12-15 months old times three

Ian - 12 months old

1. By 13 months Nadia loved putting things in little containers. Ian and Oliver didn't show an interest in that.

2. They all enjoyed clapping their hands!

3. Nadia and Oliver handled their nails being trimmed a LOT better than Ian did. Ian and Oliver only cried during the painful parts of doctor appointments (shots, bloodwork, etc.) whereas Nadia cried when they took her temperature or measured the circumference of her head. Oliver was the only one to initiate a hug with a doctor!

4. They all loved to be tickled, cuddled, and hugged. Nadia at this age would often say "awww" when we'd hug. Ian at this age loved to hold hands. Ian would hold my hand when he was in my lap, and he'd reach out to hold Paul's hand at the dinner table (when he was in his high chair).



Nadia - 12 months old

6. Nadia slept a lot more than Ian - both at night and during naps. Nadia usually got 11-12 hours at night and 2-3 hours between her two naps. Her total average sleep was 14 hours a day. Ian usually got 9-10 hours at night (11 upon rare occasion), and 1 hour a day between his 2 naps. He switched to one (30 minute) nap a day at 14 months. He slept MUCH longer for his naps if he took them in my arms. Oliver sleeps more than Ian but not as much as Nadia. Oliver usually sleeps about 10.5-11 hours at night and 90 minutes between his two naps.

7. At 15 months Nadia weighed 24 lbs (69th percentile), Ian weighed 22 lbs (16th percentile), and Oliver weighs 20.5 lbs (5th percentile).

8. At 15 months Nadia had 11 teeth, Ian had only 2 teeth, and Oliver has 4 teeth.



Oliver - 12 months old

9. Nadia's expressive vocabulary greatly surpassed Ian's and Oliver's at this age. She was even saying words like "hot" and "wet" whereas Ian only said two words - mama and dada and Oliver only says three words (his third is "hi").

10. Nadia was running long before she turned 12 months old. Ian and Oliver were cruising and crawling when they turned 15 months old. Neither Ian or Oliver had taken any steps yet, but they both were able to stand without holding on to anything.

11. Nadia fed stuffed animals with a spoon and engaged in other types of imaginary play during this age span. Ian hasn't begun participating in dramatic play yet. Oliver's skills with rolling and throwing a ball were much more advanced than his siblings.

12. The only thing Nadia or Oliver were interested in watching on tv during this age span were songs. Ian would watch just about anything on tv.



Ian - 15 months old

13. Ian wasn't weaned until he was 14 months old. Nadia and Oliver weaned themselves before they turned a year old. Nadia moved from a bottle to sippy cup at 12 months old, Ian made the transition at 14 months, and Oliver made it at 11 months. Nadia and Oliver were eating all table food, and both of them would eat just about anything. Ian ate a tiny bit of baby food on rare occasion during this time period. He mostly drank milk mixed with baby cereal. Oliver switch from warm to cold milk at 14 months old whereas Nadia didn't until 18 months old and Ian was well over two years old before he had any cold milk.


14. It was harder to change Ian and Oliver's diapers than it was to change Nadia's because they wiggled, squirmed, tried to roll over, and often cried. Ian pooped far more often than Nadia or Oliver did. Ian was far more prone to diaper rash than Nadia or Oliver.

15.All three kids could climb up the stairs at this age. Nadia and Oliver could also go down correctly. Ian was much older before he learned how to go down the stairs.



Nadia - 15 months old

16.All three of them learned to wave "hi" during this age span. Ian almost never initiated waving whereas Nadia loved to wave to people (such as at the grocery store) and was always thrilled when someone would wave back or acknowledge her greeting in some fashion. Oliver occasionally will initiate a wave with a stranger at the playground or library.
17. Nadia had moved to size 5 shoes by the time she was 14 months old. Ian was still a size 4, but he mostly wore Robeez whereas Oliver and Nadia were wearing regular shoes. Oliver is still wearing a size 4, and he won't be outgrowing that size any time soon.

18. Ian loved to carry around a sock - or another article of clothing would suffice if there weren't any socks around. Nadia  and Oliver never did this. He almost always was carrying SOMETHING (such as a small toy) in one of his hands, and he was not a happy camper if you needed to pry it out of his hands for some reason (such as to put his arm through a sleeve when getting him dressed).

19. During this age span Nadia was afraid of the blow dryer and vacuum. Ian doesn't pay much attention to the hairdryer, but running a vacuum around Ian is like waving as red cape in front of a bull - CHARGE! Oliver has never been afraid of a blow dryer, vacuum, or lawn mower.

20. Ian handled being in his carseat much better than Nadia or Oliver did at this age. Oliver and Ian were much better in the stroller than Nadia was.