15 Months Old!

There may have been a good chance I didn't get a 14 month update for my little guy. It's very possible I was sitting on a beach in the Caribbean, sipping on a fruity drink. Whoops.

I'm not on a beach and the closest thing I've had to a fruity drink is a Bud Light Lime (the lime is kind of tropical, right?). Even though the 23rd marked the actual 15 month mark, there will be no missed update.

Never mind my child is still in his pjs. They're comfy and his first nap happens at 9AM. No point in putting on *real* clothes until after the morning nap!

FIFTEEN MONTHS! What? I'm pretty sure we're still cleaning up from the big one year bash. Three months has just zipped right by us. 

Unofficial stats:
Height - 31.5ish inches
Weight - 27.5ish pounds
Teeth - 17! Marcus appears to have an extra tooth between his canine and lateral incisor.

Source
I tried to take a photo of Marcus' mouth, but that's about as easy as lassoing a gnat. 

Lately, Marcus has really developed quite the personality. He can be stubborn, and impatient, sweet, and cuddly. He is our little spitfire, and he constantly keeps us on our toes. 

Marcus' latest party tricks:

• Mimicking - tongue clicking and tongue-sticking-out top the mimic list.
• Pointing - there's pointing to lots of random stuff going on.
• Hugs - no stranger danger here, a random child at the zoo was a recipient of one of Marcus' sweet little hugs.
• Climbing - true to his monkey ways, Marcus is climbing on everything.
• Hand holding - This just started happening and it melts my heart; Little Man will reach for our hands while walking.
• Pushing - anything with wheels is moved.
• Swinging - the most favored and most time consuming park activity.
• Time outside - any foul mood can usually be flipped by simply heading outside.
• Stacking and pouring - if one object fits into another, that's where Marcus puts it; pouring water from one container to another can provide countless minutes of fun.
• Swimming - we are in the inflatable pool every.single.day. And, blowing bubbles and kicking are pretty entertaining.

Diet - slowly but surely expanding our foods past mac n cheese and hot dogs. 

Words - So much is being said, but so little of it I understand! "Momma", "mom", "da-da", and we think Grandma, which comes out sounding like "ah-ma" are the few words that are actually translatable.
I have to say, I'm ready for more words to be added to the vocabulary. When Marcus whines and I have to play the guessing game to figure out what's wrong gets pretty old pretty fast. 

Little man, you are so much fun! There is so much you're learning, discovering, trying, and figuring out. Watching you grow right before our eyes has been the most amazing experience. 

We love you, Monkey!