18 Months

Since I stopped taking pictures monthly of Myles once we hit 1 years old, I figured I should write up an 18 month post, even if its a little late.

Weight: 13.2kg or 29lbs (97th percentile... my chunky monkey)
Height: 82cm or 2.7ft (85th percentile)

He got his 18 month vaccinations a couple weeks ago and did great. He even fell asleep right away so I went out for lunch while he slept. No complaints from me!

Myles is really a good kid. He helps clean up his toys before bed, happily runs to the bathroom to brush his teeth and doesn't make a peep going to bed. Don't get me wrong, he is still a tantrum throwing toddlers but he seems fairly okay to reason with. The last couple days he has had a serious case of the giggles and oh my, it is adorable!

I often worry about his speech development as he doesn't say too many words, but thankfully in the last week he has really been trying to say new words which makes me feel better. He can say, mum, dad, nan, Jessie, shoes, ta (thank you)and everything else is mostly gibberish.

He loves being outside and is always happiest being there. We bought him a $5 tricycle at a recycling centre and he loves riding it around the back yard, although he cant use the pedals. He also has a lawn mower he loves to play with.

His biggest obsession at the moment is his stack of cups. He plays with them all day long, building them up to a tower and crashing them down, sorting colours and putting them back together. He also loves puzzles and sorting his shapes. He seems to have a methodical brain which I think is great.

We decided to wean him off his dummy (soother) the other day but after a midnight meltdown, we decided to put it off a little longer. My cousin suggested slowly cutting the tip of the dummy off until he no longer desires having it, so we might try that next. We might wait until the nights get warmer so its easier to get out of bed to deal with Myles... it's too cold at the moment.

Myles continues to thrive at day care. He can apparently use sign language to say all the colours, please, thank you, more and all done. I might need to google how to do it so I know what he is trying to tell me! Whenever I go to pick him up, he runs away to keep playing with his friends. It sure makes me feel better as I know he is loving it.

We love our little man so much and couldn't imagine our lives without him. He brings us so much joy and we are forever grateful for him being in our lives! We can't wait to watch him grow into a young man.