15 Months!

We are enjoying our summer very much with Tyler and are amazed at how much he is progressing, well except with his weight gain! He weighs 17 pounds, 8 ounces, which is in the zero percentile for toddlers his age. His height is 29", which is in the 5th percentile. The doctor reassured us that he's so small due to genetics, since Jim and I were small when we were younger. He's developing normally- he has about 8-10 words in his vocabulary, he points to about 10 body parts, and he seems to understand whatever Jim and I tell him to do or get. He also has 11 teeth already. He enjoys picking tiny crumbs off the floor and throwing them in the garbage, he's a great helper when I clean the house and loves swiffering, he plays with his tool bench, throws and kicks balls, sorts his shapes in the shape sorter bucket, and rides his truck. I've implemented the "naughty spot" when he ignores our "no's" but I have found that he loves that spot and often times sits and plays on it when he's not in trouble. So I may need to think of a different way to discipline! Tyler continues to be a picky eater, but the things he does eat are pretty healthy- cheese, yogurt, oatmeal, peas, raisins, raisin bread, watermelon, grapes, peaches, ice cream, and mac n' cheese. We haven't been able to get him to eat any meats, but we'll keep trying! He still takes 3 bottles a day and will only drink water from his sippy cup, but by 18 months we will need to take away the bottle.