18 months!

This big boy is 18 months old!  Actually, he turned 18 months old at the end of August, but he is just now getting to the doctor for his check up, and I really just can't do these posts without weight and height.  I really must say that 18 months is my most favorite age.  The wow! wonder! excitement! is just so fun.  Everyday he does something different and I mean, he's totally adorable too:

 Eating his favorite snack: "pop tone"

My boy's vocabulary has really exploded these last few weeks and it is so fun to hear him say little words and phrases {even if those phrases are "no" or "move mommy" (wonder where he's heard that?)}

Some of his accomplishments:

he can recognize "yeyow" {yellow}, green, white, and blue

if you count to 4, he can say 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10

of course, he is still all about cars, trucks, and trains ::: "biiiiiiiiiig tuck"

he calls Reese "sissy"

he points with his thumb, not his index finger

he appears to use both right and left hands the same.  he can feed himself with both hands and colors with both hands.

he can point to and say his hair, eyes, ears, belly, booty, hands, tongue, feet, toes, and I'm sure more.

I'd say he's more sensitive and clingy than Reese has EVER thought about being, which I must say, I kind of love {except for when I drop him off at church nursery...it's not so cute then.}

I can already tell that he has a big heart and loves to give "pat pats" {hugs} and lays his head on your shoulder and then pats your back.  MELT. MY. HEART.

He weighs 25 pounds and is 32 inches tall.  He's in the 50% percentile all around!

He wears size 4 diapers, 12-18 and 18-24 month clothes, and size 6 shoes {let's be honest, crocs are the ONLY shoes he will wear}.

He's not what I would call a picky eater, I just think he's too busy to eat.  Unlike Reese who wants 2 helpings of food, Jack will barely finish 1 serving.

His favorite foods are snack foods.  He could do with or without most other things.  As I was thinking about this list, there's nothing that really pops out as a food he loves.  He does love those applesauce/baby food pouches that he can eat himself.

He does love breakfast foods: scrambled eggs, oatmeal, waffles, sausage, bacon.  I would say that's his favorite meal.

He also likes noodles and soup.  

He could do without meat, veggies, or fruits {unfortunately}.

Jack looooooooooves his "paci" and "sassy" and everyday he says "sassy, are you?" and then finds her and hugs that little elephant so tight and says "aww sassy."  He loves sassy.

"aww sassy"

He also does not like ANYTHING on his hands and anytime he gets anything on his hands, he says "ewwww, mama"

playing in mud, but did not like it on his hands

The boy loves to go on "big walks" with his sissy and if he's ever fussy, that's the easiest way to calm him down.

I'd say he's become more aware of Reese taking things from him and he's actually starting to object {imagine that!}  I'm afraid he's already learned the phrase "mine!"

He does like to know where Sissy is and make sure she's ok.  Sweet brother.

I'm totally in love with his blonde hair and blue eyes and he is TRULY going to be a heartbreaker one day....esp. developing skills like this one:

blonde haired, blue eyed boy with looooong eye lashes who loves to vacuum...I'm taking daughter-in-law applications now.

{actually no, because he can never get married.}

{just kidding.  kind of}

He's def. too pretty to be a boy.  I hear that often.

Husband, T, and Paw, please look away from the following picture:

that reminds me: the boy is OBSESSED with necklaces or "pretties".

I really just wanna stare at him and kiss his face all day.

Love him!