Happy birthday-and-a-half, Daniel!
Is it really possible my little guy is 18 months old already? He really is turning into such a fun little person. More and more personality emerges every day, and it's so fun watching the changes take place.
He went to the doctor for his 18-month checkup the other day (no shots - hooray!) and he is 26 lbs. 13 oz. (60th percentile) and 33 3/8 inches tall (75th percentile). He also has a big old 90th-percentile head (he got that from Daddy).
Daniel is such a busy boy - it's go, go, go all day long, but when it's time for a nap, he crashes. Fortunately he's a really good sleeper and still takes 2 naps most days, otherwise I'm not sure how I'd keep up with him! He loves to run around the house, and loves it even better if someone is chasing him (or if he's chasing one of the cats.)
He still eats like a horse, we're definitely going to go broke feeding this kid by the time he's a teenager. He's gotten really good at feeding himself with both a spoon and a fork, and he's getting pretty good at drinking from a regular cup, too, although we still use sippy cups most of the time (less cleanup).
Somehow he's acquired a neat and orderly streak, we're not sure quite where that came from. He insists on going to hang up his coat as soon as we come in the door, and he frequently picks up microscopic crumbs from the floor and hands them to me to dispose of.
His favorite word lately is "uh-oh", which he finds any excuse he can to use, even if he has to throw something on the floor just so he can say "uh-oh!" He doesn't quite get yet that it's usually used for accidents, not when you do something on purpose! He certainly understands just about everything we say, and his speaking vocabulary is growing every day. We suspect he's saying more words than we're able to understand.
Daniel definitely does have a stubborn streak as well (I'm pretty sure I know where that came from). We're doing our best to ignore the occasional tantrum, and so far that tactic seems to work most of the time. I'm sure we have many battles of wills in our future, though.
This is such a fun age, I need to remind myself more often to enjoy Daniel just as he is right now - he changes so fast. I have a tendency to want him to do the "next" thing, but really I need to just savor these days, because soon enough he will be onto something else.
I love you, little man!
2 comments:
Sweet Daniei! It is hard to believe he's getting so "old". These years fly by, so you are wise to enjoy them. When you left to go to Duke, it was such a jolt! You were all grown up and gone. I wondered where all the years had gone. So take it from me and enjoy these years. There's just nothing as hard and enjoyable as these early years when you have the kids all to yourselves.
Well said, Grandma Deb! But I think the best part is that the relationship that starts in those early years can just keep getting better all the time. It's so neat now, Jen, that instead of that cute little girl you've become a best friend too. Somehow, I think Daniel (and his brother!) will become that for you too. Enjoy every minute!
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