fifteen months.

My baby is fifteen months old today!  I guess I can't really say 'baby' anymore, since he is a full steam ahead toddler.  Some recent Nathan-isms include:

• We always say "one, two, three" and then tickle him.  When we stop before he's ready, he'll say "two, three" and look at us expectantly 
• The child is in a banana phase. LOVES them and asks for 'nana, nana'
• Nate has learned the difference between things outside and inside.  Tell him to go look for a squirrel and he runs to the window.  
• In the last month, we've had to replace the same drawer lock twice because little hulk has broken it when he pulls it so hard
• Nate is an aspiring grocery stocker.  He takes cans out of our pantry and could spend the entire afternoon stacking and hiding them, if we let him
• We've discovered Sesame Street -- well Nathan has, not us :)  He LOVES it
• In the scheme of his toddler independence, Nate is demanding to feed himself (whether or not he's good at it is a whole different story!).  He especially likes to make sound effects when he tries to get food onto his fork 
• Rocks. The child LOVES rocks.  He will try to hand each individual rock and pebble to you then put them into his pockets 
• Current baby playlist: Gummybear, Fishheads, Britney, Gaga
• Nate has always liked to throw things down the stairs, but lately he is going for big items like his red plastic chair
• Current word list: mama, dada, bye, ball, dog, trevor, honey, shoe, that, pop-pop, three, two, hey, hi, nana, elmo

Nate had his 15 month appointment today and was AWESOME.  I could not be more proud!  Not only is he completely healthy and on track developmentally, he was so sweet and funny for the doctor/nurse.  He didn't cry -- didn't even whimper when he got his shots.   His 15 month stats are:

• Weight: 26 lbs, 9 oz (75th percentile)
• Length: 33.5 inches (97th percentile)

Little man has grown about 2 inches taller and gained 2.5 lbs in three months! Aaaaand finally, monthly baby birthday pictures :)