Nicholas 18 Month Appointment

He's one and a half you guys, and it's awesome. I don't want to every be one of those parents that says "where did the time go?" Before Nicholas was born, my Dad said something to me that will probably resonate for the rest of my life: "Life goes by so fast. Don't waste it drinking like I did. Then, when you have children, it goes by so much faster."

When Nicholas was a newborn, I was completely exhausted. Anyone that has had a child knows exactly what I mean. They say Mom's forget, but I think they just "don't remember" how bad it really was, and that's what makes them have more children. I have always been able to survive on little to no sleep, but those first few months were still very tough. With that being said, it was worth every single second. Nicholas is a happy, smiley, laughing boy, 99.8% of the time. In those beginning sleepless nights, I savored holding his warm little body close to me, taking in his smell ( so what if it was spit up and poop? people lie guys, babies DON'T smell delicious). His sweet, soft, warm little head pressed to my cheek as I tried to get him to sleep for just one more minute.

Anyway...about the now :)

Nicholas had a great 18 month appointment and he's right on track for growth and development.

Stats:

Height: 33 1/4 inches
Weight: 28 lbs
Head circumference: 50 cm (aka gigantico)

The doctor commented on his "Fred Flinstone" feet and we both agreed that we love them (block feet for those that are not familiar).

He's babbling away, repeating and I think understanding us. Recent new words: Poop (of course I put that first), Nana, wawa (water), mbox (kinda..mailbox-from our walks), bayball (basketball). There are plenty more.

His current favorite word is MIMMIE (Mickey) and he likes to yell it approximately 23 hours of the day. I told Nick I didn't want him to watch television and this is exactly why!

He loves kids, runs up to them and says Hi...and doesn't stop saying Hi. Ever. We are very lucky to live in a kid friendly neighborhood and although most are much older, it's nice that he gets to be around them now that he's only in day care one day a week.

We typically give him showers now instead of baths and he loves it, he thinks it's play time.

He LOVES Dexter and I know this will never change. I taught him how to kiss Dexter nicely and it's currently one of his favorite things to do, repeatedly.

He likes to be chased. I bought a big ball at Target for $3 and he loves to run after it around the house and throw it on the table, stove, whatever he can.

He loves to climb and throw himself off of furniture.

He loves shoes and socks and blankets and the refrigerator and his milk.

He's not so great with eating healthy stuff, but I let it go. You only get to be a kid once, I'm letting him enjoy it and I'm not stressing.


My boy got 5 shots today and although he instantly started crying, he stopped within 2 minutes. He will probably be sore the next few days, but other than his non napping today, he is his happy little self. We took a walk after dinner and he laughed and ran like always. It took us about 20 minutes to go 1/4 of a mile, but it was worth it. Dexter was not pleased with our slow pace.

xoxo