18 months old

Time is flying. Our little boy is 18 months old now! In a few weeks, he's gone from saying a few words to seemingly 2-3 new words every day, including a few short phrases. He's pretty good at saying different animals, foods, kitchen items, clothes, body parts, things outside (like moon, flower, car, airplane) and his friends like Leah and Lilly and also Elmo and Scooby. He's says "open the door", "that's a light" and "I'm stuck". Such a little chatterbox!

We had his 18 month check up this week and he's still 97th percentile for weight at a hefty yet adorable 30 lbs. Poor little guy got another 4 shots but took them like a champ. He still can't quite jump but has gotten much better at running and going up/down stairs.

Discovering another playground near our house

 

"what are you looking at?"

 

the best way to get around

 

not happy about doing his chores

 

good morning!

 

trying to put his shoes on to go outside

 

yet another new playground to explore

 

big boy swings

 

shockingly green grass for our never-ending drought conditions

 

Finally a cooler weekend so we visited the Safari Park. Bradley loves the waterfall

 

and the ducks, of course. This was his first time feeding the ducks himself. He giggled everytime he threw them some food.

 

the warthogs were just little babies a few months ago

 

running around the termite hut

 

not happy about his carousel ride

 

Home from daycare for a few days this week with a GI virus. Now he can point at his diaper and say "poop!"

 

he always goes a little crazy when he's home for a few days

 

Tired after a long week

 

Miramar Air Show. The base is just a few miles south of where we live.

 

Looking through some important papers

 

Our improvised water slide. Great fun for a 95 degree day

 

snack time