15 Months Old!

Marcus is now saying a few words....mama, dada, more, all done (which is stated as one word), amen and uh-oh. Yesterday he said "Elmo" while he was playing with an Elmo toy (Christmas gift) at the store. He LOVES to dance, clap, play chase, tickle, and organize. Two days ago he dropped a bowl of apple wedges, said "uh-oh", then picked them up without me saying a word. I loved it!!!! Now if I can just get the rest of the family to pick up after themselves. heeee!heeee! Just kidding (really).

Marcus got his first of two flu shots at his 15 month check-up last week and we said good-bye to his pediatrician. She is moving her practice and we both hated to see her go. While we were there we of course found out his measurements - 31" and 25lbs. 12 oz. He's almost too big for me to carry him now. : (

Here's an example of how ornery he can be....Jerry handed Marcus a cookie the other day and while he was eating it he asked Daddy for more. Jerry told him that he couldn't have another one until he finished the one he had. So, he stuffed his mouth with the first cookie, got the second one from Daddy, and spit out the first one to eat it. Jerry just laughed and said that he got played. ; )

1 year going on 2....

As most of you know, Marcus is now 13 months old and is always moving! He took his first steps without help when he was 11 1/2 months and there's no stopping him now. If he's awake he wants to be moving. He especially loves playing outside - whether it be rearranging sticks and stones he found in the yard or climbing up his slide and sliding down on his belly. He's been trying to say words now and mimics most everything we say. I just realized the other day that instead of calling me Mama he's calling me Nana. He can say Mama, he just chooses not to right now. He is so much fun!!!!! He laughs at most anything, loves to give me hugs and slobbery kisses, smiles and says "Hi' to just about everyone he sees, and loves rearranging things. He opens the dish towel drawer and carries them to different places in the house, stashes toys in the potato bin, and tries to relocate our CDs and records. He also likes to 'Give 5' and will do that sometimes instead of handing something over to me that he knows he's not supposed to have. He's so darn cute! There are times now when I need to scold him for something and I have to compose myself first so that he doesn't see me smiling and laughing at what he just did. Ornery he is and it's so much fun!!!!!