18 months old!

It's so hard to believe but our little man turned 18 months old on the 28th. He rang in his 1 1/2 year birthday with a double ear infection. :( Because we had to make a trip to the pediatrician on Monday for the ear infections, his 18 month checkup had to be moved to a later date. I realized I never posted his 17 month milestones, so we'll do a combo post.

At 17 months, he..

• wears 18 months clothes, wears size 5 shoes
• obsessed with bananas. He has always liked them but he has an abnormal obsession with them these last 2 weeks. I think he's really a monkey.
• teething again (Finally!). I think he's getting quite a few on the bottom. This has made him clingy and whiny, which is not typical for him. This is also causing him to bite, which we discussed in the previous post.
• really likes the l sound lately. We've been singing a lalalala song together.
• discovered Poptarts thanks to his daddy. He loves them!
• got another haircut
• likes to pretend he is talking on the phone. Everything becomes a phone that he puts up to his ear. When someone actually tries to talk to him on the phone, he freezes though. (Do you think his mom talks on the phone too much? :) )
• is still not walking on his own but will walk holding onto your finger.
• loves to pull everything out of a cabinet and sit in it.
  
• says: book, done, mama, dada, hey

at 18 months, he ...

• weighs: 26.9 lbs. (I don't have the other measurements; will post after appointment)
• is wearing 18 to 24 month clothes depending on the brand
• walks with one adult's finger. He has taken a few steps on his own but is still timid about letting go and walking on his own full-time.
• follows directions well.
  
• has learned how to feed himself with a fork and spoon, that is if the food stays on it.
• loves to dip his food in all kind of condiments. Yesterday he dipped his cheese stick in his ketchup.
  
• can point to multiple body parts. His favorite are belly, feet, and mouth.
  
• can somewhat throw a ball. It's not far but he can palm it and throw it in the air.
• has become more aware of the tv. We now have to make sure we are intentional about turning it off or making sure the show is appropriate. He loves PBS, esp. Curious George and Dinosaur Train. (We try not to let him watch a lot of tv though).
  
• has become a daddy's boy. He wants to be with Jeremy all the time. While sometimes this is a little disheartening for me, it is really sweet to see them together.
  
• scribbles with a crayon (also likes to taste it before he colors with it)
• continues to love books and has great print concepts..meaning he knows how to hold a book correctly, he can locate the front, and turns the pages in the correct direction.)
  

I still have concerns that he is missing some milestones, like walking and talking, that we will discuss with the pediatrician at his next appointment. No matter what, we love the little guy and feel very blessed to have him in our lives.