Full-Blown Toddler

Somehow the days go by and I now have an 18-month old who is just as fun and energetic and bright and I'm so lucky to be his mom! At his well-check he was 24 lbs 3 oz (25%) and 33 inches tall (75%). The doctor seemed impressed with his development and impressed with how many words he says. She said it is average for 18-month olds to say 6 understandable words. This prompted Chris and I (later on) to count how many words we have heard him say. Well over 50 for sure! Simon repeats a lot of things and he likes to say his new favorite food - french fry!





If you want to stop reading feel free. I want to remember what he's doing at this stage!!


Sleeping Patterns - you sleep at least 12 hours at night and one nap in the afternoon ranging from 1 1/2 hours to 3 hours





Eating Habits - certainly have your picky moments but you're getting better! We're enforcing "no snacks" and if you refuse to eat your dinner that is your snack later! It's working!! You seem to eat more if you have some ketchup to dunk your food in





Playing - you usually cry a little when we drop you off at church or MOPS but are fine within a few minutes and love to play. You love the sliding board at parks and your dog! You play pretty well with others but of course struggle some with sharing :) You're great at playing soccer and kicking and throwing balls.





It's so fun to see your personality develop! You love to help me around the house and are great at closing doors and cabinets, turning off light switches and putting shoes back in the closet! You rarely sit still but the picture above was a rare moment when you cuddled with dad while he rubbed your back. You are loved!

The Ornery Moments Make Me Laugh

"Mom, I want THIS toy for Christmas!!!"

Hanging out in a box is hysterically funny, don't you think?

Simon HAD to carry his juice, the box of crackers and push his "pooh pooh" toy all at the same time. He kept dropping one or the other and was getting so frustrated! I even showed him how to put his juice in the seat of the toy to make it easier but that was not an option. He had to carry all of the items!

Happy Friday and weekend folks! Hope you get to enjoy some fun times this weekend - I have a date night tonight - two Friday's in a row!! Woot woot! Oh, and may the mediocre Buckeyes beat the mediocre Nittany Lions tomorrow so I have a happy husband :)

Watching his personality develop is so much fun! Love this kid!

I Love Beautiful Fall Days

We've had some of the nicest warm fall days the past few weeks. Simon and I have loved being able to spend time playing in the leaves and using the "rrrake" as he says. I showed him how to jump in a pile of leaves and he thought that was just hilarious. And we've been working on saying "cheese" when we take a picture to get him to smile. I think it worked pretty well in this picture! Hope you all have had some beautiful fall days too!

A Vacuum Doesn't Make You Smile?!

I've blogged about my beloved Dyson Vacuum before but somehow the vacuum love has been passed down to my son! He can be in the crabbiest mood but if you mention that we're going to vacuum he will light up! He loves to "help" and by that I mean he likes to push the big red power button ON and OFF. Hey, whatever makes you smile, right?!

Kids Say the Funniest Things

Simon's vocabulary is really expanding these days. The thing is I'm not always sure what exactly he is saying! He chatters away a lot and I have no clue but it is a lot of fun to make conversation with him! Here's some of the things he says that I've learned to translate:

Micah (his cousin) - Kaikai
Anya (his cousin) - Anyas - it's always plural!
Aunt Ali - Abba
Pizza - Pie pie
Bernie the dog - Berber
Airplane - Aiman
Truck - Trrrruck
Vaccum - Da
Football - Bootball (said just like football but with a b)
Cow - Moo
Banana - Nana
Cocoon - Cocoo
Apple - Appum (but he's getting a lot closer to apple)
Boom Boom means he wants to listen to his special cd in the car or watch his dvd
Lawnmower - lawmower

He's really good at shoes, socks, car, dog, duck, moon, all of his facial features (eyes, ears, teeth, cheek, nose, head, hair) mama, dada, Mimi, Papa, ewww and I poop!

I Almost Fell Off the Bandwagon!

Wow...two months since my last post! I almost fell of the blogging bandwagon but in my defense I had a good reason. Simon's naptime recently became my nap time and logging time on the computer was not making my to-do list. I'm 10 1/2 weeks pregnant and have been EXHAUSTED this first trimester in addition to not feeling real great throughout the day. So that's my excuse!

We are very excited for baby #2 who is due May 27 - our anniversary! Our kids will be pretty much two years apart exactly (May 14 is Simon's birthday) which isn't necessarily the way we planned it but we think it's going to be a lot of fun! Pregnancy second time around is going a lot faster...maybe because a 17-month old keeps me very busy?! And it's true - you do show a little faster but I'm still not quite in maternity clothes :)

I got to hear the baby's heartbeat at the doctor this week which was very exciting. It is so amazing to think something so small has a beating heart already. We feel incredibly blessed that God has chosen us to be parents again.

I will try to be more consistent with the blog in the upcoming months...just needed a time out!