Age: 18 months
Weight: 24 pounds 12.5
ounces
Length: 2 feet 9 inches
Clothing Size: 12-18 months,
comfortably. In fact, he is still wearing several pairs of 12 month shorts.
Likes: Golf cart rides.
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Eating. Being outside. Drinking out of a straw. Being
the center of attention. “Goodnight Moon”
Dislikes: Not getting his
way, and he has started throwing temper tantrums when he doesn’t get his way.
Sleeping: He has been
sleeping through the night in his own bed. It took a little bit of retraining
after vacation, but after retraining he has slept all night even the pack and
play. He has a bedtime routine- bath, brush teeth, get dressed, comb hair,
snuggle up with a book (most of the time it is “Goodnight Moon”), a few sips
from his sippy cup (which is now water at bedtime), and then out in Mommy’s
arms while listening to nature sounds with his light show on. He is not just a
tummy sleeper, he is a roll on to his tummy, feet under him, butt in the air
sleeper. He is still getting a paci, but we are down to bedtime only. Over the
past few weekends we even had a few days of two hour naps at home, in the crib,
which is a new success. Normally he naps well at day care, but takes cat naps
at home.
Eating: His favorite foods
are anything related to breakfast- eggs,
pancakes, waffles, sausage, toast, biscuits. Other favorites include
spaghetti, blueberries, rice, bread in general, peas, and corn. He will not eat
fresh bananas, he will eat bananas and blueberries and banana smoothies, but
not fresh bananas.
Playing: His favorite toy is
his golf clubs, and they absolutely do not belong in the bag. His golf clubs
are the first toy he gets out everyday, and the hardest to get put away. He
plays very well by himself, which is good and bad, he doesn’t really care if we
sit down on the floor to play with him.
What we did: Where
to begin, it has been a busy 6 months.
Over Spring Break we took a cruise to Cozumel, Mexico; Honduras, and
Belize. The ocean in Honduras was perfect for him, warm and flat (no waves!).
He did great on the cruise ship, but he got to do two of his favorite things,
be outside all the time and people watch.
The school year finished up and he got to spend a lot of time at home
with Mommy and Daddy. He got to do lots of new things such as his first and
second trip the zoo, and his first Major League Baseball Game- the Cincinnati
Reds.
We also went to South Carolina for a few days over 4th of
July week, which was a nice break after he recovered from strep throat (who
gets strep in the summer anyway?). He was a great little traveler. And we went
to aquarium.
We made the three hour trek to visit friends, went swimming, and did
some work at our old house to sell.
As the school year was starting for Mommy, Connor and Daddy flew to New
Hampshire for three days to see family there. Then, when they got back we had
family visiting from Texas.
It has been a busy summer. Connor is a well-traveled 18 month old, 4
beaches, vacationed in 5 states, and made stops in 3 countries, a Major league
Baseball game, the zoo and aquarium.
