18 Months Old

Clothes: 12 month clothes.  You wear quite a few 18 month shirts, but pants and jammies are still 18 months. You were 30.75 inches at your appointment this week, which is the 7%.  You are a little guy and strong.  One thing that is nice about you being so small is it's easier to snuggle you!

Shoes: Size 3.  You grew out of one of your pairs, but still fit in another.  I tried you in size 4 shoes, but they are way too big yet.

Diapers: Size 4 diapers

Sleep: You sleep approximately 12 hours at night and anywhere from an hour to three hour nap each afternoon.  You have been down to one nap a day for a very long time. You are a good napper and quite consistent.  You have been loving your glo-worm for comfort at night.  You still haven't taken to your "puppy" all that much and your pacis are always your go to comfort object. 

Teeth: 11!  You have all four of your first year molars and now we wait.....next will be your eye teeth and it might not be so fun:( 

Traveling: We didn't go anywhere this month.  We had a great month hanging out at home though!  Gaga came to visit at the end of the month and spent the night with you and Svea while Mom and Dad went to the cities for their anniversary.

Talking:You are saying Mom, Dad, No, Hey, Gaga, and Hi more consistently.  Things we've heard you say maybe once or twice are, What's that?, Hi Kitty, and Hi Bay-ya. You still aren't a huge talker or at least we can't make out your words.  You love to sit down and "read" to yourself.  It's all different sounds that we can't make out as words.  You love to do voice inflections even.  Mom got a video of you the other day reading "Are You My Mother" sitting in our laundry basket.  It was super cute!

Favorite Activity: Reading books...hands down your favorite still.  You also enjoy playing with the play kitchen we have, sitting behind Svea's rocking chair and reading books in her room, opening cabinets and drawers and investigating, and baths.

Favorite Books: You love "The Little Red Caboose" and "You Are My Mother" the most right now.  Other books you enjoy are short board books with rhyming patterns.

Favorite Foods: Not many....you are a picky eater!  We thought Svea was, but you take the cake.  If we can get you started on something you take five bites and we get excited and then you are just DONE.  Foods you rarely pass up though are peanut butter, yogurt, dried peas, cheese, and applesauce. If we cannot get you to eat anything, which happens, we give you peanut butter bread. You weight exactly 20 lbs. and not an ounce over.  Yeah!!  We celebrated!

Foods Disliked: A LOT:)  We can't get you to eat sweet potatoes and almost every other vegetable.  You will eat broccoli if it's cooked and has cheese on it:) 

Favorite Songs: I wouldn't say you have any favorites.  Svea is singing around you all of the time and we all sing a lot, but you don't react to us too much.  At night Mommy sings you your nighttime prayer and Edelweiss. As soon as I start singing them you immediately relax and snuggle on my shoulder.  It's my favorite time with you.

Dislikes: You sister taking something away, having to go and eat when you don't want to, getting into your car seat most of the time, and diaper changes.  We use tv to get you to hold still for the few minutes we need you to.

Favorite Word: Your favorites are still No and Hey!

Things we are learning: How to follow directions.  You find garbage on the floor or when we are finished with a banana peel you like to run to the garbage and throw them away.  You are getting much better at just following what is going on.  You are learning more animal sounds and we are trying to work on body parts, but if it has something to do with words you are not hugely interested.  You continue to want to be physical and play, play, play all day long.  You also want to be doing just what your sister is doing.  You know how to work the iPad and get started on an app:)

 

 

Kieran Carter, we love you so very much.  You are a sweet boy and we are so blessed to have you with us.  We just love spending time with you and trying to make you laugh.  You love to be tickled on your neck and will hold our face closer just so we will continue.  Those are some of our best moments with you. We love you!!!