18 Months

Today Kyson is 18 months old. I can't believe he is going to nursery! Here are his stats:

• 22lbs 4 oz. (9th % up from the 3rd % 3 mos. ago- yay! It has been SO difficult to get him to gain weight with his newfound picky eating, the Dr. was VERY pleased with our progress!)
• 31.7 inches tall (32nd%)

He is still too busy exploring to say much other than 'dada' 'mama' 'baba' (cup), and 'bum' and a few animal sounds. He is attempting more sounds- and babbles a lot more than he used to, so soon the words will come. The Dr. said not to worry about the talking since he is still very good at communicating. For now it's really entertaining watching his made-up sign language- he definitely gets his point across. Just Sunday in church he pointed to his bum, grabbed the wipes and ran out of the chapel- and he DID need a change.

He is starting to climb things now that he's figured out the lego bucket doubles as a stool- he likes to find keys, phones, and treats off the countertop. His favorite movie right now is probably Toy Story- he LOVES Buzz. He is still refusing to eat most of the time- but in the last day or so he's been doing better- he goes in spurts of good eating/fasting. He is just too busy to stop and eat! Next week we move his crib into Kaden's room to start testing out the sharing schedule, then in December Santa is bringing a bunk bed (don't tell!). He will probably want to sleep in the big boy bed when he sees it since he's not really attached to his crib and hates being stuck in it when he wakes up; but if not we still have a few months before the baby will sleep in the crib. It's just nice to have them in the bed before the new sibling shows up so it doesn't seem like we kick him out and put the new baby right in. Anyway here's some pics of Ky over the last 18 months :)

Less than 24 hrs old and grinning:

This was around 2-3 months old:

This was at 17 months- his first 'big boy' haircut:

Ky is such a joy in our home- he continues to be a pretty easy baby (toddler now!) he's usually happy and laid back. If he gets mad or frustrated he does the cutest "incredible hulk" impersonation and then a few minutes later he's over it. He loves his brother tons- he is always giving Kaden random hugs. He loves to rock out to music on the radio. His favorite toy is whatever Kaden is playing- he copies pretty much everything he does- especially Star Wars sound effects.