18 months!

Halfway to 2 years old!  When did my baby turn into a little boy?

18 Month Stats:
Weight: 21 lbs, 4 oz
Height: 31.5 inches

18 Month Milestones:
• Getting much better at not throwing his food at meal times...this may change any day, but he's been very good lately

• Repeats new words such as school (skoo), read book, grapes (gape), shoe (goo), box, milk, Elmo, poo poo, balloon (boon), monkey (monk), dog, up

• Said his first sentence: "Read book."

• Starting to wean from breast-feeding at night before bed.  This has been a little difficult, but he's getting a little better now that we're offering a sippy cup of milk instead.

• Still doing great when we ask him to "put away" anything.  This works very well for cleaning and helping around the house.

• Still on 8 teeth and no more in sight

• New favorite word is "yeah" and will answer most questions with this.

• Finally learned how to use a straw!

• Tasted his first lollipop, slider and ice cream sundae

• Current favorite book is Goodnight Moon and he will point out the kitties and balloon.

• Still wearing mostly 12 month clothes.  Some of the sleeves and pant legs are too short, but he's way too small to wear anything bigger.

• Makes it clear when he's hungry by asking for milk, standing by the fridge and trying to grab the handles, pulling on his highchair and bringing his snack cup to us.

• Watches a few minutes of Chuggington, Mickey, or random other cartoons every morning on the bed with his laptop.  This lasts for only a few minutes, but it's adorable.