15 months

Monday Parker turned 15 months! So hard to believe. He had his 15 month check up Tuesday morning, and it didn't go quite as planned... 

While I was waiting in the room for Dr Nelson, baby stripped down to diaper, I noticed parker had a rash on his feet. I attributed it to the thieves I had slathered on his feet the day before because I could tell he didn't feel good. The day before he was cranky, drooling a lot, and Philip and I assumed he was getting a new tooth. Well, I was feeding him snacks and noticed a few bumps on his hands. and I thought ' you have got to be kidding me'. and I looked at his lips and sure enough, one tiny bump next to his scar. So when Dr nelson walked in and said 'happy 15 months! how are we?' I told him apparently Parker has Hand Foot Mouth, and I just now noticed. So, shots were delayed. Apparently HFM is rampant this season with over 70 different strains going around. awesome. since he has had it before we are hoping this is a mild, quick virus that will pass quickly. as in, before thanksgiving. 

height/weight: length: 31 1/2 inches (62%) weight: 25.3 lbs (62%) OFC: 50cm (98%) 

they had him stand on scale for the first time at the appointment, so I am not 100% sure his weight is accurate, but I'm sure it's close. 
eating/sleeping: for the most part he is sleeping through the night. he wakes up 1-2 times a night frequently crying for his paci (or just his mommy). he goes to bed around 715-745 and sleeps until 7-730. If he's really tired he goes to his room, turns on sound machine, grabs his blanky and waves bye bye. When I take him upstairs for nap or bedtime he waves bye bye too. so cute. 

He eats any and everything. all day long. 

new things:  he has 7 teeth  he has had his first ER trip that resulted in sedation and 4 stitches (thank you Daddy)   he had his second hair cut  he can sign "more" "please" "eat"  he still just says "DaDa" , the occasional mmm he seems to have an indiscernible word for Jackson that he repeats while pointing at him  he points and grunts at what he wants he goes to pantry, pulls out something he wants (usually a jar of PB) and brings it to me to eat  he LOVES balls. he loves throwing them and is trying really hard to say "ball"--but it comes out "Da"  he is still obsessed with color yellow. he carries around a yellow plastic otoscope, a yellow marker, a highlighter, etc  this kid is so active and into EVERYTHING. like you put him in a room and think 'there's nothing he can get into in there' and 15 seconds later- you're taking him to the ER.  he loves to climb, jump, and be dangerous