I can't believe that Ian is 18th months! Where has the time gone? Everyone warns you that it goes so quickly and enjoy every second, but man, they weren't lying.
Ian scored high remarks at his 18th month check-up and all looks to be progressing as it should be. Below are his stats:
Weight: 25lbs 11oz - 66th percentile (that's a 11% jump since his last check-up)
Height/Length: 34 1/2" - 96th percentile (dipped below a 100 for the first time but still top of the charts)
Head circumference: 19 1/8" -- 79th percentile (a 19% increase....wozah)
The doctor was surprised to see a constant increase in his weight as a lot of toddlers plateau at this point since they tend to be more mobile and less interested in food. Ian is a total foodie though (thank God...he even LOVES tomatoes unlike his dad); Ian is not at all picky! He would shovel an entire carton of raspberries in his mouth in about 3 minutes if I allow it. His height percentage dropped 4% from the 100th to the 96th percentile....still top of the charts, no doubt but down a hair. People always think he's older than he is because he's tall - heck, he is as big as the 3 year old girls in his day care so I can't blame people for thinking he's older...
The thing the doctor was most "impressed" with was how much Ian was talking. She commented that he has a vocabulary and ability to string multiple words together beyond most 2 year olds. I can't imagine where this chatter box comes from?? No one in our household has ever been accused of being a talker (insert MAJOR sarcasm). And he is a freaking ham.... I swear he plays to the crowd and says stuff and waits for a reaction. I absolutely have my hands full, and my mom can relish in the fact that my "payback" is coming.
So I thought it would be fun to make a list of all the things he is saying at 18th months (I'm really only doing this for myself to be able to look back on):
- Mama (yeah, I'm going to go ahead and put that first)
- Mommy
- Dada
- Dede
- Pa (what he is saying for pops right now)
- Emily
- Todd
- Mimi (Aunt Mary)
- Gigi (girl at his day care)
- Addy (girl at his daycare)
- Jade (girl at daycare)
- Brittany ("teacher" at daycare)
- Barb & Barbara
- Abin (Aspen, "teacher" at daycare)
- Tony (Aspen's boyfriend)
- Harry (little baby at his day care)
- Baby
- Apple
- Berries
- Pizza (which he requests often)
- Cracker
- Cheerios (often sounds like Cheetos)
- Nana (in reference to a banana)
- Elmo
- Car
- Truck
- Outside
- Upstairs
- Hat
- Home
- Pillow (sounds more like pallow)
- Towel
- Bubbles
- Ball
- Peeese (Please)
- Tank two (Thank you)
- Go! Go! (usually yells this when baseball is on TV)
- Baba
- Cup
- Book
- Dog
- Puppy
- Kitty
- Cat
- Boomer
- Meow
- Cow
- Moo
- Pig
- Chick
- Uh oh!
- Nose
- Mouth
- Ear
- Eye
- Belly
- Head
- I want....
- Cookie
- Cracker
- Bean
- More
- Juice
- Milk
- Truck
- Game
- Waffle
- Pancake
- Cado (referring to avocado)
- Boomer
- PoCo (referring to a Popsicle)
- Pone (phone)
- Sock
- Shoe
- Shorts
- Pants
- Barmey (Barney)
- Elmo
- Keys
- Teeth
- G (referring to Gretchen)
- Kisstel (Krystal)
- E-O (how he usually says Ian)
- Here you go
- Chair
- Hi
- Hello
- Bye bye
- Bye baby
- No
- Yes
- Toto (tomato)
- Yeah
- Noodle
- Cheese
- I
- poop & poo
- pee
- Now
- TV
- Bath
- Towel (and asks for it to dry his hands)
- Mine
- You
- Tunnel
- geen (green)
- I want to go .....
- Potty
- More (and often does the hand signal for more when saying it)
- Kiss
- Bed
- Sleep
- This (often says "this is dada's" or "this mama's" when he finds our belongings)
- Cup
- Hot
- Up
- Down
- I'm dum (I'm done)....this one always cracks me up.
- Down and "get down" (he often points to the floor and tells John or I to "get down" so he can jump on us).
- Play
- One
- Two
- Ouch!
- Owie
- TV
- Me
- Mia (girl at daycare)
- Baoon (balloon)
- Hey
- Bike
- Woah!
Not too shabby. Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.... I'll add to the list this week as he says things I've forgotten on here. All in all, he's doing great! And chatting and let's not forget eating away!
Tonight he told me "Mommy, I want Elmo on TV now" (as he was handing me the remote). He knows what he wants and when he wants it, and now is learning how to actually ask for it...it's a lot of fun to watch and makes getting bossed around by a baby not so bad.
