Drew at 15 months

I thought I had posted at 12 months, but I guess the third child gets what they get:)
Drew continues to be such an adventurous, happy, active and HUGE little toddler.  He finds most joy in copying big brother and being outside.  At 12 months, Drew had three words: dog, truck and dada.  Dog being his first word thanks to lots of visits from Molly (Amy's dog).  His dog sounds more like "da" but we can translate.

At 15 months now, his stats are as follows:
-Weight: 28 lbs 5 oz 98%tile
-Height: 32.75" 95%tile
-Head Circumference: 19.25"  95%tile

His new tricks are going up and down the stairs on his own.  He prefers to use the railing instead of actually going on his tummy.  And when he holds my hand to go down, he tries to skip and jump steps, thanks to watching big brother.  Thanks to his little language teachers on trips in the car, he can now say, "ruff ruff" to "what's a dog say?" He also says: hi, ow, sheep ('sha'), balloon ('boon'), uppie (up or help, I can't tell).  He loves to be outside and from the beginning of the day, he stands at the back door with his shoes.  He can safely go up the swing set stairs and down the slide on his own.  He loves our trips to the beach and the pool, but he's not as into it as Eliana was when she was a baby.  He loves to kick the soccer ball and gets lots of practice when we are at the big kids' practices.  He can slowly scoot on a scooter now and frequently puts his helmet on.  He is very adventurous and will wonder off alone in addition to loving to climb up on the dining room table and piano:)

He still loves a good snuggle and although I am weaning him (down to one morning feeding after this week), he is a very good cuddler and loves his songs and snuggles.  He's pretty much down to one nap now, but will take a second in the car if we're gone long enough.  The best part is how much he loves his time with Ethan and Eliana.  He's really going to miss them this fall when school starts.  Yesterday when Ethan and Drew were playing in the sand box, Ethan was straddled trying to scoop sand onto himsself like a mermaid and Drew just went and plopped down in front of him and laid his back on Ethan's chest.  We've spent quite a bit of time outside reading on the deck this summer, such a joy and pleasant way to be outside.

His favorite foods include: avocado, blueberries, eggs (fried), sausage, turkey, apples.  He gets far more treats as a third child, which is really fun.  And he managed to stay up until 10:30 for fireworks on the 4th of July.  He's a true joy and although busy and super physical, we love watching this crazy and fun toddler phase again.

We love you, Ju Ju Bee!!