Shots, Tree, Sick, Sounds, Elmo

Bud had his 15 month check-up yesterday and it was not a pleasant experience, for any of us! As soon as we walked into the room where they weigh him and check his length he started crying. He was at the office the past three months for shots and can remember everything. I don't think we got a very acurate weight because he kept moving around and trying to jump off, but the nurse got him as being 20 1/4 lbs and 30 1/2 inches long. Then when we got into our room he cried some more, and then even more when the doctor came in. He did not want to be touched at all! But it was cute because he got to wear a blue robe and he looked like a mini Heffner :) Makes me want to get him a bath robe. He got his shots including the chickenpox vaccine, he cried of course, but they're his last shots until he goes to school! The doctor said he's doing very well and even went up a percentile in weight! We also learned that we are the only country to use pacifiers. The baby companies just market them heavily to make more money. The doc said that they are useful in the first 4-5 months for comfort but after that they should be taken away.

The word of the month is tree. The first word out of Bud's mouth when he wakes up from naps and in the morning is tree. We got our tree this weekend and it looks really nice. Bud didn't get to help decorate it because he just wanted to get into everything, but maybe next year he can help out.

Last week he had his first illness complete with getting sick to his stomach then he got a cold. He still has the runny nose but so far it hasn't gotten into his lungs.

Remember the guy in Police Academy and Space Balls who mimics every sound? That's Bud right now. He likes sounds and will try to make them himself. For example, I cut his hair last night and he was making a sound like the sizzors did as I cut. And he loves making car nosies while he plays with his cars and trucks.

His favorite toy to carry around right now is a little plastic Elmo figurine. BV and him watched Seasame Street the other day and Bud recognized Elmo. Last night we couldn't find Elmo and Bud just kept repeating Elmo, Elmo until we found him. He was holding Elmo when he went to bed and I didn't dare take it away from him. He knocked his pacifier out of bed but woke up holding Elmo.