otto weighs in

i took otto to see dr. bird this week for his 18 month check up. at his 15 month checkup, we were told to "bulk up" our little otto boy after seeing that his weight was off the bottom of the growth chart. well, he gained 2 pounds in 2 and a half months, which puts him not quite on the chart, but much closer. way to go otto!! the boy really does love to eat, he's just so darn active!

not only is he active physically, but his verbal skills have really exploded in the past 2 months or so. it is AMAZING the words he can say and remember. the video above is a short one we took while waiting for the doctor. the nurse "miss ida" had said, "hey there fella" to otto when she came in the room, and he must have repeated "fella" 30 or so times while we were there. it was hilarious. even dr. bird got a kick out of it. around this age we made a list of words that greta could say because we were so amazed....we need to do the same for otto. it's awesome. my favorite is when he picks something up and says, "heavy!" while grunting and straining. and he's putting words together, like, "move please greta" or "otto walk please". he doesn't do much babbling or nonsense words....when he talks it's usually pretty clear what he's trying to say.
happy 18 months to our otto boy!