18 Months Old

18 Month Stats (January)
Weight: 31lbs, 15 oz (97th percentile)
Height: 36 1/2 inches (off the charts in height)

(I know I'm just a little partial--but I think he is so handsome!)

The best way to describe Aaron at 18 months old is pure JOY. He is such a happy little boy. He loves to run and laugh and play. He is super busy. He eats just about everything and lots of it! His favorite foods right now are avacado (would eat this at every meal if he could), cheese, green beans, carrots, mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, meatballs, chicken nuggets, peaches, pears, mandaran oranges, and pretty much all Mexican food! He drinks milk at every meal and has 1 afternoon snack. He takes one nap a day from about 1:30-3:30. He sleeps 11-12 hours at night! He is a great sleeper.
He likes to do things by himself and is showing more and more independence. He gets upset when you take things away that he can't play with. But he usually moves on pretty fast. He rarely has meltdowns. He does not like change and if he's tired then we will see some craziness. He is saying a lot of new words and he babbles all of the time. He says: Bye bye, hello (but can't say the "l" sound), Grammy (MeMe), Grandpa, Mama, Daddy, "here we go" and bible.
He loves to carry stuff around. Especially if it's something bigger than him or heavy. We think he might be going for world's strongest baby. He still loves his books and reading together. He loves pots and pans and being in the kitchen when we are cooking. He even has his own set of cooking toys..and it's so cute to see him stir things up! And he is in LOVE with bathtime. It's his favorite time of day and he never wants to get out of the tub. He's not scared of the water at all and he loves to splash!

As you can see, most of the time he is just a big ball of energy and fun!

He is having a little seperation anxiety and doesn't like to be left with anyone new. He prefers my Mom (grammy) to just about anyone else. He loves to be outside and it doesn't matter if it's cold or rainy...he just wants to be outside. He is so fun and he is ALL boy...which we love. He's not really a baby anymore and that sometimes makes us sad. But it is so fun to witness all of the changes that are happening. God has given us an amazing gift and we can't say enough how much we love him.