Well I just took Ben to the doctor for his 15 month checkup and shots, so I thought it would be a good time to give an update on what he is doing. He is just over 24 lbs. now and about 30 inches long. That is between 50 and 75 percentiles for weight and 50 for height. Of course he still has a huge head, in the 90 something percentile. He has six teeth, but is working on his 4 back molars right now. Poor little guy, one tooth has bruised and swollen up his gums so much that they are all purple and have been for quite some time. He doesn't like me to touch it, but other than that he doesn't complain too much. He is sleeping really good now, usually about 11 hours a night, and he takes one nap each day. I weaned him about a month or two ago, and he is doing fine with that. It has been nice for me too! He is saying a lot of words now. His two favorites are probably apple (meaning ball currently) and Papa. He also says five (like give me five, but it sounds more like die), good night, bye-bye, Lizzy, more, stinky, and up. There are others, but I can't think of them right now.
Probably the most exciting thing, though, is that Ben is finally walking!! I guess he was a little embarassed about what I said in the Christmas newsletter (I know the picture was terrible by the way, but at least it was a picture), so he started getting around a couple of days after Christmas. It has been such a gradual process for him. He has been taking steps for a couple of months, then he started to go between things that were close together, then things that were a little bit farther apart, and now I would say that he is finally walking. He still can't stand by himself though. He crawls to hold on to something to pull himself up to standing so he can walk again. He still is just a pleasant little guy. Very cheerful, but also very strong willed. He knows what he wants and what he doesn't. It is sure is fun to have him growing up a little bit. I really enjoy this stage of a child's development.
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It is always interesting to see how each child grows and in what order they progress. Preston stood long before he walked, but my kids were like Ben, they walked first and learned to stand up without help later. I am glad he is healthy and happy. We miss you!
Sounds like he is doing great... besides his gums. Kathryn is fussy as can be working on 4 molars right now... but she doesn't have swelling or anything. We're excited to meet little Ben soon.
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