A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That

It's official: I have a "little" boy! As Zachary just turned 15 months old over the weekend, I took him for his 15-month checkup yesterday. The little guy is, well, quite little still. He did manage to move up from the 3rd% to the 9th% in height (yay!!!) but remained at the 3rd% for weight. He actually weighs less than Abby did at the same age, which is quite a feat since Abby has never been even remotely big for her age. I am so relieved that he grew 2 inches in 3 months and I hope that trend continues - I don't want my little guy to be little forever!

However, in the past 7 weeks alone, Zach has learned to sit up on his own, crawl, pull up to stand and cruise! That's a lot of progress for a little guy in a short time frame! He is still getting PT services for his delay and Heather (who we adore) says she is happy with his progress. Hopefully he is well on his way to walking - and running - in no time. If he does it by the time he is 18 months, he'll be able to trick-or-treat by foot, not by stroller :).

Zach is still so much fun - his smile and spirit are 99% happy (except, so it seems, when he is teething, which he is now in the process of getting his third tooth and not so happy about it). He is starting to show a little bit of a temper and crying when he wants something or has something taken away from him, but it's easy to soothe him quickly. I am just trying to enjoy his sweet demeanor as much as possible since I realize it might be short-lived.

As for Abby - we are trying to establish an earlier bedtime for her in hopes of her being less crabby and overtired. She is definitely giving us a run for our money at home - the whining, crying and not listening is becoming an issue we can't ignore. Whether we seek professional help in the way of an OT evaluation or we read up and talk with others to know if it's age-appropriate or not, we are hoping to get to the end of this phase quickly.

These kids always have something in store for us and around every corner is another surprise or challenge, but it's keeping us young, tired and quite in need of a vacation!