Mama's boy

I may be all boy but I'm also Mama's boy! Dad is a close 3rd after Jonah, but if my Mama is around she's the one I want! I had a slightly traumatic time a couple weeks ago when mom threw out her back and had to take muscle relaxers...which meant I was cut off for good! But I'm over that now and we just cuddle lots and lots. I love to rock with her especially at bed time. First we go over all the names of our family members, then I point out all of her facial features: eyes, nose, mouth, chin, cheeks, ears, eyebrows, teeth, tongue, head, hair and even her mole! Then I lay my little head down on her chest and we rock and rock. Sometimes I let her sing to me but most of the time I say, "no sing"...maybe she should take the hint!

Summer time baby!

My Pop-Pop

I admit, I'm not the best picture taker...it's just that I don't really like to sit still. But mom managed to get one of me and my great-grandpa at the senior citizen center where I got to eat dinner with him one night. Jonah and I spent most of the time running around the tables making all kinds of noise but I'm sure we also provided lots of good entertainment! Jonah calls him Popperdoodledug but right now I just call him Pop-Pop!

Thomas the Train!

A day out with Thomas isn't all it's cracked up to be. First of all, that train is scary! The long whistle, the steam and the loud chugga chugga is enough to make even the toughest boys cling to their mama's! I'm not saying that's what I did...and I'm not saying that's what I did for the entire 25 minute train ride either...let's just say I was giving mom some good snuggle time and leave it at that!
Now, Sir Topham Hatt I liked! After meeting my BFF (the Easter bunny), any character is a friend of mine! And after a lot of hesitation and a few nudges, I reluctantly got a tattoo on my arm. I squirmed as best I could getting it on but after that I really liked it.


There was a little train there that I liked quite a bit and I even sat by myself (with mom beside me of course). A little snack didn't hurt either.


My favorite part of the whole day: digging for gold (aka splashing in the water)!

First Haircut!

Before
After
I spend 18 months growing out the perfect mullet and mom chops it right off! She's gonna miss running her fingers through my locks!

Cool treat!

Taking full advantage of Jonah having his tonsils out! I wasn't about to let him eat all the ice cream!

18 months!

A year and a half old already, where does the time go? So first things first, I went to see my doctor today and I'm doing great! Last time my weight had gone down a bit but I more than made up for that this time. He could tell by my plump little belly that I was packing on the pounds! I didn't mention that I usually polish off Jonah's food after I'm done with mine. This time around all my stats were between the 50-75%. I weighed 27.10 lbs., am 33 inches long and my head circumference is 19 inches. Healthy as a horse! I've also got 8 teeth. Since I detest my multi-vitamin so much he said I could take the chewable kind like Jonah and that is so much better! The best news of all was that I didn't have to get my shots today. Apparently I'm not due till next week so I lucked out...for a little while at least.

I'm a big talker these days too. I can put 2 and 3 words together but the one that works the best is "pease". Mom and dad give me whatever I want if I say that one! I like to hold up my finger and say, "one more pease". One more is never enough but I keep saying it over and over till I'm full. I also like to say, "gin" (again) whenever we're doing something fun. If I don't get what I want a fit is in order which includes me throwing myself onto the floor or flapping my arms everywhere. Yes, I may have a little bit of a temper problem but I'm working through it.

I am becoming more and more interested in books these days. Especially ones with animals! I can say all kinds of animal sounds but my favorites are the horse, cat and duck. I really like to read at night and sometimes Jonah reads to me. I go to bed at 7:00 and get up between 6-7:00. I usually like to get up at 6:00 on the weekends so I can get in that extra play time! I'm pretty sure my parents like it! When someone gets me out of my bed they have to get all of my babies out too. First I hand them the jaguar, then my water bottle, then my bear and blue baby and last we acknowledge the duck with a little "quack-quack" but then we put him back in the corner of the crib. After we've gathered up everything we can head out to play!

I'm becoming more and more of a climber! Anything I can get on I will! I also like to sit at the table in a regular big boy chair like everyone else instead of my little booster one. I insist on feeding myself at all times. I won't even let anyone touch my bowl or plate. I politely remove their hand and continue on my own. Big boys don't need help!