Eighteen Month Chatterbox

So, our big boy is a year and a half old! We went in for his 18 mo. check up yesterday, and a mom who was in the waiting area told her son that, soon, he would be as big as Evan. It's hard to imagine that my little boy is big enough for anyone to look up to, but time has definitely flown, and he is definitely growing up.

We have quite a chatterbox on our hands. He loves labeling things and knows more words than I can count. Some of his favorites right now are: "and-this" (where he points to something and asks for us to label it), "up", "mommeee" (when he needs help with something, not necessarily directed at me), "plane", "moon", "chock" (for chocolate) and "but" (referring to his belly button). Every once and a while Evan will say something, and Ian and I will look at each other and ask where on earth he learned that one. He also has managed to pick up most of his letters and numbers somewhere along the way. Last night, I was setting his mandarin oranges down on his tray and once three were sitting on the high chair, he looked at them and said "three". So, he's starting to even understand the concept behind the numbers. He amazes us!

In other matters, he loves doing front and back flips with a little help from mom and dad and running around the house. He's beginning to develop an interest in drawing and has started to ask for the crayons. At playgrounds, he's a bit more timid. He loves to wander around and climb up and down stairs. Occasionally he will go down a slide if on mom's lap or holding her hand. Swings are still quite scary. Evan is turning in to a stubborn, sweet, caring, high energy, smart, somewhat cautious, little man, and we are enjoying every minute!

At his eighteen month appointment Dr. Pickens said he was in excellent health. He has six teeth and is working on four more big molars. He's still small but growing, so the doctor wasn't worried. However, he does want to see Evan back in three months for a height and weight check. All other pieces and parts seem to be in working order. Although Evan screamed for the whole appointment anyway, he actually only had one shot, his H1N1 booster. He's done with his immunizations until the start of kindergarten, Hooray!

Here are his stats:

Weight: 22 lbs. 10 oz. (10th percentile)

Height: 30 inches (around 5th percentile)
**This one may not be too accurate due to the screaming and thrashing that occurred while we were trying to get a height measurement.

Head circumference: (98th percentile)