15 month

NICKNAMES: No new nicknames. Still Dutchy, Mister, Dutch-A-Rooskie and Mr. Dutch.

 

STATS:
Height: 31.25 inches...................56% percentile..............Down 10%
Weight: 20 lbs. 15 oz.....................7% percentile..............Gained 1pound 10 oz.
Head circumference: 47 cm.......46% percentile............Basically the same-went down a little

FAVORITE THINGS: Grapes: he has eaten hundreds of these little, delicious, treats.  They are the perfect size to choke on, so mom always cuts them in 1/2, fruits.
-Climbing onto the couch by himself; falling off of the couch (by himself).
-Animals, especially doggies. Dutch "barks" whenever he sees a dog-or really any animal for that matter.  He is learning how to pet dogs and get licked by them.

-Throwing balls, toys and spatula's over the baby gate and down the stairs-then he wonders why he doesn't have any toys left.?.
-Still loves sucking on his soft blue blankey.

-Mowing the lawn with dad-don't worry we cut ear plugs in half for Dutch to wear.

-Jumping on his crib mattress. He holds on with both hands on the rails and JUMPS a good 8-10 inches in the air.
-Picking tomatoes and sometimes he eats them!

 

-Throwing rocks. He will take a rock from one window well and throw it into another.
-Taking off shoes and socks multiple times a day.
-Loves to put things "in" and "out", too bad the main receptacle that he uses is the garbage. He loves to "open" and "close", on more than one occasion he has locked himself in a room after he closes the door.  He is mom's helper for opening and closing the front door too.
-Slides. Dutch likes going down the slide as well as trying to climb back up the slide too.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: We have a walker and a runner! No more crab crawling for Dutchy.  He is on the move and mommy is having fun buying shoes.
-Gives kisses-rarely but still an accomplishment in mom's book.
-Says "au oh", "no, no no" and "addy". Ya, there is no "mommy" but then again who wouldn't love their dad the most if they got to mow the lawn with him.
-Knows how to feed himself with a spoon-it doesn't all reach his mouth though :)

 

-He's a stair master.  He can go up and down the stairs.  I credit this to all the stairs he climbed during the Utah Valley, Salt Lake and Park City Parade of Homes. Yep, my mom and I went to all 3 this year and Dutchy was drug along.

PLACES HE'S BEEN: PetsMart, Hogle Zoo, St. George.

 

 

WHAT WE'VE LEARNED:
Ness: Dutch is on the move and always wants to be doing something. He either has an ON or an OFF-this little boy doesn't have a middle ground and that means that mom needs to always watch him, listen for him and know where he is....or else!  Mom is boring, Dutch likes other kids, other houses, other toys and other places.

Bart: Now that Dutch is a walking champ, I have to be extra careful where I step - Dutch can quickly, and quietly, show up behind or in front of me in a flash!  It will be be very nice when Dutch starts using his words - Most of the time I guess wrong when I am trying to figure out what he is grunting at.  Dutch most definitely has an opinion!  He LOVES to go outside - and Dutch and I love to growl at each other (his growl is much better than dads).  Dutch is definitely a sponge. I know it is cliche - everybody says kids watch and learn from their parents every move - but to see it in action with your own child is both endearing, and somewhat frightening.   All the more reason to be sure your best behavior is your everyday behavior.