19 Months...

This past month really flew by...and our boy is growing rapidly into an independent child. No one ever told me that toddler hood was such a short period of time!

Here are some details about what P has been up to this past month...

-Nursery Success! P has been attending nursery for over a month now, and he is such a star! He has only been clingy once (because I took him instead of his father), but now that we have established that daddy drops him off every week, he does great. He comes back cheerful and super happy to see us. LOVE nursery.

- P can identify all of his major body parts (head, hair, ears, nose, eyes, mouth, neck, arms, hands, legs, feet, belly button, knee, etc), and he can say most of the words as he points to them.

- P is starting to say animal names and noises (elephant is my favorite...I don't know how to make a good elephant noise, so I always lift my arm like a trunk and hum loudly, and it is so fun to watch him lift his arm and make the same noise!).

- P has had 3 hair cuts since January...his hair just keeps growing!

- P has started to expand his collection of scars...like a real man.

- P loves playing Hide and Seek. Sometimes I won't hear him for a minute or two, so I will start hunting around the house because he is hiding. When I find him, he is just sitting waiting for me to find him and he laughs and laughs. His favorite spots are the closet in our bedroom, his closet, and the other side of the table (where he can watch us coming, but thinks we can't see him).

I CAN DO IT MYSELF: Chapter 16

Ouch!

Scooter + super steep driveway + overly adventurous child = an accident waiting to happen

Oh wait...it did happen.

I CAN DO IT MYSELF: Chapter 15

I CAN DO IT MYSELF: Chapter 14

Reading + Riding a horse = REAL talent

I CAN DO IT MYSELF: Chapter 13

Yep...that's a baby carrier. And this was taken as the "baby" was falling out, right on his head...

Battle Wounds...

You should see the other guy...

I CAN DO IT MYSELF: Chapter 12

I CAN DO IT MYSELF: Chapter 11

18 Months...

Favorite...
Veggies: green beans, peas, corn, carrots (P is NOT a fan of broccoli, but he enjoyed asparagus once this month)

Fruits: pears, oranges, peaches, cherries, (likes the taste of apples, but never swallows them)

Toys: scooter, cars, lawn mower, daddy's IPad

Songs: 5 Little Ducks, Popcorn Popping, theme song to The Office

Likes: P LOVES being outside (even when it is freezing), giving hugs and kisses, playing in the dirt, water, or his food, and taking baths (which he gets almost every day now because of how gross he gets). P is obsessed with helping and doing things on his own (if you hadn't noticed...). He loves taking all the utensils out of the drawer and then putting them right back when I ask. He loves making messes so that he can help clean them up.

Fun things about P at 18 months: P has proven that he can eat proficiently with a fork and spoon, and drink with a cup, but he usually chooses not to do these things most of the time so he can make a mess. P LOVES to play "Who's in my spot?". Whenever he can, he tries to sit in mom or dad's spot on the bed, on the couches, on the bench at church...anywhere that he has seen us sit regularly, until we notice and make a huge deal about him sitting in our spot. We then torture him with tickles...this is his all time favorite game. P has always been independent, so during this past month it is only natural that he would begin to tell us to "GO AWAY" at least 100 times a day (which is so funny because I have NEVER told him to go away, so where did he learn how to string these words together?). Speaking of words, P is learning new words every day, such as blanket, shoe, more, amen, cheese, hat...the list goes on and on. However, every time I say "Please" to try and get him to say Please, he responds with "NO"....he echoes everything else we say, but not "please" or "thank you".

18 month stats:

Weight: 26 lb 5 oz (57%)

Height: 33 in (72%)

Head: 19 in (64%)

First Easter Egg Hunt

Last year P was too tiny to really participate in any of the Easter festivities. But this year, he really enjoyed running all over the lawn looking for eggs. Once he realized what he was supposed to do with them, he quickly became a pro. And he was so quick, running from here to there, that I couldn't catch a glimpse of the excitement in his face.

P also received an Easter basket from Grandma and Grandpa, and he became obsessed with a hopping egg.

He is also a BIG fan of matchbox cars.

I CAN DO IT MYSELF: Chapter 10

I CAN DRESS MYSELF: Chapter 1

This morning, I allowed P to pick his own clothes for the day. He quickly picked a pair of shorts, and I picked out several shirts for him to choose from that would match the shorts. He said a firm "NO" to each of the shirt options, and went into his closet by himself to create this ensemble:

After he picked his own shoes and socks, he ran straight to the door to go play in the backyard. And this is the look he gave me when I told him we were NOT going outside.

I CAN DO IT MYSELF: Chapter 9