Height: 32.5 inches (90th Percentile)
Weight: 22 pounds 15 ounces (57th Percentile)
So, as you can see from his size, Drake is a big boy. He really looks more like a 2 year old than a 15 month old and everyone always guesses older than he really is. He is wearing 2T shirts and pajamas and 18-24 month pants. He still has a little waist, although his belly is the biggest that I have ever seen it to be!
He know has eight teeth (four front top and bottom) and just this week, one of his bottom right molars starting to come through. The doctor said today that all his molars are coming in now, so I guess he will soon have a mouth full of teeth.
By his size and maintaining his weight, you can guess that Drake is a relatively good eater. He does not like meat too much but loves fruit. I think he would eat fruit all day long if we let him. I need to be more creative in my meal planning for Drake, but it is tough when I spend time making him something that he then he has no interest in eating.
Drake is very busy. I do not think that he slows down, when he is awake, for more than a minute. As he always has, he loves to be outside. As soon as we get home, he wants to walk right back out the door to play. We now have a swing in he backyard, which will hold his attention for a long time. As you picture it, think baby swing on steroids. While it is a baby swing, it is on a rope that is fixed to a tree about 50 feet in the air. Our neighbors say they love watching him swing because form when we push him to when he comes back to us, they are unable to see him for a good 4 seconds.
We have also learned that Drake loves music and to dance. On the rare occasions that we are inside, we turn the music on and Drake just dances. He has a move where it points his index finger (sometimes with one hand, sometimes with two) and moves his arm up and down to the beat and bounces at the knees. It really is an amusing sight.
Drake still does not say many words, although he talks almost constantly. He can say dog, car, ball, bye, mama, and dada. He knows a lot of signs though, so we are typically able to figure out what he wants. He waves bye bye and has started to blow kisses.
Drake has so much personality and still loves to be around other people. He get s bit shy for a few minutes when he sees people that he is not familiar with, but that does not last long and he is soon smiling at everyone he sees. He is going to keep staying with the woman that has watched him since I went back to work at 8 week through the middle of July and then in August, he will start a daycare center with other kids. I think he is ready to have more social interaction and although he will be the youngest in his class this year, it will be the only time that he is the youngest in his classroom for the rest of his life.
Drake has so much personality and is so much fun to be around. We love this little guy so much!
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