Tall and Thin (except for the belly!)

Ryan had his 15-month checkup today, and, according to the pediatrician, is "perfect" (which, of course, we already knew!) He weighs 22 lbs. 12 oz., and is 32 1/4" tall, which puts him in somewhere in the 10th-25th percentile for weight, but the 75th-90th for height -- tall and thin! (Rob and I sure wish we shared _those_ genes with him!)

Our current parenting challenge, which Ryan's pediatrician encouraged, is to eliminate his daytime pacifier use so that it doesn't discourage him from talking. We've noticed that Ryan has become increasingly dependent on his pacifier recently. He keeps it in his mouth for most of the day (whereas he used to forget about it while he was busy playing), and has a mini-tantrum if I see it laying on the floor and put it away. Even when he already has a pacifier in his mouth, if he spots another one somewhere around the house, he demands to have that one too (one in his mouth, one in his hand). So we have a rough 2-3 day period ahead while Ryan learns that the pacifier stays in the crib from now on.

We never post without pictures since we brought Ryan home, but we hadn't taken many since the holidays -- until last night when we were observing how cute his belly looked in his thermal sleeper!