I can figure out what he wants between grunts and pointing.

He eats more meat (chicken or turkey) than Jack on any given day - he is surely a carnivore. Between that and all the green beans and peas he eats, I am sure his iron is high enough:) He favorite foods are french fries and pasta (we use rice past due to the wheat allergy).

He has started to try utensils. He got a huge kick out of the fork we helped him with the other day.

He *may* be starting to tolerate (by that mean not gag on) vanilla rice milk. He gags on soy and rice milk so far. The doctor said he probably won't really drink any of it until I wean him.

He is napping 1x a day, for about 90 minutes. He goes down about 12:45 when it is a school day for Jack, slightly earlier otherwise.

His nighttime sleep was much better for awhile, he was only getting up once at 5 for a feeding for awhile, but then he has gotten 5-6 teeth in the last few weeks, so he is back to getting up 2 or 3 times. Grr...

He understands simple instructions and most of what goes on around him. I can ask him to get me things and it works, sometimes.

He is super fast moving and practically runs. He has different speeds, but I wouldn't call it truly a run yet,

He throws, hard and far. He also throws a LOT. You must be careful what you give him.

He is really into books. He likes a book about tractors, "Machines at Work", Moo, ba, la, la, a book at fall (thanks Matt & Brigitte), and a book about bugs among others. Many of these have things to touch with different textures.

He likes music and gets a big kick of it when it comes on unexpectedly.

He loves to bang things. Our dining room wall has scars caused by Nate and a metal measuring cup.

He likes to walk around with packets - sugar packets, packets of wet wipes, etc. Weird.

He still loves remote controls.

Like mommy, like son

He's got my morning routine down!

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Update - Nate's Allergies

So Nate finally saw the allergist and had both a scratch test (where they put oils of different foods in a tiny scratch on your back) and blood work. The scratch test confirmed an allergy to milk and to wheat, but not to nuts. The bloodwork should confirm this and also check for arrowroot (another suspected issue). The Doc also wants to hold off eating eggs/nuts/shellfish until at least 2, too. While I am glad to have some confirmation, his diet is pretty restricted for awhile. I had been hoping I was imagining the wheat one. Looks like I am going to be working on some new recipes for the family! Nate is starting to want to eat what we are. It also will make it easier on Jack (and us too really) if we are all easting Nate asfe food. While we never will always achieve that, I am hoping it happens at least part of the time.

We now have epipens, and know how to use them.

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Nate 14 month upate

(2 days late)

* Nate says "balloon" (also for ball), "doggie", "da" (daddy), "Jack" (not clear but the intent is there) and "light". The latter is crystal clear at times! He also signs a bit - bird, eat, train, plane, and waves hello/goodbye.

* Nate is able to crawl up and walk (yes walk) down stairs. He can climb on the couch, on to the armrest and onto the radiator cover in back (see above). He climb and sit on little chairs - even outdoor folding ones. He moves Jack's step stool around to reach things. (ugh) He can go down a slide without assistance (usually). This all keeps us VERY busy.

* He is in his 18-24 and a smattering of his larger 12-18 mo clothes. His is almost a size 7 shoe! One of his 6 1/2s fit, the others don't. He is about 26lbs.

* We have an allergist appointment Weds which is good. Besides the obvious milk/dairy issue, he has some other (more mild) allergy (wheat? sesame? molasses? barley?) - it is a mystery. We have to be super careful until his appointment because he can't have any benadryl for 3-5 days before the tests. Hopefully the testing will bring a little more clarity, though they are notoriously not 100% reliable at all.

* He naps once, from about 12:30-2:30. He goes to bed between 7-7:30 and is up 2-3 times before waking between 6:30-7:30. Yes, I am a wuss and won't let him cry too long!

* He has 5 teeth and 2 more about to pop through.

* He likes music, trucks, and disobeying us.

* He still loves loves his pacifiers. He likes to have one in his mouth and at least one in his hands.

* He eats a large quantity when he eats. Favorites are grapes, avocados, his special pasta and bread, cookies, and chicken.

First day of (real) Preschool!

So Jack started what is officially deemed by the state as Preschool today. Last year he was in a "toddler" program. In effect, this means little except his class is slightly larger (12 instead of 9) for 2 teachers. The schedule and time frame are identical.

We went to visit the classroom yesterday and his teachers (Jenn and Lauren) visited our house on Tuesday. Jack seems to have no nerves and is very at ease with the whole thing. It took a little bit of explaining that he was really moving to the room next door from last years, but that is it.

We will see at pick up (12:30). My only concern is that he will refuse to try to use the bathroom there. They pretty much make them try the bathroom at snack time, hopefully he will listen!

He is out of diapers during the day (he wears a pull-up at night, though he is usually dry), but still needs to be reminded to try to pee during the day.