More than I give him credit for...

Deep down, I know that Levi understands more than he is able communicate back to me, but sometimes in my busyness I forget to notice that he does understand.

I realized this again when Levi and I went to school to pick up TRIP today. As soon as I opened Levi's door he started making an animal noise. Levi has a distinct sound for a duck's quack (pretty accurate) and a dog's bark (not so accurate, but we know what he means), but for the rest of the animal population he has a generic animal noise. At first I thought today's sound was the "goggy" (doggy) bark, but like I told Levi, there were no dogs visible in the vicinity. He kept at it though, determined to make me see that he knew what he was talking about.

Once I got him out of the car seat, I let Levi get down to walk around in the parking lot. He started walking toward the basketball hoop that was a parking space away from the van. He was pointing at the net, so I figured that was what he was talking about. Usually when I figure out what he means, Levi gives me some indication that I've gotten it right, but no such luck with the basketball net. Then I looked again and finally saw what Levi had been seeing the entire time...there was a bird sitting on the basketball hoop! As soon as I said "Oh, you see the birdie up there!" he started smiling and made an even more excited birdie sound.

I am reminded again that Levi is like a sponge soaking up EVERYTHING around him and that I can learn a lot from him. Every day, a new discovery and a new adventure. What a way to live!

Levi's Latest...

For the past week Levi has been walking around the house muttering something over and over. After a few days of hearing him repeating it again and again, I finally figured out what it was that he was saying...

Tickle, tickle, tickle. Tickle, tickle, tickle.

It started when he was a little baby. Every time I go to tickle Levi, I say out loud "tickle, tickle, tickle". I love hearing him laugh, so I do it pretty often. Apparently more than I realize, hence the new phrase constantly coming out of his mouth.

It's really quite cute, once you know what he is saying. I'll let you be the judge...

(Disclaimer: This is my first attempt at doing anything with video clips from my digital camera. I made the mistake of turning the camera on end while videotaping and now I don't know how to rotate it (so you don't have to turn your head sideways). I figure you can deal with it, especially once you see how cute Levi is in the footage!

15 Months

Today I took Levi to the pediatrician for his 15 month check-up. Levi did really well for the doctor, but he wasn't too excited to wait for the nurse to give him his shots!

Here are his stats at 15 months:

• Height: 33-1/2 inches
• Weight: 24 pounds, 2 ounces
• Head Circumference: 19 inches (for anyone who cares!)

Somewhat patiently waiting

for the nurse to come back with the shots...

Nearly "loosing it" while

waiting for the nurse to come back with the shots...

Hugs from Grandma

make waiting for the nurse much more tolerable!