I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do any updates after 12 months for Ryan since I feel like everything has been kind of the same month to month, but yesterday was Ryan’s 15 month appointment and it made me realize just how much has happened in 3 months! So here we go!
Height: 31 inches
Weight: 22 pounds 9 ounces. You only gained 4 ounces in three months, but no one seems concerned. Even the doctor said that’s pretty normal considering that usually growing slows around now, plus the added activity. It still baffles me that you came in the world only 6 pounds, 4 ounces.
Head: 18.5
Teeth: 10! You have your four front top and bottom teeth and your two bottom molars. (and man, were those molars rough.)
Nursing: You looove to nurse still. We’re working on that. I love nursing you, but man it gets tiring day in and day out. On a bad day, you’ll nurse 5-7 times including your night wake ups. On a good day 3-4.
Sleep: You’ve never been a good sleeper. You go to bed easily now, but still wake up a few times to nurse. You’re down to one nap a day (woooooommmppp.) If you’re in the car, we can usually squeeze out 2 hours. At home, it’s anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and a half. When you nap at home, I nurse you almost to sleep.
Favorite Things
Eating. You love to eat. If you’re cranky, you probably want food. Or, at least, food will distract you enough. Your favorite snacks are apples, cookies, freeze-dried fruit.. you really dig fruit and sweet stuff. For meals, you love eggs with cheese and a little ketchup, corn, sweet potatoes,
You love being out of the house, and love going out to eat. Sometimes we give you little bites but usually we stick to your own meals (while we can!!).
Being a menace. A total menace. You are a little tornado all day everyday. The other day, I turned around and you were standing on the coffee table. THE COFFEE TABLE, RYAN. That is not okay. You’re going to give me a friggin’ heart attack kid.
Cartoons. We fought this pretty hard for a bit, but sometimes I need a break. You love to watch Jake and the Neverland Pirates and the second the “Hot Dog Song” comes on your little booty gets going. We watch them on the couch together right after your nap (you hate to wake up) and I love it a little too much.
Cooper, Molly, Momma and Daddy. Toys, climbing into your toy box, slamming things and making noise. Looking out windows, playing with any trash we trow his way (straws, spoons, water bottles etc), baths and Peekaboo. You love life in general.
Not so favorite things: Being told no. Getting your diaper changed. Being told no. Not being allowed to [insert anything here]. Naps. Being hungry. Waking up. Being told no..
New things this update: SO MUCH. Walking, for one. You took your first step around 13 months but then decided that a step or two once in a while was good enough. In the past few weeks though, something clicked and you’re a walking machine! It’s so fun to hear your little feet stomping around after Cooper or to me when I call you over.
Words, kind of. As we saw with your walking, you’re pretty stubborn. You can say mama and dada, but there isn’t always recognition as to what you’re saying. You love to point at everything and say, “Dat!” which we’re pretty sure means “That” or “What’s that?” since I ask you that all day. If I ask you to point to the cat, you’ll point at Molly and say, “At!” and sometimes I can get a “Dah!” towards Cooper. But we’re working on it!
In the past 2 or 3 weeks you’ve been very much into climbing. Climbing into things, climbing over things, climbing under things, climbing on to things. You like to climb on to the rocking chair and move your little booty to make it rock. (yes, this gives me a heart attack.) You also started occasionally standing on your own without any help. You always look so shocked and proud each time!!
I could go on and on about how cool you are, but the bottom line is we’re pretty lucky to have such a happy kid. (I almost wrote easy-going, but let’s be real, kid. You have never once since you were born been easy-going.) Your dad and I love you so, so much and we couldn’t imagine life without you. We can’t wait to keep watching you grow up and see who you become.
Danielle @ Little Mama Big Life says
Such an adorable little man! Love his curls! The whole climbing on everything, exploring thing definitely gives mom a heart attack! Boys are trouble, so it’s a good thing they’re so cute. Hopefully, he starts letting you sleep a bit more soon! 15 months was the age where my first finally started sleeping a bit better at night.
Morgan says
It’s definitely aged me a few years just trying to keep him on the ground! I tell Ryan all the time he’s lucky that he’s cute because if he wasn’t he’d be in biiiiggg trouble.
Kate says
What a sweet, beautiful baby!
That’s incredible you are still nursing! Way to go for perseverance.
Morgan says
Thank you! It can definitely be tiring, but I feel like after a while it’s just part of your daily routine.
Stacie @ SimplySouthernStacie says
Ryan is such a cutie! He’s got the best facial expressions haha
Morgan says
Thank you! He really does have some crazy expressions, he keeps us laughing all daY!
Jamie says
Ryan has such a contagious smile! 🙂
Morgan says
He does! It makes it really hard to scold him… He just laughs at me. Thanks dude.
Alexandra @ My Urban Family says
Hes so cute and I love that you do updates as if you’re writing to him!
Morgan says
Thank you! Hahah, every time I go to write them, I start out as describing him, but some how I end up writing them to him!
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I am so glad you said that about the breast feeding and the sleeping! Matilda is 22 months and she still nurses about 3 times a day. I am starting to get some push back from people about my continuing to nurse her, but, honestly, we are just not ready to stop yet. And she has NEVER been a good sleeper/napper. Never ever. I wonder if that will change when they are teenagers? 😉
He is so adorable. He looks just like you in some of those pictures!
Morgan says
I’m definitely in the “whatever works for you” camp. I LOVE nursing. It’s the only time Ryan is calm and let’s me cuddle him. I went to a new doctor the other day (who I refuse to ever go to again) and she told me, “Girl, you really need to stop that soon.” Uhm, excuse me? Not your business.
When they’re teens we’ll probably have to DRAG them out of bed because they’ll be making up for all the lost sleep!!
Amy @ Elephant Eats says
Happy 15 months! Isn’t is crazy how quickly time goes? Berkeley had his 12 month appt yesterday and when i was checking out i had to make his 15 month appt and i was like…already?! He and B sound so similar! I’m starting to think no little boy will sit still for a diaper change…and forget being told no. B just shakes his head and smiles, haha. I love Ryan’s curls! What a sweet sweet boy you have there 🙂