yep, the sprout is 18 months old today. a year and a half, headed toward 2 at light speed it seems. i mean, wasn't he just born yesterday?? ha ha!
he is now 25.8 pounds and 32 inches tall. in the 50th percentile for both- little mr. average. well, except for his head. at 50.4 cm he is "greater than 97th percentile". what can i say, i grow big headed (and brained) children! ;)
he didn't want to get weighed again so i had to get on the scale with him. i really shouldn't have to get on the scale at pediatrician's office son! really. we need to work on this. i also had to hold him down to get his length measurement. SO much fun. the measurements are harder than the shots, i swear!!
he got a flu shot and one vaccine. he cried. i asked him if he wanted a sticker. he stopped crying and nodded yes. total amount of crying- about 1 minute. he turned it off pretty quick when he heard about the stickers. :)
he can run, jump, and climb everything in sight. he is currently trying to climb over the baby gates but has yet to succeed. he almost jumped off the top of the slide in our backyard... i caught him just before his feet left the ground. he goes out to our swing set and climbs onto the two person swing all by himself. he throws amazingly well.
he recently decided that he is going to be picky about vegetables. he only eats broccoli and cauliflower now. really. all other veggies get thrown around the dinning room. the doctor thinks that it is funny that he picked those veggies to eat. she claims that i'm lucky but her dog isn't getting fat eating all those discarded veggies! ;) he loves meat still- unless it has breading on it. no chicken nuggets for this kid. he prefers chicken to be sauteed. oh and he still hates macaroni and cheese. what kind of kid hates mac and cheese?!?!
he still really doesn't talk. he says "mommy" and "daddy" and "ball" (bawh!) and that is about it. some days you get a random word like "bubble" (buh-boh) but then you never hear it again. sometimes i think he has said something but i just can't understand him. he understands everything i say though. i can say, "(sprout) can you pick up your shirt and put it in your hamper?" and he will pick his shirt up off the floor and put it in his hamper. the doctor said that is great and that in general boys tend to go through a language "explosion" between 18 and 24 months. so maybe in the next few months he will start saying more....
he just got his 15th tooth and is working on that 16th one as we speak... i will be so glad when he stops trying to chew everything!
he drives me crazy. he even makes me mad sometimes. but he gives the best hugs and when he blows kisses (slaps his palm against his mouth) good night it is awesome.
happy 18 months, budders! :)
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He sounds like a healthy, happy 18 month old. And a physical one at that. :) Oh, and you'll have to remember that you can bribe him with stickers. ;)
Good to get an update on your little guy!
My G didn't really say much at 18 months either but NOW, oh my golly we can't get him to stop talking. So yeah, Sprout's probably about to start.
Enjoy the silence... hee hee.
Hey, I don't blame Sprout - I don't like getting weighed either! :o)
Yay for a healthy, happy, crazy boy!
Yeah for Sprout! 18 months. I loved 18 months! (I was always tired during 18 months - but I loved it!) Lucky you, Harrison would not have anything to do with stickers. It's like he knew that people were only trying to pacify him with stickers. I can't tell you how many times he actually walked back up to someone and handed the sticker back.
And broccoli, that's still one of the only veggies he eats. I hated broccoli as a child! How funny.
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