The Tater Tot Update: Fifteen Month Update

Here are some pictures of the boys from the day Barrett turned fifteen months old. They were definitely in need of haircuts as I look back at these!

At his fifteen-month check-up Barrett did great. He wasn't very happy about the shot he got but was good other than that. He weighed in at 21 pounds, 12 ounces (15%) and 31 1/2" tall (60%).

Harrison wanted to be weighed and measured too. He's a small giant. He is 42 1/4" tall which is above the 95% for a 3.5 year old and 38.8 pounds which is right around 90%. No wonder someone asked me the other day where he was going to start kindergarten in the fall.

Barrett is quite a funny little man these days. He has a lot to say, and even though it's virtually impossible to understand most of it, it sure sounds like a complete paragraph that he's rattling off. He has tone, inflection, and a definite start and end to his statements.

His words:
mama
dida for Daddy
shoe (this is his favorite, and he will bring you shoes and demand to wear them if he is barefoot)
dis (which means "this" and he will point at what he wants until you figure it out and give it to him)
hi
bye
sit (which he says while standing on the couch)
night night (which he says when he's ready go to go bed or take a nap. love it!!)
no no

He knows that a cow says moo, a dog says woof woof and a duck says quack quack. A dinosaur roars...loudly. Trains say choo choo and cars make a vrrrmm noise.

Barrett attacks Harrison on a regular basis, coming at him aggressively and biting him regularly. Harrison laughs and thinks it's hilarious as long as he doesn't actually get bitten hard. He is really good to Barrett and for all the beatings he takes from Barrett he rarely does anything in retaliation.

Barrett also loves to growl, and his roar has gotten much larger as he's gotten bigger. He throws his arms in the air, and roars/growls loudly, all while laughing. He has a love of small toiletries that is a bit amusing. For some reason he is obsessed with carrying around his toothpaste or oragel, a small tube of Aquaphor, a small bottle of baby ibuprofen or some other little treat.

Anything that Harrison has Barrett wants. Lately Barrett has been attacking Harrison's beanie babies, which are his prized possessions. Barrett will grab one, stick it in his mouth and run away, as fast as he can. He does it just because he knows Harrison will chase him, so it is rather amusing to watch as long as no one gets hurt!

For a fifteen-month-old he is great at following commands. He can get his "other" shoe when he brings you only one of them. He can bring something to mom or dad. He can come stand at his high chair when it's time for dinner. And when you tell him it's bath time he knows to run the other way if he wants to keep playing!

It is a lot of fun to watch these two boys turn into great friends and playmates. I can only imagine what the next few months are going to be like as Barrett gets a bit sturdier and probably even more feisty!