Today Kellen is 18 months! For the first time ever, I actually was able to schedule a check-up on the exact day it was supposed to occur. So here are Kellen's 18 month stats:
Height: 32.5 inches (52%)
Weight: 24 pounds 4 ounces (54%)
Head Circumfrence: 48 3/4 cm
Compared to his sister at this point, Kel is still my little guy, but he has done so great growing lately! Now he had just consumed two entire large sippy cups of water before being weighed, but I think he is looking pretty sturdy and much fuller in his face these days. For comparison purposes, his big sister was 25 pounds 12 oz (75%) and 33 3/4 inches (75%). She was and still is my big girl!
A little bit about Kellen at 18 months
Kellen continues to be my little sweetheart. Not to say he doesn't have a tough streak. He'll whack his sister up the side of her head or give mommy a swing if he doesn't like what you are trying to get him to do or take away something he wants. We are working on it! But one of his favorite words is hug and he often comes up to me, says hug, and comes in for the embrace. It melts my heart!
In terms of his vocab, we were curious last week how he was doing with words so I started listing out his recognizable words and stopped when I got to 50. My guess is he has about 75. He also likes to do his animal sounds finally! Favorite words are Noelle, hug, up/down/out, no, eat, mommy, daddy, puppy, and car. I am waiting for him to learn yes because no is his favorite response to most things, even if he doesn't mean it! He just says it with less finality if he really means yes. He also loves to point out parts of the body, especially ears, eyes, and head, for anyone around.
Kellen is a pretty good eater. He loves meat, green beans, cheese, fruit, and sweets. He is not a fan of shrimp, strawberries, or greens/lettuce, and other things are kind of hit or miss depending on his mood. I am constantly amazed at his appetite given his size. I hope this means he is going to continue growing and will not end up a shorty like his momma!
Kellen loves to read books, take baths (or more accurately run around in the bathtub and throw all his toys out to soak the bathroom floor), play with his sister, go down and up slides, and sleep. He naps little at daycare which means he takes one good afternoon nap each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. He also sleeps well most nights, going down around 7:45 and waking up a little after 7. He sleeps with puppy and Scout, and loves to go to bed, even now that his pacifier is out of the picture. He had been a light sleeper til about a month ago but we seemed to have turn the corner and he has been sleeping through the night more often than not lately.
Favorite toys are the play kitchen, his airplane, car and ice cream truck, train table (again to throw things), and his stacking toys. Goodnight Gorilla and Noelle's family picture book remain his favorite books. Kel also loves to play ball and is getting pretty good as he tries to catch and throw. We just got out his sports stuff he got for Christmas so I am sure he'll be dunking and sinking holes in one in no time.
Kellen is also super mischeievous. I have to get his laugh on video because it is hysterical and almost evil sounding. He also loves to stand on chairs, and has had one fall on his face because of this bad habit. Again we are working on it!
So that is Kellen at 18 months. My baby is getting to be a big boy!
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