18 months (~25 lbs.)

We can't believe that you are already a year an a half. You are definitely a little sponge these days and hyper-alert in terms of learning new things. You are able to consistently eat your meals with a spoon & fork now but prefer the spoon. You have so many words and basically repeat any word we say to you back to us. Perhaps one of our least favorite words is "no". You seem to like this one alot and the louder the better. You are starting to count and can say "one" and "two". When you are in the car and see a school or city bus you scream "BUS"! You seem to be going through separation anxiety a little bit and want mommy/daddy to stay with you for a while during drop-offs. You love to act like you are working on the computer alongside mommy/daddy. You love to pull things out of their container and then put them back in. You still love to read and thx to nana and gma you have lots of new books. We are trying really hard to keep you on two naps a day but it's getting more and more rare. You were a hot dog for your first Halloween and this year you were a monkey! You seemed to love wearing the costume and we got lots of cute photos. We continue working on signing with you and you are able to consistently sign: "milk", "more", "all done", and "please". However, now that you are talking so much the signing may be on it's way out.