Ryan the Adventurous

Ryan has quite an adventurous little spirit. He is almost 15 months old and he is in to EVERYTHING.

Within a minute or two I can pull him off the top of the toilet, out of the bathtub, off the table, off the piano, and off a bed...

My eyes have to be glued to him constantly or there is no telling where he'll be next. He figured out how to pull down the dishwasher door and the oven door yesterday... and also is very good at stealing food from the trash. Such talents in such a small little guy.

 

His smile is so darn adorable... as is his little laugh... so it is hard to get annoyed at him. I think he's going to have the best pictures out of all of our kids... the other two weren't nearly as creative with what they got into.

Ryan knows he doesn't want to be a baby and wants to be a big kid so he is already protesting if I treat him any different than the big kids.

(Ryan fighting with Catie over a chair...lol)

If their shoes are on... he goes and gets his shoes.

If they are outside in the backyard he bangs on the door until I let him go out.

If they get forks for their food he squawks until I get him his own... and I think he might use the utensils better than Catie... just trying to prove himself.

He does not want me to carry him from the car to the house... he wants to walk by himself. It is so cute how determined he is!

Earlier this week I did a game to go along with a product review on my Toddler Approved blog... Ryan had to participate too... so I let him show the big kids the cards. He was so proud of himself.

 

Ryan is also a man on a mission to find dogs. He is constantly looking for them and then taking off after them. He also stands at the front window and watches for them to pass by. He will read and re-read and re-read any book with a dog in it.

Ryan is also the cutest little snuggle buddy. He is obsessed with me and will just play and then come give me hugs and then play and then come give me hugs again. I love it! Such a good cuddler! He even likes to cuddle with his basketball :)

Love this kid! I wish he'd slow down and not grow so quickly.

Caitlin at 15 months

Catie had her 15 month doctor's appointment today. She actually turned 15 months on March 1st.

Taking both Andrew and Cate to a doctor's appointment feels like running a marathon... so I definitely didn't get a moment to snap any photos. Thank goodness for the iPad and my phone though... at least Andrew wasn't jumping off chairs. Cate was challenging enough to deal with :)

She is such a big girl now!

Here are her 15 month stats:

Height- 32.5 in (95%)

Weight- 24.37 lbs (75%)

Head circum.- 47.50 (90%) 

I am so glad that she's just a good walker (and kind of a good listener) now so that I don't have to carry her as much. She is heavy!

This is a picture that describes Cate at 15 months well- moving, messy, and loving her animals!

I call her the dog chaser. She has the most amazing eyes for dogs. She can spot them from like a mile away. She is also IN LOVE with all of her stuffed animals.

She is also the cutest cuddle bug ever. She will read books and sit on your lap forever. I love how she'll just fall into my lap and want to cuddle all the time.

Catie also throws some mean tantrums... the sort that have her head, arms, and legs all kicking. It makes me laugh so hard. Fortunately she must realize how silly she looks, because if I can't figure out what she wants, we just laugh (quietly) and ignore her and she snaps herself out of the tantrums and tries to communicate in a better way.

Catie is also learning some words... you know, only the most important ones though :)
Dadda, Mama, Elmo, Doggy, Duckie, Woof, Quack, Kiss (the chocolate kind), Hi, and M&M.

Andrew swears she knows how to say his name (and told the doctor that today), but I have never heard it. He loves telling me about the different new words that she says... I think he must speak "Catie" though, because I can't decipher any of the words he is hearing.

I can't believe my baby is 15 months old!