Week 63 was marked with Joseph's 15 month visit to Plunket...Joan (Plunket Nurse) complimented me on what a fine boy I have but also cautioned that I needed to start getting him onto a cup and that I needed to enrol him in the local dental program. She was also concerned that he doesn't say "Mum" or "Dad" but I checked with Bear Park and they don't think there is anything wrong with his communication development. Here is the updated Warren family weight chart...as you can see Joseph has left his parents well and truly behind. We don't go back to Plunket until Joseph is two but I will probably go to the drop in day for an 18 mth weigh in.

Joseph has worked out how to make his truck and his trolley reverse out of corners and he has recently worked out that his turquoise dump truck has a tray that can be moved up and down. Dan is concerned that little fingers might get jammed if it slams down but I think we might just have to allow that to happen! (Please excuse the dirty glass door - I hadn't realised there were so many Joseph finger prints on it!).

Grandma Milly made Joseph a black hat for winter, unfortunately it is quite a snug fit so I'm not sure how much wear he'll get out of it! I think he looks like a burglar!

Joseph has developed a keen interest in tidying up (you might have seen the raking and sweeping photos a few posts back)...he is now fascinated with doing the dishes and here he is on Saturday morning helping me wash up. He has also found an affinity with the squeegee that Dan uses to take the condensation off the windows in the mornings.

Finally, Joseph's fine motor skills are working well (he just needs to develop some more strength) and he has worked out how to turn Dan's headlamp on - using all three settings. Here he is on Friday night showing us how clever he is. If his hair looks like it has lots of "volume" that is because there is quite a big of yoghurt in there!!!