Oh how I am remembering that 18 months is not my favorite age! He is wanting to do everything by himself, or at least do everything that his brothers do by himself. If he doesn't get his way a very painful screaming and crying and flailing and floppiness thing occurs. It is like nothing I remember my other children doing to the degree he does it. Maybe I have just blocked it out, which is something that I hopefully will be doing again very soon. Oh and I love going to the doctor at 18 months because they ask if he is throwing tantrums and tell you to make sure you are ignoring them/him . Right.... like ignoring the 2 foot screaming machine following me around the house or pounding the door I shut to "ignore him" is really working. Or ignoring the 22 pound flailing siren attached to my leg because I won't give him his 3rd bag of fruit snacks before 10am is really working. By 10am I am willing to open every bag of fruit snacks in the state of Texas if he will stop that screaming siren of a cry, are you kidding me! Alright, so some days are better than others, but around here if a little peace and quiet during my day means giving in to a tantrum then thank the heavens for fruit snacks!
Okay...Okay... so this is probably the worst thing about 18 months and besides this it really isn't that bad. 18 months is actually very exciting because he is turning into a little boy. He loves everything with wheels. He loves hats.
He loves loves balls and throwing anything he can
. This is fun because he will totally play fetch with you. He loves being outside and getting dirty. He loves following his brothers around. He loves his blankie.
He loves climbing up, on, or around anything. He loves music and dancing. He loves ice cream and he loves drinking anything but water from a straw. Oh
, which reminds me that he loves Starbucks, or at least my Vivano smoothies, which is really only because it has a straw!
He does not love everyone and is not that friendly of a baby, which leads right in to him loving his Mommy most, which isn't helping with going to nursery, but we are working on it. He still cries for a few minutes when I drop him off at the gym, even after months of going. He just isn't big into strangers. Which means that he gives them the furrowed brow look which make me laugh and love him even more!
He loves loves balls and throwing anything he can. This is fun because he will totally play fetch with you. He loves being outside and getting dirty. He loves following his brothers around. He loves his blankie. He loves climbing up, on, or around anything. He loves music and dancing. He loves ice cream and he loves drinking anything but water from a straw. Oh, which reminds me that he loves Starbucks, or at least my Vivano smoothies, which is really only because it has a straw! He does not love everyone and is not that friendly of a baby, which leads right in to him loving his Mommy most, which isn't helping with going to nursery, but we are working on it. He still cries for a few minutes when I drop him off at the gym, even after months of going. He just isn't big into strangers. Which means that he gives them the furrowed brow look which make me laugh and love him even more!
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Haha, great post :) QUITE a few of the things you said totally remind me of Adelaide. I think they might be kindred spirits. She has the same furrowed brow, and the same siren scream that drives me up the wall... but in the end, she does love me most of all :) I can't believe how quickly Kyle has grown! Seriously, where has the time gone? He is such a little cutie.
18 months?! Time flies!
And I am glad I am not the only one who looks at the doctor with the yeah right expression around 18months. He is a cutie though...good thing too...makes those bad days worth it. :)
LOL!!! Lovin' the Starbucks pic!!!!
LOL!! Zach was eating fruit snacks like crazy about 18 months old as well. He had to have a "snack" every time we were in the car! I have stashes of that stuff EVERYWHERE to make sure we didn't have any meltdowns ;)
awww... toddlers! lol. I totally feel ya. Sometimes ya just gotta do whatya gotta do. I think pediatricians are clueless sometimes. Their kids must be perfect, or they must not have kids!
BTW, I can't believe he is 18months! Where did the time go?
I love your blog! I am horrible at keeping mine up, but I enjoy seeing what everyone else is up to. I feel you on the toddler stage. Makenzie is really starting to show her strong side now too. She's going to have a rude awakening with a new baby in the house. I think with each kid I give in more and more. Sometimes it's just not worth the fight. Darling pictures!
He is such a cutie! I love that age. But I've pretty much loved any age over 12 months now. ;)
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