Luke's 15 Month Update!

Luke went to the doctor today for his 15 month check-up. He is 23.2 pounds and 30 1/2 inches. He's healthy and growing, so there's nothing to complain about there! :) At 15 months, Luke:
*walks all over the place and is experimenting with "running" (more like speed walking, really)
*stands by the fridge when he wants his drink
*knows that the marshmallows are the best part of Lucky Charms~the first time I gave him Lucky Charms (earlier this week), he immediately picked out all the marshmallows and pointed to the box for more!
*loves to read (he always wants to join me on the couch when I am reading; if he tries to take my book, I will tell him to go get his and he will get down, go over and get his book, and come back to sit next to me and read!)
*has quite the vocabulary now~new words include up, walk, book, no (my favorite--ha!), juice, shoes, clock, amen (so cute!), hi, and the (lately, he prefaces a lot of his words with "the", i.e. "the puppy")
*has to be watched more closely around Peyton; he loves her to death but also enjoys pulling her hair, ears, and tail!
*can be entertained for hours with a laundry basket full of clothes! He will push the basket around and take all the clothes out, then put them all in, then take them all out....
*is a little OCD~certain things have to be a certain way. Whenever he crawls down the stairs, he must close the child gate--he will not go down the stairs if it is not closed, and he must be the one to close it!
*is my little Dennis the Menace. For any of you that have seen the movie, that scene where Dennis wants to push the button that opens Mr. Wilson's garage door but he sits on his hands so that he won't push it, but in the end can't help himself: this is my son! He must push every button, turn every knob, pull every lever--he's a little investigator!
*can melt my heart with his hugs and kisses. He will be playing with his toys and then all of a sudden get up, come over to me, and give me a kiss! This is why I love being a mom!!

p.s. That's jelly all over his face in the picture! :)