Friday, August 21, 2009

Translations

These are some of Tanner's new favorite words that may need some translation...

"Dot" = Dog
"Bap" = Ball
"Baddy" = Birdie
"Eyet" = Eye

"No".. well this could be a couple of different things. He likes to show me all the things he is not supposed to do and will point to it and say "no." He also likes to help if he hears the word at all. The other day we were walking outside and some people asked me if I wanted to buy something, I said, "no thank you." Next thing I knew Tanner was hanging out of his stroller waving his finger at them saying, "no, no, no." What a big help.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

15 Month Stats

Weight: 21.1 25th percentile
Height 31.5 in 75th percentile
Head Circumference 19 in 75th percentile



Here are some of Tanners Favorites:

Hide and Seek- He loves to play this with objects and people. When he finds an object that was hidden it is always found with a loud "whoo."
Being Chased- One of his favorites and he will do anything to entice you into playing this game. His signature move is to get something that he knows you want and start to back away with it. When he notices you are in pursuit he starts to run with a squeal.
Talking on the phone- He will just pace the house "talking", he doesn't even give the other person time to respond.
Dancing- As you know one of his favorites and Michael Jackson always seems to get a little extra attention.
Showers- He does not believe Brad or I are supposed to have personal showers- he thinks he needs to be in all of them.
Swimming- aka running into the pool. He will even fall in repeatedly and will not stop.
Pillows- On beds, off beds, on couches, off couches- he doesn't care as long as he can hide behind them, lay on them, or smash his face into them.
Basket Balls- If he finds one around the house he has to show it to everyone and says "dada."
Attention- From ANYONE. As soon as he gets someone to look at him he will bashfully look away but is quick to look back for more. At times this is a little embarrassing because he will not leave people alone and will just stand at their feet.
Nursing- despite my efforts to stop he loves to nurse. What was once panting to nurse has now turned into him smashing his face into my chest and then breaking down throwing his head back. Nothing like drawing unwanted attention to your chest.
Chicken walk- I am not sure how to explain this... He bends at the waist and holds his arms back and walks around bobbing his head. I am not sure the reason either.
Walking- The only time he really walks is if he is practicing walking backwards (this usually ends by him falling over something) or walking on his tip toes.
Cleaning- He loves everything about it- he is always "mopping" the floor with the car squeegee, dusting, or wiping something with a baby wipe, but above all these his favorite is the vacuum. He will go to the closet and cry until I get it out- I think he knows it is my least favorite thing to do. When we go to Target we always have to set aside 10 min or so for him to go down the vacuum isle. When we get there you can tell he in in awe and starts "oooh"-ing.
Grandma Lunt's Quilt- This is a very colorful quilt that has to be on the floor every day. Once we get it down he starts to dance on it and roll on it.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Dancing Update

Like I said this will never get old to me. He does some of my favorite moves in this dance.