Stuffed!

Raleigh ate like a bird all weekend, but made up for it tonight -- he had minestrone, salmon, palak paneer, broccoli (so he must have really been hungry!), cheese and then some of mom and dad's tuna mac (including a few peas stuck in the shells). We had been having trouble getting Raleigh to eat foods with texture, but by how he ate today, you'd never know it!




Leanne was rubbing Raleigh's back after he had his bath, then he'd roll over, sign "more" and roll back to his tummy.

We think he'll sleep well tonight. :)

15-Month Check-up

We had Raleigh's 15-month check-up on Wednesday.  Raleigh is healthy, and talking A LOT more than the expected three words.  He probably says 30 words, at least.  The doctor said he was quite the performer. :)
Here are the stats for our 15-month old:

Weight: 23 lb, 8 oz (34th percentile)
Height: 31" (45th percentile)
Head:   20" (99th percentile)

Raleigh had two vaccines and came down with a fever in the afternoon, so we got to stay home from daycare (and work!) yesterday.

Raleigh has become very good at letting us know what he wants, and even better at letting us know when he doesn't get what he wants.  He likes playing with "real" things - like the broom, the swiffer, anything in the pantry and anything in the shower.  He loves putting on dad's shoes.  He is also absolutely infatuated with his mama.

Two of Raleigh's molars have broken through (we have never seen him drool so muchl!).  He's been sleeping well, and recently has taken a few three hour naps for us in the middle of the day (1 1/2 hours is the norm).  We'll take it!

Elmo

Not sure how interested we would have been in Elmo is he wasn't made if balloons. But he was, so Raleigh said "Elmo" for three hours straight.

Second Haircut - After

This was taken after Raleigh's bath on Friday.

I hope it doesn't mean Raleigh dislikes his new haircut.

Second Haircut

What a big boy!

Apples, take 2

Since mixing cheese and apples didn't fool Raleigh, Mom thought she'd put peanut butter on apple slices to get him to eat them. So, Raleigh licked the peanut butter off the apples. Raleigh wins again!

"Swimming" Video

Raleigh got a kick out of swimming with Dad today.

Swimming Lesson 2

Raleigh swam with Dad today.

Sorting

Have we ever mentioned how good Raleigh is at sorting? We gave him a snack of apples and cheese. It's hard to tell them apart just by looking at them, but Raleigh didn't even have to taste them and threw all the apples on the floor an ate all the cheese.

TGIF

Raleigh insisted on having the lime.


He didn't seem to like it--but he kept trying it to make sure.

Aloha

It was Hawaiian Day at school today. We made an effort, but didn't expect the lei to last more than 5 minutes.

Grocery Shopping

We love our new HEB--especially the carts! Erik usually does the shopping with Raleigh. The first time I went one of the ladies recognized Mr. Popular and asked where we've been.

Swimming Lessons

Raleigh had his first swimming lesson today.  We're not sure who had more fun - mom or Raleigh!

Lite Brites

Raleigh got to play with giant Lite Brites at the Children's Museum today.

Happy 4th

We didn't get to wear our Fourth of July outfit because we wore our swimsuit instead!