Stats, fish, and pre-Halloween!

I think the only person who reads my blog is my brother, Kyle. Which is really fine considering he lives so far away and is definitely one Zade's favorite people on the planet, and I'm happy to have a way to keep you up to speed on his goings-on, Uncle Kyle :)

So that's where I'll start with this post- lil Zade. We went to his 15 month check up last Wednesday and he got 3 booster shots and a clean bill of health. He is also weighing in at 23 lbs 5 oz, which is in the 58th percentile (being that he weighs more than 58 percent of babies born on his birthday, so pretty average), and he is 32.5 inches tall, which is in the 90th percentile. I know that will make Kyle happy, we have got a basketball player in the making. Zade is pretty obsessed with basketball these days, an obsession which Uncle Kyle instilled in him at a very young age. He loves it, which is fine by me, he will probably have the build for it :) Also, as the doctor casually asked me "So, is he saying 3 or 4 words now?" and I was like well... Zade says around 50 words now. The doctor seemed pretty impressed and we had to run through Zade's list of animal sounds that he knows now for the good doctor. I can't really think of any animal noises that Zade doesn't do now, he does cat, dog, snake, chicken, cow, monkey, lion, tiger, bear(oh my! all 3 very much the same noise), frog, and... yeah. A whole slew. I think there was a time in my life when my conversations were about things other than what each animal says, but especially now that I am home with Zade all the time, I can't really remember that time in my life. He also says many food words, everyone's name who he sees often (including my mom's cats' names), a lot of toy words, and his favorite word of all- which is "Hi!". He will have an entire conversation with someone with the word Hi.

Zade: Hi!

Random Stranger: Hey there! You're cute aren't you!

Z: Hi!

RS: Haha, hi!

Z: Hi!

RS: Yes, hello.

Z: Hi!

You get the idea. He says hi to anyone and everyone we meet, anywhere we go. I consider myself pretty comfortable with the age that Zade is at right now, I did the toddler classroom at a preschool for a few years and I really love the age. I am so excited that Zade is coming into it right now. He is quite honestly one of the busiest toddlers I have ever met, and he keeps me busy! I hate to say that I was a little thankful for the cold he woke up with today because it was a pretty chill day.

A picture of Zade from last month with his picture of his daddy (who has been in Alaska for 6 weeks now) that he keeps in a cupboard and looks at and carries around during the day. We love you, Daddy!

Another from last month, playing with a ball in the backyard, loving summer!

Zade wielding a spoon, but still sucking applesauce off his fingers :) He's actually pretty good with a spoon now- he can do foods like yogurt or applesauce that he just has to dip the spoon into and it sticks, but food like peas that roll around are harder. We'll get there :)

Zade's Grandma JoElen brought him a present a couple days ago being 5 goldfish in a jar. 4 of them died pretty fast, but we have one going strong. His name is Flake. Zade loves him. He gets so excited to watch him saying "Fish!" and making his fish "sound" which is the popping sound made when you open and close your lips. I think we'll be making a trip to the aquarium soon, because I think Zade will fully appreciate it now. He went once when he was very small, but I am excited to take him now, should be a fun trip!

Halloween-ers are happy, Halloween is getting close! I've always enjoyed Halloween at what I consider to be an appropriate level of enjoyment, and the older I get the less I really care to be honest. I have no clue what to be this year or what Zade should be. I have had a few ideas, but being a very last-minute kind of gal, I don't think I will really follow through with any of them. I am pleased, however, that you can get large bags of almost any kind of fun-size candy imaginable at your local store. Seriously, I love fun-size candy. Best part of Halloween. That's what all the trouble with making up a costume and trekking from house to house was for- FUN SIZE CANDY. I've discovered as an adult that it is much simpler to purchase said candy, however, and costumes have lost their appeal. Hopefully I can muster up some Halloween spirit, and make it fun for Zade. And get cute pictures.

Well folks, thanks for stopping by. Thanks for reading, Ky, we love you!