Mr. Man is now 18 months old! And, low and behold, he is still growing into 18 month clothes! He can still totally fit into 12 month clothes, though not pants (which are too short) and the 18 month ones are still big on my little guy but we're getting there. Because of his size I'm having a hard time transitioning my parenting/thinking to toddlerhood rather than babyhood. I gotta get my game together because he is definitely going to cause me some problems. He...
... loves to throw things, hit things, bang things, pinch things, drop things... and by things I mean toys, food, people (though he's not exactly dropping people) - whatever he can get his hands on.
... loves the magnetic trains he got for Christmas - likes to link the trackless ones together and likes to see the others go down the hills on the track. He could do it forever!
... can shovel in the food - or not - depending on the day. I just can't worry about it anymore. He brings me food when he's hungry and drops it or spits it out of his mouth when he doesn't. All I can do is try to limit the spitting. And keep good snacks around that he can reach - no chocolate chips on the bottom shelf of the pantry anymore. :-)
... waves/says hi, bye, and night - on a good day. Usually it's just a wave but sometimes you get the accompanying word.
... says blue (b/c they like their applesauce to be dyed blue), dow, up, help (comes out as 'up'), bubble, wa wa for water (I think, gotta listen really closely for this one), mpeas for more please, ba for ball, can say mama and dada but mama is very rare. "No" however, he knows how to say very well. :-) Along with uh oh and ow.
... loves to go where I tell him not to - the street, a hallway i can't see down, on the chairs/table....
... sits in the little red adirondack chair next to Kayla who's sitting in her pink camp chair.
... Still loves to copy his sister. Watching Dora, he points when she points, he nods yes when she does. When we dance he spins when she does. When they eat, he drinks when she drinks. When they are both in good moods, and in the mood to play together, they play together really well. They'll stand up next to each other next to the wall and race across the living room, they'll tickle each other, tackle each other, etc. It's really cute. Of course, this isn't all the time but it definitely happens. But they can't do specific activities together - can barely read a book together, can't play with the trains together, can't put puzzles together etc. They are too young to share, I get that... just can't wait until they can!
... constantly put his hand down the back of his diaper. He's not scratching or anything, just kind of hanging out with his hands on his behind! Ha ha.
... still loves to pet dogs and any other animal he can find but would really just prefer to play with it's nose.
... loves to throw things in water - cups, the toilet, the bathtub - whatever he can find.
... also loves to drink out of cups - and can do it well. Until he dumps out the cup and plays with the contents.
... has incredible balance. Kayla fell A LOT, this boy falls but he steps over things you don't think he sees, he catches himself before he falls, he's a weeble! (weebles wabble but they don't fall down, ha ha)
... is finally going down the slides by himself and can walk up and down the stairs on his own as long as there's something for him to hold on to. If there's not he'll slide down the stairs like his sister.
... is a super happy boy, as long as he's fed and has slept well. If either of those is off he is attached to my hip. I love to cuddle with him and make him smile. Melts my heart!
(P.S. Still nurses 2-3 times a day. So hard to wean!)
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