Is it possible that Tatum is 15 months, 18.1 lbs, 28.5 inches and soaking up everything like a sponge? Dr. Sotelo told me she is in the 15%ile for her size, but proportionally, she is right on. Size or not, Tatum continues to amaze me daily with her learning.
She is a whiz in the kitchen as a cook and a clean freak! All I do is show her what to do with the whisk and she’s off stirring the pot. Delicately she places the pots on the stool and returns them when she is finished stirring. It is adorable how deliberate she is with each movement.
Where’s your nose? She points to her nose. Tummy? Head? Where’s the apple? Ball? Banana? Grab the drum and bring it to me….She even grabbed the “boogie rag” when her nose was running. And I cannot forget how gleefully she says, “HI!” to not only Coti, but anyone she encounters.
Her attempts to try things also mystifies me! She will try to help you put on your shoes and then put them back where they belong. All I can do is stand in awe. Awe…She even stands in AWE! Tonight she grabbed a bag of plastic cups and they accidentally fell out, about 100 of them all over the floor. Her expression was priceless; she stood there with both hands over her head; she was absolutely distressed at this matter. What do we do???? Then she attempted to even pick them up. Sharing, picking up, being kind…Is this possible?
Well, not all of it was fun and games this weekend. She had many a meltdown and those crazy molars were to blame. I finally just gave her a bit of Tylenol and some TLC. Eventually, I got her to calm down, and she was laughing again. CLAP CLAP CLAP!