Christian 18 months

Such a big boy already! We go to the doctor next week so we can get his well-baby check up to see how much he has grown, so I will have to post his stats a little later. Here are the stats for Christian:
weight: 24 lbs (gained 2 lbs in 3 months)
lenght:  31 in   (grew 1.5 in in 3 months)
head circ: 49 1/2 in (still a big head)

Well, even at 18 months he still have those chubby cheeks and big blue eyes. Now that he is getting older the new comment everyone gives him is that he looks just like daddy :) Layne has a  little mini-me, just with blond hair. He even has facial expressions that remind me of Layne. Like father, like son, I guess! They both are so darn cute!!

Ready to go!

Christian is doing so well and growing up so fast. We started him in nursery at church yesterday and loved it. They actually have 2 nurseries in our new ward, an older and younger one. Well, we made the mistake of taking him to the older one and they already had the toys out. We had to pick him up and get him to his own class and boy he was not happy. He screamed all the way down the hall because he was so mad he couldn't play with the toys. We dropped him off in his class and he didn't even look back. Walked right in and was ready to go. They didn't even have to come get us. So proud of him for being such a big, confident little man!

Christian is starting to talk a little more. Each new day I think he tries to pick up a new word. He can say car, ball, boon (balloon), bye-bye, go, more, ma (mama) and his new word is baby. He is still really good at signing and can sign at least 20 words. He understands things better too. When reading books he can point to things if you ask them where they are. He is getting better at cleaning up toys and putting things in the garbage. After we ask him to do something he gets so happy and will clap for himself.

Playing with his big truck. He loves to push it around.

His eating is getting better. He likes random things to eat like black olives and black beans. His new favorite thing is hot dogs or kielbasa sausage and any kind of chips (bbq, pringles etc.)  He still loves oatmeal, yogurt and applesauce but he doesn't want help when eating those things. I try to feed it to him and he shakes his head back and forth and reaches out for the spoon. I am getting better at letting him do it by himself. He is getting pretty good with a fork but his spoon skills need a little work. He has also learned to drink from a straw. Such a good thing because now if I forget a sippy cup he can at least drink from the straw if presented with one. He loves to drink from my water bottle and is getting better at drinking from a big cup too. I am still trying to wean him from the bottle which is really hard. He only gets one for nap time and in the morning when he wakes up. He refuses to drink from a sippy cup in bed. He knows the difference and if I switch the milk to the bottle then he'll drink it.

Trying to eat or paint with his yogurt?

He is always so funny at the dinner table.
Always trying to make us laugh!

Such a funny boy!

He loves his night time routine. He knows exactly what is coming next. We say prayers, say goodnight to everyone, brush teeth, and then I go in and hold him and he will sign please. That's my cue to sing him a few songs and rock him a little before bed. He puts his head down on my shoulder and I will sing to him. He loves 'You are my Sunshine'.

Ahhhh, asleep at last

Christian is definetly a mover and a shaker. He is so fast and doesn't just walk anywhere anymore, he runs. If you don't watch him closely or if he gets a big head start you will have to chase after him and he doesn't stop either. Sunday's are hard because he can barely sit still long enough to look at a book or be quiet long enough during the sacrament. Layne and I trade off letting him 'run' the halls during sacrament meeting. He also loves to be outside. Loves to play in the water and in the yard at Gma/Gpa Mott's house. This summer is going to be exhausting trying to chase him around in the hot sun!

Playing in the pool

Blowing a dandelion

Crawling through the tunnel

He also has an obsession with shoes. He loves to try everyone elses on and try to walk around in them. He does pretty good with Julia's boots and her crocs. With daddy's shoes he just trips and falls down. If his closet door is open he will pull out all of his shoes and try and bring them to you so you can put them on. He grabs his shoes and then turns around to sit on my lap and waits until I put on his shoes. He smiles really big when you even mention the word shoes. The only time he doesn't have them on is when he is in bed.

Wearing Julia's rain boots

Bringing me his shoes

Obsessed!

He loves to play with everyone, especially Julia. She has been a good sport about sharing a room with him. We tell them to go play and they will be in their room for a good amount of time. You can always hear them laughing together. He loves to run up to daddy and climb on his feet and legs while he sits in his chair. He loves to bring me books so we can sit and read them together. He is so friendly to everyone. He loves to flirt and give everyone a big 'pirate' smile! Thanks Christian for being a funny, handsome little boy. We love you so much!

Such a smiley, funny, silly, boy!