18 Months

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):

1. Mama (yeah, I'm going to go ahead and put that first)
2. Mommy
3. Dada 
4. Dede
5. Pa (what he is saying for pops right now)
6. Emily
7. Todd
8. Mimi (Aunt Mary)
9. Gigi (girl at his day care)
10. Addy (girl at his daycare)
11. Jade (girl at daycare)
12. Brittany ("teacher" at daycare)
13. Barb & Barbara
14. Abin (Aspen, "teacher" at daycare)
15. Tony (Aspen's boyfriend)
16. Harry (little baby at his day care)
17. Baby
18. Apple
19. Berries
20. Pizza (which he requests often)
21. Cracker
22. Cheerios (often sounds like Cheetos)
23. Nana (in reference to a banana)
24. Elmo
25. Car
26. Truck
27. Outside
28. Upstairs
29. Hat
30. Home
31. Pillow (sounds more like pallow)
32. Towel
33. Bubbles
34. Ball
35. Peeese (Please)
36. Tank two (Thank you)
37. Go! Go! (usually yells this when baseball is on TV)
38. Baba 
39. Cup
40. Book
41. Dog
42. Puppy
43. Kitty
44. Cat
45. Boomer
46. Meow
47. Cow
48. Moo
49. Pig
50. Chick
51. Uh oh!
52. Nose
53. Mouth
54. Ear
55. Eye
56. Belly
57. Head
58. I want....
59. Cookie
60. Cracker
61. Bean
62. More
63. Juice
64. Milk
65. Truck
66. Game
67. Waffle
68. Pancake
69. Cado (referring to avocado)
70. Boomer
71. PoCo (referring to a Popsicle)
72. Pone (phone)
73. Sock
74. Shoe
75. Shorts
76. Pants
77. Barmey (Barney)
78. Elmo
79. Keys
80. Teeth
81. G (referring to Gretchen)
82. Kisstel (Krystal)
83. E-O (how he usually says Ian)
84. Here you go
85. Chair
86. Hi
87. Hello
88. Bye bye
89. Bye baby
90. No
91. Yes
92. Toto (tomato)
93. Yeah
94. Noodle
95. Cheese
96. I
97. poop & poo
98. pee
99. Now
100. TV
101. Bath
102. Towel (and asks for it to dry his hands)
103. Mine
104. You
105. Tunnel
106. geen (green)
107. I want to go .....
108. Potty
109. More (and often does the hand signal for more when saying it)
110. Kiss
111. Bed
112. Sleep
113. This (often says "this is dada's" or "this mama's" when he finds our belongings)
114. Cup
115. Hot
116. Up
117. Down
118. I'm dum (I'm done)....this one always cracks me up.
119. Down and "get down" (he often points to the floor and tells John or I to "get down" so he can jump on us). 
120. Play 
121. One
122. Two
123. Ouch!
124. Owie
125. TV
126. Me
127. Mia (girl at daycare)
128. Baoon (balloon)
129. Hey
130. Bike
131. 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.