18 months old today

Wow. 18 months.

Okay, first the stats.

Weight: 26lbs and 1 oz. = 50%
Height: 32 5/8 = 50%
His head is still gigantic. In the 95%

So, it took 18 months but Henry is now finally wearing the sizes that correspond with his age. When he was 5 months old he was wearing pants for 18 month olds and he can still wear those same pants! They are shorter on him of course but the waist fits.

Henry can say probably 50 words. I haven't counted. He says new ones everyday so perhaps it's more. He can say 3-4 word sentences. He knows all of his body parts, can throw and kick balls etc. He can color and can sit with a book and turn pages on his own. I guess he's been doing all of this stuff for a while but he can basically do all of it for longer than he used to. He can follow simple directions and he likes to copy the actions of others.

Personality wise he seems to be very outgoing. If he's in a new place with strangers around he will stay close to me at first and then eventually explore. If he's in a familiar surrounding with people he knows, he acts like he owns the place and everyone and everything is his. He likes to be silly and laugh a lot (especially with daddy).

His main interests are cars, balls, trucks, helicopters, airplanes, buses, dinosaurs, trains, Kitty, balloons, dancing and music. He loves to dance around the house with us, playing at the playground, going for walks/runs around the neighborhood or Town Lake, and playing chase or tag.

On Wednesday we started a parent/toddler tumbling class. All of his friends are there ( Noah, Ruby, Amelia, Lowell, Moses, Leo and the other Henry. Mae is going to join us next week).

His top 4 favorite foods are: kiwis, avocados, berries, and any kind of cracker.

Sleep is still good. He can sleep 12 hours at night and then take just one 2 hour nap around 11:30 and then he's fast asleep by 6:30. The other scenario is he sleeps 10.5 hours at night and then needs an 1.5 hour nap around 9AM and again around 2. Then he's asleep by around 7 or 7:30.