15 months old!

Matthew was 15 months old on November 19!!

Height: 32.5" (88%!!)
Weight: 22 lbs 4 oz (42%)

Matthew is already 15 months old!!  He has learned so much these last few months it is hard to even keep track of everything!  Sorry for the long post - I am trying to write this all down before I forget it!

Matthew's words:
Gun-guh (dog)
Dada
Nana (banana)
No no (he says this quite a bit these days!!)
He sometimes says Mama (sounds more like nana) so I guess I know where I stand on his priority list...below the dog and Brandon ;)

Favorite foods:
Fruit - especially watermelon, pineapple, any kind of berries, and bananas
Yogurt - but only if he can feed himself!
Hot dogs
Snacks - he loves to snack on goldfish, yogurt melts, and crackers
Tomatoes
Cheese
Ham
Sausage - he loves kolaches!

Favorite things to play with:
Everything in the kitchen - pots, pans, tupperware, spoons, colanders, etc!
Shape sorter
Play phone (or our phones or iPad!)
His ride on toys - motorcycle and wagon
His radio that plays his favorite songs - "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider"
Remote control train
Basketball and hoop
Blocks

Books:
He LOVES reading books!  This is probably his favorite thing to do.  Sometimes he wants to read the same ones over and over again and sometimes he wants lots of different ones.  He definitely always know which ones he wants and doesn't want and makes that very clear to us.  He brings us books constantly and wants to sit in our laps as we read to him.  He isn't very patient and often doesn't let us get to the end of the book (or even the page)!  I am so glad he loves reading and hope he always does :) Some of his favorites at the moment:
Tickle Time
1, 2, Buckle My Shoe
Going On A Bear Hunt
Pat the Bunny
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Goodnight, Gorilla 
Llama, Llama Nighty Night
Freight Train
Where is Baby's Belly Button? 

Favorite things to do:
Play chase
Hide - he stands in a corner and waits for someone to come find him (it is so cute!)
Read
Dance - he either bounces up and down or stomps one foot
March - he loves marching around the house to the song "We Are the Dinosaurs"
Dance with Daddy - Brandon puts on music and swings or bounces him around the house and he absolutely loves it.  I love watching them :)
Bath time - still loves his baths
Play with Bailey - still obsessed with Bailey and loves to chase her, pet her, sit next to her, give her bones, try to feed her dinner, etc.
Be outside - he LOVES being outside and wants to go out constantly.  He plays with his toys, we blow bubbles, he plays in the sandbox at school, he can now climb up on the play structure and slide down by himself at our park!

Our routine:
Matthew is a pretty consistent sleeper now (finally).  He goes to bed between 7:30 and 8:00 and wakes up between 6:30 and 7:00.  Sometimes he will sleep in or play in his crib until 7:30 or 8:00...we love those mornings!  :)
He is still an inconsistent napper...he only naps once a day now and usually falls asleep between 12 and 1.  Sometimes he sleeps for 30 minutes and sometimes he sleeps for 2 hours...or anywhere in between!
He goes to school Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays and does great there.  He loves his teachers and has lots of little friends :)

A few pictures of our 15 month old:

Enjoying a visit from his second cousin Ellison :) 

Marching! 

Playing with his CD player

Probably trying to squirm away...

Playing with his blocks

Eating yogurt...by himself

On Bapa's boat at the lake :)