The O'Neill Life: 18 Months

Colin turned 18 months this month! He is becoming such a big boy and we love seeing him trying to keep up with his big sis. And he does a pretty good job!

At his check up he weighed 28 lbs ( 95%) and has already gained a 1 lb since! He is one sturdy guy! His height was 33 3/4" (65%). He is wearing 2T for tops and barely into 18m bottoms.

Little boys, little boys! First I will say this boy is so super snuggly. He still loves to just hug me and lay his head on my shoulder anytime of day. He loves to give nice big kisses on the lips or just blow kisses as he heads up to bed. His sweetness just eats me up!

Secondly, I will say he loves to run and play chase, he loves to throw anything and everything and will nose dive off the couch or the big kid slide at the park. This boy keeps us moving! He is constantly moving from toy to toy and loves to show them off. If a grandparent comes by he has to show them something and then gestures for them to play with them. His newest and favorite thing is Mega blocks. He will sit forever stacking these mega legos. He likes them tall and skinny and get frustrated when he can't reach any higher. And of course loves when they come crashing down.

He has probably a good 10 words that I can understand. And seems to be coming out with new ones every other day. He is excellent at communicating with sign language or gestures. And he is huge on imitating. He loves to copy anything Whitney is doing. Often competing for attention by "talking" louder than her. It is pretty funny.

He loves to eat and loves anything savory. He loves any meat or fish and loves to snack on olives, sunflower seeds and his new favorite is pickles! Still can't get a strawberry in him!

Potty training. It is going. Of course I had high hopes he would be out of diapers like Whitney at 18 months but we are not there yet. I still am very happy with his progress. The first few months he was amazing and barely had any dirty diapers. Then the middle of summer we went on trip after trip and it really threw him off. I would say we are on a plateau right now. He goes on the potty easily 5x a day and still has some dirty diapers. I am not putting a time frame on it (ok yes, hopefully before his baby sister arrives) I am just going to keep doing what we are doing because it is working!

He is still taking two naps. I keep analyzing whether I should drop it but have realized with some feedback from others, if it isn't a problem why change it! Plus, after I drop Whitney off at school and put him down, I get to squeeze in a short workout and a shower. So, we are keeping two naps until he shows me otherwise!

I am excited to see what the next few months bring. I feel 18 months is the start of lots of big changes and so many exciting things! Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the last month.

He loves sitting with his hands behind his back. Has even started walking like this. So cute!