18 months!

Yep, he seems to have forgiven me for failing to post diligent updates of his growth and development.  Thanks, Bud.  I could blame you for my failure to blog, but that wouldn't be fair.  I'll blame me.  You are a firecracker, for sure, little man!  I can't believe what a little boy you've grown into.  You will be 18 months on the 3rd, but I'm posting early because I'm on a roll.

At 18 months, you have ALL your teeth and your 1 year molars.  In fact, you've had all these teeth for a month or two.  It still startles me to see ALL your pearly whites when you smile.  I've given you one hair cut, and I should probably think about a second ;)  You are a very good eater if you don't snack.  If I give you a snack, you're AWFUL.  You throw food, squeal, goof off... Then I wonder why I gave you a snack...  Oh, yea, it was because you're always STARVING.  Vicious cycle that Mommy has yet to beat.  In the mornings, you eat two to three servings of oatmeal and a whole banana.  Sometimes I feed you eggs, but serving you three eggs doesn't scratch the surface.  You really dislike meat, rice, pears, and peaches, but you'll chug a green smoothie and beg for more.  

You talk SO much.  I can't seem to keep up with all the new words.  You point to "boo-boo's" all over and ask for kisses... You ask for "crackers" and "cookies" all. day. long. :)  See above.. You talk on your play phones to Daddy all the time, and those were the first two words you put together: HI DADDY!  If your window is open in your room, you yell and wave at anyone passing by.  You say, Mommy, Emmie, Leese, Bye bye!, happy, obey, water, milk, and you will repeat just about anything I ask you to... albeit poorly :)

You love to put things in the trash... that might be your only chore as of now.  You find fuzzies on our floor, crumbs, rocks, etc... and get thrilled when I ask you to put them in the trash!  Your vices are light switches, buttons (STILL!!), toilet water (splash, splash..), pens/highlighters, playing in the trash, and just general disobedience.  Haha.  Seriously, though, you can be a stinker...  You sure are snuggly when you want to be, though, but unless you're sick, you'll sleep 12-13 hours at night and still take at least one 2 hour nap a day.  We're in the process of dropping your morning nap, but we're not getting very far. I think you will still need an hour morning nap for at least a couple more months.  You're favorite crib pastime is looking out your window at "car!"s and staring intently when they drive around.  Who knows how much sleep you get after all...

I love the way you play with your sisters... you LOVE to be in the mix.  You'll put up with them jumping on you and wrestling, then you'll move on to something safer.  You're very mobile, and though you crawl onto chairs every so often, you're fairly cautious.  Though you're ALLLLL BOY and can walk barefoot in rocks and mulch without a qualm, you don't seem to like mosquitos at all (NASTY reactions), but you're tough.  I love that about you!  You've outgrown the extreme sensivity to dairy, and now you're just semi-sensitive... I don't give you cow's milk, but every once in a while you can tolerate small amounts of cheese and butter without hating me.  

I love how playful you are- you love to have fun and giggle, yet you love to build towers and drive your cars around.  You really love to pick on Emily, Mister.  You know it drives her nuts, but you love it :)  Every little brother has to have someone to pick on, right?  

We love you, Jakob Henry- happy 1.5 years!  You've changed our home and given us lots of reasons to smile!