This little cheese ball is 18 months now! Time sure flies! At his 18 month appointment, he was 30#3oz and 34.5″ tall. Doc says that he is doing great.
Playtime: Still loves the balls, balloons, necklaces and glasses. His new obsession is the toy trucks and cars we have for him. He has actually been pulling those out first in the morning. He has gotten better and helps me pick up all of his toys at night. He does about 33% of them before starting to want to pull them out again, so then I just finish up. He still loves to have books read to him.
Sleep: Sleep went haywire this month. He cut all 4 of his canine teeth, so he wasn’t sleeping very well. He would wake up between 3-5am and then take an hour to go back to sleep. It took us a week to figure out what was up. We ended up putting a nightlight in his room so he didn’t wake up to pitch black. That didn’t work. Then we ultimately ended up transitioning him to the toddler bed. Now when he wakes up, he just gets up and comes into our room and our bed. For a couple nights, he was joining us around 5-6am. Now he doesn’t come in until around 8:30. He doesn’t always stay in his bed and usually ends up on the spare twin bed we have in there, but he does stay in his room.
Food: Still slightly picky, but will eat if we spoonfeed him. He has started to figure out how to use the fork and spoon, so he isn’t getting quite as messy as he was before. He hates to be cleaned up afterwards, but hopefully that is just a phase.
Teething: He has cut all 4 canines. All that is left is his 2-year molars. He had his first dentist appointment this month. He front two teeth are a little tight, but other than that, he is good. He LOVES to brush his teeth. He gets out of the bath at night and runs straight to our bathroom so he can brush his teeth.
Clothes: 24 month and 2T. The 2T pants need to be rolled up a little bit, but they fit at the waist.
Movement: He runs around the house, climbs up whatever he can, attempts to jump on the floor. He succeeds in jumping on the bed (thanks daddy).
Potty Training: Edward is starting to show an interest in the potty. We bought him a small one and he enjoys sitting on it while Mommy or Daddy are going potty. He has a tell when he goes poop, so we are trying to catch him to help with that. So far, we have had three successful catches before pooping in the diaper.
