Eighteen

Hard to believe that Nolan is well over a year old!  At 18 months he is a busy busy boy.   He is currently sitting next to me at the kitchen table in a big chair coloring all over my "summer notebook" and chattering away at me.   I am letting him because he is happy and not destroying something or making a mess.   He has a chocolate covered face from his Nutella bread he had for breakfast.  Chocolate is a good breakfast...I think it has some protein right?   

At 18 months we follow him around stopping him from doing the same things every single day.  He things my computer mouse is his toy....the kitchen table is for climbing on...the lego's and rocks for eating...the dog water is for splashing in...my bathroom drawers are his toy box.   Basically he's a pretty typical 18 month old.   He is rocking 13 teeth and is saying so many words now I have lost count.  He is starting to put 2 and 3 words together like "Mommy watch" "Mommy help"  "Mommy get it" Most of his words only I understand at this point like "gogo" = yogurt.   "Baba"=water/cup/milk/bottle  but a few he says quite clearly like "Ow" "Mommy" "Daddy" "goggles" "shoes" to name a few.  He seems to understand everything we say to him and sometimes listens and most times not.  

He has learned how to make us laugh and does so with intention daily.   He cracks us up and at 18 months we are all still pretty obsessed with him.   We are still working on hitting and throwing things...he has quite a little temper!  He still has rocking hair and brown eyes...still quite a peanut.   Obsessed with shoes and loves putting his little crocs on by himself.   He is still a huge fan of his paci and is starting to carry around, request, and sleep with his little monster or puppy "snuggly".  He is a ball of energy and happy and moody and love.  

At 18 months he is at a fun and trying age and we are enjoying every second.