Saturday, October 17, 2009
Willem the Five toothed wonder
Willem made it to 18 months with only 5 teeth. I was trying to get a picture of his teeth for posterity. By the way, Willem likes broccoli now.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
You are 18 Months old!!
Whoa time has flown. Last Saturday was your 18 month birthday. You weren't feeling too well that day which was a bummer, but we made a half birthday cake for you and had a fun day overall. We went to a bbq at Paw Paw and Gigi's to celebrate Maw Maw's birthday and then we went to a friends birthday party at Encanto Park. It was your first kids birthday party and you seemed to have a lot of fun. You really enjoyed pushing and kicking this big beach ball around in the grass. You also liked that the party was right on the train track so we had a great view each time the train came around. You seemed more interested in the carousel at the theme park than you had been in the past, you actually asked to go on it.
Today we had your 18 month well check and you are now 25lbs and 34" tall, almost 3'!! We can tell how much you've grown by which drawers you can now get into. Your favorite game each day is to empty the bathroom, dresser and kitchen drawers so each inch you grow is opening a new world of possibility for your explorations.
This past week you really started doing more movements when we sing songs. Like when we sing the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" you'll put your fingers together like raise them up in the air like we do. You also love following along to the "Wheels on the Bus". You'll do the wipers and of course your favorite, "toot toot", and move on back. Your vocabulary seems to be growing expoenentially, you now recognize most animals and can communicate elephant and penguin through the signs we made up.
You are getting more and more opinionated and very quickly pick up on things we'd prefer you not do. You love dismantling the childproof padding on the fireplace as you know you get a reaction out of us each time. So this morning I was getting ready and straightening up the house and you were not too pleased by how I was spending my time so you kept bringing small pieces of padding to me. I think by the end you had about 10 pieces of padding on our bed and the ground and in drawers.
Today was our first biking adventure without Dad. We rode over to Paw Paw and Gigi's new house and the ride went off without a hitch. The weather was perfect and we both seemed to enjoy being able to spend an hour outside in the middle of the day. You were happy as could be, munching on your goldfish crackers and wearing your Thomas the Train helmet as we rode down Central Ave.
Today we had your 18 month well check and you are now 25lbs and 34" tall, almost 3'!! We can tell how much you've grown by which drawers you can now get into. Your favorite game each day is to empty the bathroom, dresser and kitchen drawers so each inch you grow is opening a new world of possibility for your explorations.
This past week you really started doing more movements when we sing songs. Like when we sing the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" you'll put your fingers together like raise them up in the air like we do. You also love following along to the "Wheels on the Bus". You'll do the wipers and of course your favorite, "toot toot", and move on back. Your vocabulary seems to be growing expoenentially, you now recognize most animals and can communicate elephant and penguin through the signs we made up.
You are getting more and more opinionated and very quickly pick up on things we'd prefer you not do. You love dismantling the childproof padding on the fireplace as you know you get a reaction out of us each time. So this morning I was getting ready and straightening up the house and you were not too pleased by how I was spending my time so you kept bringing small pieces of padding to me. I think by the end you had about 10 pieces of padding on our bed and the ground and in drawers.
Today was our first biking adventure without Dad. We rode over to Paw Paw and Gigi's new house and the ride went off without a hitch. The weather was perfect and we both seemed to enjoy being able to spend an hour outside in the middle of the day. You were happy as could be, munching on your goldfish crackers and wearing your Thomas the Train helmet as we rode down Central Ave.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
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