Fifteen Months!

Liam is fifteen months old today. He has started to "read" himself stories. He will look at a book and rattle away in his own little language. He also will make appropriate animal noises with some books. In the book pictured an owl says, "Hoo, hoo," and Liam really likes to make that noise. He also goes to the end of Green Eggs and Ham and says, "Thank you," on the page where the character says that.

He's been working on saying some things more clearly. For a while now he has said "diaper" as "daidee," but the other morning he actually managed to get a "p" sound after the "dia" part. He's also making signs like "shoes" and "more" more clearly. He likes to make all kinds of animal sounds - roaring for lions, growling for bears, quacking for ducks. Of course the favorite is still "ooo" or woofing for dogs.

Liam is still not walking, although he can accomplish a lot while standing. Removing the big cooking spoons from their drawer, and pulling anything off the table that happens to be near the edge spring to mind. He's also a big helper when it comes to closing things like the dishwasher and even kitchen cabinets that Mommy still forgets and leaves open.

Liam is a big fan of getting out of the house. Whenever he sees that I'm getting ready to go someplace he sticks to me like glue. Often he will stand up, holding onto my leg and "uh uh uh" at me. Seems he's worried that I'll leave him behind - even when I'm the only other person here.

Yes, "uh uh uh" is still his favorite way of requesting something. This is often accompanied by handing us a book or looking intently at something on the table. He has no problem letting us know if what we offer him was not actually what he wanted. He either pushes it away, or drops it on the floor.

Tomorrow is his fifteen month wellness visit at the pediatrician. I know he's gotten taller. We'll see what else they have to say.