12 month appointment

Weight: 24 lbs, 50 - 75th percentile
Length: 30 1/2 inches, 50 - 75th percentile
Head circumference: 18 1/2 cm, 50 -75th percentile
Clothes size: 18 months
Shoe size: 5
Diaper size: 5

Yesterday Nathan had his 12 month check up and boy was that an adventure.  Whenever I chased after Justin, who kept running into either Dr. Hirsch's office or behind the receptionist desk, Nathan would take off down the hallway.  And when I went after Nathan, Justin would take off again.  But overall our little toddler is doing very well.  Initially Dr. Hirsch was concerned with his weight because he lost a pound since his 9 month appointment.  But then she remembered that he was a huge chunky chunk (literally off the growth chart) at that appointment and he's in a much healthier range now. 

He's drinking 7 ozs of formula/whole milk from a sippy cup 3 times a day and should be completely transitioned to whole milk by the end of the week. He loves Cheerios, yogurt and applesauce but 'm struggling with getting him to experiment with different textures; he curls his lip and turns his head whenever he sees any table food coming his way.  I was desperate so I resorted to sneaking different foods into his yogurt or applesauce and it worked for a while, but he quickly caught on and now pushes my hand away. But I'll keep offering until he eats, because he has to start eating more since he's switching to whole milk.

We've established a good sleep routine, he sleeps 10 hours each night and takes one 2 hour nap, and he goes down without a fuss and wakes up with the sweetest disposition.  He has the sweetest personality, he usually only cries when he's not feeling well or is really hungry.  He loves to be tickled, watching Elmo and playing with his new toys. 

He's walking, starting to run and climbing on EVERYTHING.  Boy am I in for a lot of trouble if he's anything like his big brother, the acrobat.  Which by the way, Dr. Hirsch and the nurses were really impressed with J counting to 15.