GENERAL: Josh is the happiest little guy. He had his 15 month check up and had ear infections in BOTH ears again. Aside from him putting his fingers in his ears on occasion, we had no idea! Poor guy earned himself a referral to ENT and I'm guessing he will need ear tubes. While I definitely don't want him to have to go through this, I hope it will keep him healthier and that he will eat better and his balance will be better. He has been crashing and falling a lot lately. So many bruises for one little body! He had a flu bug when Andy was gone (of course!) but has otherwise been doing well.
SLEEP: Sleep has still been fantastic around these parts! Josh goes to bed around 7-7:30 after a book and snuggles with Ben, and he typically sleeps until around 6:00. Sometimes it's a little earlier. Daylight savings did not throw him off one bit! I thought we would get an extra hour of sleep, but no such luck! He typically sleeps through the night and it has been amazing!! (Ahh!! He literally just started crying when I said that...) He is still taking a nap everyday. At school, they say he falls asleep instantly in his crib. My only guess is because it is pretty dark where he sleeps, because he doesn't usually fall asleep for naps very quickly at home!
EATING: Josh's eating is truly hit or miss. Usually miss if you ask me. Meal times stress me out like no other! Dinner was actually good tonight because everyone was eating decent foods and I didn't have to tell Ben to get back in his chair 18 times, but that's unfortunately a rare occasion. Josh still prefers crackers and fruit to anything else. He ate a whole thing of string cheese tonight which was great! We can't get him to eat meat anymore, which is frustrating. He's still working on his whole milk and will usually have around 10oz a day, I think. I'm still nursing him in the morning and evening as well, but there can't be much left there!
COMMUNICATION/COGNITION: He's such a chatterbox lately! I love having little conversations with him. In baby talk, of course. He gets really serious like he is trying to tell us something important! He DEFINITELY knows what he wants, so I can't wait until he can tell us more. I think he gets frustrated when we don't know what he wants. "Ball" is his favorite word and he also says, "uh-oh" a lot and then covers his mouth with his hands like Ben always does. It is so cute! He's really good at following commands and is starting to point to body parts too. He knows his nose, ears, hair, tummy, and piggies. He loves, loves, loves to dance and it's so adorable! He also gives the sweetest kisses and he is so gentle when we tell him to be gentle.
FINE/GROSS MOTOR: Joshy tries his hardest to keep up with his big brother! He is running and climbing all over the place. He loves to do whatever Ben is doing. I love watching them together. He getting really good at puzzles and likes doing the puzzles Ben does, even if they have 50 pieces. :) He can throw and kick a ball like a champ. I wonder where he gets that from….
I am just obsessed with both of by boys. They are the sweetest, most loving, silly, and happy boys. They make my heart so happy on a daily basis and I just love watching them grow and learn.
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