X is such a happy, little trooper. I love this age. He explores everything. He climbs everything. He gets into everything. He destroys everything. He makes me tired...but he is so much fun right now. The major difference between toddler girls and toddler boys is finally completely obvious. The boy has had more bloody lips in the past few months than E has had in her entire life. Due to all the practice, I'm getting much better at handling the sight of blood, which I'm not sure is a good thing or not.
I just looked through is list of words from 15 months. I don't know that I could write down all his words now. He has a great vocabulary...not that he doesn't get frustrated when we don't understand what he wants, but he really has a good vocabulary. Momma, Dadda, Kitty, Please, Baby, Milk, Cup, Grandma, Grandpa, Bye Bye, Good night, Up u go (when he wants up), Cookie, bootas (shoes), No, Mickey (loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse), remote, Peak-a-Boo, potty, Where da' go (Where did it go?), nose, Aunt C-C (mimics) and a variety of other words that he will mimic but doesn't say on his own accord. He's learning new words daily. His newest word for Mother's Day was "jello"...finger jello was a definite hit with the little guy.
He's a cuddler. Rocking is his favorite way to fall asleep...but if he doesn't fall asleep after 150 rocks or so, he'll put himself to sleep in the crib. He loves to read books before bed, too. He doesn't really have any favorite books right now. He loves animal books and loves to make the animal noises. He got a few new ones for Easter and so we've been reading those a lot lately.
His eczema is finally under control. Our landlords put in a new furnace in February and he hasn't had a major outbreak since. We also had him allergy tested via a blood test. He's extremely allergic to dust mites and the cat (dogs too) and he's allergic to all forms of nuts. Plus he has a mild allergy to soy, wheat, and egg whites. We are hoping he'll grow out of the last 3. The allergist recommended trying soy, wheat and egg about once a month or so to see if he still reacts. X ate regular pizza crust this weekend and he's definitely still allergic to wheat. So, we vacuum, vacuum, vacuum and continue to buy gluten free products that are void of soy and egg whites, which isn't always easy to find...
All of his teeth have broken through the surface, but we are waiting for the incisors to come all the way through. It has been nice to have that hurdle finished. All four incisors broke through within a week. He was a trooper but we were all glad when they finally pushed through the surface. They came through in a funny order too. All of his teeth have started in the lower left and either came in clockwise or they came through in pairs. His incisors didn't but at least they finally all came through. Now, we just are waiting for those pesky 2-year molars and we'll be done teething for several years.
I love watching him run. He's really started running lately. The funniest was the other morning while I was doing dishes. I wanted to keep him close and out of mischief. So, I put a dishpan with a couple inches of water in it on the floor for him to play in. Once he figured out that he could submerge his toys, he'd run to the toy room, grab a toy, giggle, run back into the kitchen, drop it in the pan, giggle, and take off again as fast as his little legs would carry him. It was adorable. Made a bit of a mess...but it was just a bit of water. Easy and quick clean up!
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