It's seems like it's been forever since Shaun has been to the doctor. I was looking forward to seeing how much he had grown because I have noticed that his little belly has slowly been shrinking. Figured he was getting taller and can tell by my biceps that he is getting heavier. I need to find his one year stats so I can see how much he has grown in the past 6 months.
He is 32.5 inches tall which puts him in the 83rd percentile. Mike was very proud of this number since neither of us have height on our side. Hopefully Shaun will defy all genes! His weight is 26 pounds which puts him in the 85th percentile. I'm sure you can tell from the pictures that Shaun is no small boy! Mike thinks these number are leading up to his future as a football player :) His head circumference is in the 83rd percentile. No shocker here as Mike and I are both competing for the worlds largest head!!!
He got his chicken pox vaccine and at our next visit he will receive his last vaccinations until the age of 4. I am so happy to be through all of the shots. As a first time mom you hear all of the debates around vaccines and you never really know what the right choice is for your child. We absolutely LOVE our pediatrician and he suggested sticking with the vaccination schedule so that was what we decided to do. But I have still been anxious each and every time he has gone to the doctor and had to get a shot.
As for other Shaun updates...we finally weaned him off of bottles. He was only taking one at night and I kept putting off getting rid of it. One night I decided to just take it away cold turkey and he went down no problem. It was definitely harder for me than it was for him. I cried as I threw his bottles away. Kind of sad to think I will never sit in that green rocking chair giving my sweet boy a bottle ever again. I tear up now even as I write that. People tell you it goes by too fast but no one can ever truly prepare you for how fast it really does go.
The doctor told us at this point Shaun should have about 5 words. "Does he have that many yet?" he asked. Mike and I both laughed because it seems like lately Shaun's vocabulary has just taken off. I would say he has at least 20...probably more. He knows about 10-15 animal sounds. And a good number of his body parts. He is now saying please and thank you and using them properly. My heart breaks a little every time I hand him a banana and he looks up at me and says "tank you" in that sweet voice. His favorite word these days is airplane. Since we live close to the naval base in Jax there are constantly planes flying over our house. He loves to stand outside with Daddy and look for the "ah-pane" as he calls it. Last night I taught him the word elbow. After I put him down for the night I could hear him in his room saying elbow over and over again. Too funny.
So that's the 16 month update. I'll leave you with some pics from a couple nights ago. Love these shots!!!
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| Absolutely in love with this picture |
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| Just hanging with the seagulls |
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| Going for a walk with Dada |
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| Spotted a helicopter |
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| Looking for more planes |
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| He wasn't quite sure about the cold water |
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| Still loving these little blond curls |
