Where has the time gone - Thursday Alex turned 18 months old and yesterday we had our 18 month doctors appointment! We went to see Dr. B and every time the nurse or Dr touched him he cried. He does not like to be touched in any way when he does not want it.
Here are the stats: 25 lbs - 38th percentile; 32 1/2 inches - 57th percentile; and a 47 cm head - thats a gain of almost 20 lbs since birth, 13.5 inches in height and 5 cm in head circumference!
The Dr. did not seem concerned with any of my concerns - the thing that makes me a bit nervous is his poop - given the family history of Crohn's I am watching him like a hawk. I think we might need to lay off the fruit for a while and see if that helps.
In other news we met with the new EI people this week and I had forgotten one of Alex's goals - eating with a spoon - so I decided to give him a spoon the other morning and some peas and let him have at it - he did great! I guess at school they give them utensils at every meal so he has been getting some practice - no thanks to me.
Also we have had a language explosion over the past few weeks! He now has about 20 words - many of which are distinguisable not only to me but others as well.
Here is our list: hi, bye-bye, row row, all done, please, daddy, mama, sweep, stuck, truck, cracker, binky, grape, bubble, mine, more, uh oh, kitty, outside, sit and I think a few more that I am not thinking of at the moment - he talks non-stop at home - but not much at school - the teachers were amazed at how many I told them he knew. He understands so many more too!
Here is a picture of Alex eating his new favorite food - Honey Graham Crackers sitting on his seat - the nursing stool - at his table - his new step stool to see out the window. He looks just like his father in this picture. I will have to find one upstairs!
