Height: 31.5 inches (70th percentile)
Weight: 21 lbs. 2 oz. (10th percentile)
He's so skinny! He was in the 20th percentile at his 12-month appointment and only gained 11 oz. in the past 3 months! His doctor is a little concerned but just said to give him as much whole milk as possible and just keep plugging away at feeding him. Adam is sometimes a great eater and sometimes not. He loves veggies and although that's great, they don't provide a lot of calories. He will eat his weight in peas, carrots, or corn if we let him! Let's hope that trend continues in the coming years....assuming we can get him to eat the other things we put in front of him.
Here are the words and signs that Adam knows right now:
Words he says on his own:
Ball (both for the object and for basketball on TV)
Mama
Dada
banana
clock
cracker
stinky stinky stinky
beh-buh for bellybutton
pee-pee
book
Jesus
"Baby, baby" - he sings this all the time when he wants to watch his Baby Signing Time DVDs...it's the theme song and although it's cute that he can sing it...it gets old when he sings it over and over and over again and begs to watch it!
Words he repeats but doesn't say on his own yet:
shoes
socks
block
hat
"Love ya"
ni-night
diaper
bear
nose
Signs he makes (and usually tries to say the word at the same time):
more
please
eat
milk
banana
cracker
drink
baby
shoes
socks
ball
hat
Mama
Dada
dog
cat
bear
car
bath time
brush teeth
wash hands
airplane
bottle
stinky (bottle and stinky are signs he made up on his own really early on. Bottle is basically waving bye-bye and stinky is waving his hand in front of his nose)
I'm amazed at the list of signs! I didn't realize he knew that many. I have to say, although I hate sitting him in front of a DVD, he sure learns a lot from them and it's helped him communicate with us so much better!
I love this little guy and am really enjoying the "boy" he's turning into! Although I miss my little cuddly baby, it's so much fun to see his personality develop!
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Just looking at him on that video he looks tall and thin to me...but all I have to compare him to his my short, chubby baby who has a belly.
They don't do 15 month appointments here...interesting. I can't believe he knows so many signs, that is great. Spencer knows like 3 or 4, maybe we need to get that DVD! :)
Well I know Katie would definitely recommend it too! They also have a bunch of DVDs called "Signing Time" that are geared for pre-schoolers that teach a ton of signs also. I want to get some of those later. I like that he can communicate with me now before he can say the words but I think the benefit of learning signs, when it's no longer necessary for communication with me, is just another way to stimulate his brain and develop all those synapses that can make learning any language easier in the future. Plus, it's entertaining and not mind-numbing like some cartoons! :) I'd highly recommend them!
How cute is he! Can't wait to see him tonight...
And they don't do 15 month appointments in Oregon either...
And all three of you have kids that are more verbally advanced than mine, despite the fact that he is the oldest of the foursome! Just likes to take his time, I guess.
Hey Ambra! I found you at the ward site. He is getting so big. He really is adorable.
He is really cute and getting so big!
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