15 month milestones

I can't recall if I mentioned that Trent has "graduated" to the toddler class at daycare. He's fitting in really well and seems to be having a blast. Unlike the infant class, in the toddler class their days are more structured. We really like his teacher, Ms. Mandy, and feel confident that Trent's getting the best care possible.

Lately, though, he's been coming home and running to me wanting to be picked up. Which I do, because I miss him during the day and I'm so happy to see his smiling face come through the door. However, as soon as I put him down he throws a massive tantrum! Twice now I've had to give him a time out. I've found that time outs are effective if combined with a stern voice and some finger wagging, but it's so heart breaking to have to do that and see his little face looking up at me sniffling and trying to be a good boy and stop throwing a fit. I think he's testing boundaries right now and once he discovers how far he can push us he'll move on to other tactics of manipulating us. I'm sure he doesn't understand me when I say "Mummy does not respond to screaming, so you'll have to figure out how to communicate in another way". But it makes me feel better that I said it.

We had our 15 month Dr. visit yesterday. He's doing very well on all his milestones and has grown to 31 inches tall and 23lbs. That puts him right around the 50th percentile. The snotty nose and congestion he's been suffering lately is viral, which is actually good news because it's not allergies, and it's helping him build his immunity. He had 3 shots yesterday, including a flu shot, and was such a big boy about it!