Luke: 15 Month Checkup

Luke had his 15-month checkup today. He was 33.5 inches tall and weighed 28 pounds. The percentile score is actually higher for height (96th) than for weight (88th) but that 28 pound number really shocks me. Myla was 22 lbs. at 15 months, and I'm not sure she's cracked 30 yet. I'm thinking we need to enroll her in some kara-te if she's to have any hope of holding her own against him in the coming months.

The visit went well, though Luke would say that nurse was a little too trigger-happy with those shots.

Phone Cam

There are lots of pictures from Halloween & other fall activities waiting patiently on our camera for downloading. Until I get around to that, here are a couple of recent ones from my phone camera.

First, I treated Myla to Starbucks (kids' hot chocolate) last night while she shopped with me in Target. She absolutely loved it, so I've probably gotten her hooked on the stuff at age 3. Oh well--like mother, like daughter.



And here's a picture I had to take while dropping the kids off at school last week. Apparently Myla's teacher asked each kid what they are thankful for. It put the biggest smile on my face to see what Myla's response was:



In case you can't see it, she says she's thankful for food (which is a bit of a mystery, given that she never eats), and "Luke, he is my favorite guy." Awwww!

I got in trou-ble!

Nana and Pop are visiting us, and Myla is taking advantage of the willing and captive audience. Last night, she was playing school, ordering Nana and Pop around as their teacher. They were having "circle time," where Myla read from a book and then showed them the pages. I was on the couch, half-listening and half-watching Jeopardy.

All the sudden, I hear in a barking voice: "Mommy! Are you listening?"

I say, "yes, I'm listening."

Myla replies: "Okay, where are they?"

Yikes, pop quiz! I am completely flummoxed. I have no idea where Pinkalicious and her pal are in the story. She caught me!

She then accuses me of leaving my listening ears at home that day. I hope she doesn't send a note home to my parents!