My
little buddy is 18 months. Where did the time go? Thank God he is
such a snuggler, otherwise I think I’d be having a really hard time
seeing him grow up so fast. Today he weighed in at 28 lbs and 32"tall. Although, I am not sure how accurate that is given he screamed and cried so much we had to pin him down just to get his length. Poor little guy was terrified. It was a nightmare.
At 18 months our big boy is:
Running.
I call him twinkle toes because he runs on his toes and you can tell he
wants to go faster than his little legs will let him
Still
not sleeping though the night. Ugh. He is usually up 2-3 times a
night. We either pat his back, rock him to sleep or bring him in our
bed where he proceeds
to lay on top of me the rest of the night. Every morning I try and
figure out what must be waking him. Let’s be honest here, would you
rather lay on a flat, cold crib mattress, or in our big, warm bed in my
arms. I know, I know, I’ve answered my own question.
And yes, I realize we better be prepared to have him sleeping in our bed
for the next few years.
A
crazy snacker. As long as we are at home, he is snacking. Yells
“nack” and wants in the fridge or cupboard constantly. It drives me
nuts!
Really
into throwing things. This kid has an arm. He can chuck a ball across
the room. Not so convenient when it is a fork at the dinner table or a
metal flashlight
at Emmy’s head.
Obsessed
with dogs. Our house in on a bill so we can see down into our
neighbors yard and they have a dog. At least 75 times a day Ryan wants
up so he can see the
dog.
Attached
to Emmy. She is his everything. He wants to be with her all the time
and loves snuggling with her. The two of them have a long drawn out
goodbye every
morning when she is dropped off in her classroom. He will grab her hand
when they are walking down the street. It is the sweetest thing ever.
And reciprocated. Emmy was talking about getting married one day. I
said who are you going to marry? Her answer
was brother. I told her that wasn’t possible and she didn’t understand
why.
Still really into Elmo or “Melmo” as he says. He will bring me the remote “Melmo?”.
In
love with my dad! Anytime he sees my phone he says “papa?”. So we
either call him or I show him pictures on my phone. He smiles and then
gets upset when I put
it down.
A really good wrestler. He tackles Josh and Emmy like he is 8 times his own size!
A
total mama’s boy. He cries when I leave the room, freaks out if I go
upstairs and whines my name in the middle of the night. I hate to admit
it, but I love it!
Very stubborn. He knows what he wants, when he wants it and has already started throwing tantrums. Awesome.
Obsessed with brushing his teeth and washing his hands. Great hygiene!
Is
full of personality and expression. He is so funny these days with his
facial expressions. You can’t help but laugh and want to play with
him.
These past 18 months have been the craziest, busiest and best of my life! I love my little buddy so much!
Seeing them snuggle together never gets old
