15 month old Mason



15 Months

Mason had his 15 month check up today. 

He weighed 20lb 11 oz/ 5%

His length was 29.75 in 10%

 He was allergy tested last week, and was negative to everything they tested him for.  I showed the doctor pictures of his reaction to wheat just the week before, and he said that he could have outgrown it since then.  So, he said to try dairy and wheat gradually to see if he continued to have a reaction, but to be careful because he could still be highly sensitive without having an actual allergy. We tried them both, and he hasn't had any reactions.  So... now he's drinking whole milk.  Woohoo!

Mason's doctor is sending us to a feeding clinic because his weight is so low.  The boy just doesn't care about eating. Actually, every time I put him in his high chair he starts to cry.  He will only eat crackers, and corn consistently. He has tried spaghetti and enjoyed it once.  He just doesn't want to eat food.  Most of the time he wont even try it.  It's kind of frustrating.  I try to give him all kinds of food, and they end up being thrown on the floor, without being tried. 

If anyone knows of any tricks or secrets to getting a child to eat, please share.

The doctor did say to continue to let Mason have a bottle so that he is getting nutrition from that source.  Mason will drink from a sippy, but it takes him forever, and we need him to drink as much as he can, since he doesn't like to eat.

Mason is imitating a lot of words, and knows a lot of animal sounds.  He knows the sounds of a monkey, duck, dog, bird, snake, fish, tiger, and frog.  For some reason he refuses to say meow for cat.

Mason spends the majority of playtime looking at books, or playing with toys he can push.  The popcorn popper, and vacuum are his favorite.  He also likes his toy trucks, especially the new ones we pulled out that were Bubs.  He also loves to walk around the house with the broom.

Mason just moved back to his baby crib.  He has been sleeping in a pack n play in his room for a while now.  The pack n play started last year when I broke my ankle, and couldn't put him down in his crib.  He seems to be doing just fine with the transition, and is still

sleeping about 11 hours a night. I'm not sure what I did to deserve such a great sleeper this go around, but I am ever so grateful to the Lord!

Mason now has his top two teeth to go along with his bottom two, and I love them.  They have quite the space between them, and they look like tiny little hippo teeth!  They are adorable!  He has also started to make his"funny" face where he closes and scrunches up his eyes, nose, and mouth while tilting his head back. It's hilarious!! The kids get a big kick out of it! He is trying hard to make us laugh these days.  He will put something in his mouth, and suddenly stop and open his eyes big to make us laugh!

He's a cutie, and we love him...all 20 teeny tiny pounds of him!