15(ish) month stats

On the same day I took H in for his 3-year old check-up, I was able to finally take James for his 15-monther. We were in Florida for his actual 15-month birthday...and then he was sicker than sick for the 10 days after that. Then, one thing led to another, and we got so close to Henry's birthday that I just decided to wait on James' appointment and take them both at the same time. Simplification is good.

James loves going to doctor (or pretty much doing anything new and seeing new/different people), and this visit was no exception. He had a great time flirting with our pediatrician, showing her all of his tricks, and generally hamming it up for anyone in the office who looked his way.

At 16-months, he is just an extension of the way he's been all along -- a sweet spirited extrovert full of giggles and chatter and snuggles and fun. He's saying new words everyday, and although I haven't officially counted them, I would guess he can say about 50 unprompted. His unsteady baby-walking has turned into a true toddler gait. His hair is curly and blonde and gets lots of attention everywhere we go. When he was about 15 months old, James realized people were looking at and talking about his hair so much. Since then, he has picked up a hilarious habit of running his fingers through it while flashing a big, cheesy grin to every stranger we pass. They usually eat it up. So does he. What can I say...this boy loves attention! His eyes have settled into a pretty shade of hazel...some days they look brown, others they look green...just like his dad's. Speaking of dad, James recently discovered - much like his brother did at this age - that his daddy hangs the moon. He follows Jared around everywhere, saves the best snuggles for him, and calls his name all day long in hopes that he'll come down from his home office to play. The bond between daddies and their babies is so precious, and I treasure watching the foundation being built for a lifetime of father-son relationship in my home.

Here are Jamesies' stats at 16-months-and-5-days:

weight: 25 lbs. 13 ozs.
height: 33 inches
head circ.: 19 3/4 inches

For fun, I looked up Henry's stats from this same age. They are just about the same in height and head size, but the H-man takes the cake in the weight department. He had five pounds on his brother at this age!

Time is flying by in these parts. I can't believe our baby is growing up so fast.