18 months old ... wow a year and a half already??

A year and a half as gone by, where has time gone? You are now a full blown toddler who has his own opinion, loves the word NO, wants to do what you want to do, and still want to be held often.  Mommy is 6 months preggo and her belly is big!  You point to her belly and say baby.  When we ask you if mommy has a brubbe or sissy for you .. you always reply SISSY!  Then we ask you what you want to name her and you say SASHA! (Miss Amy's Dog) sooo funny.. and no mommy is not trying to get you to say sissy.. you came up with that idea yourself!  We will find out who you will be a big brother to in APRIL! I am sure this baby knows your voice just as much as mommy, daddy, and cody.  You are a TALKER!  You string together phrases of 3 words at a time, and chatter your own language constantly!  The dr. did say that is advanced.. which I knew.. but being around older kids at daycare, and as much as mommy likes to talk- this is not too suprising.  This month's big activities:  Mommy's 30th birthday party duckpin bowling, Rauch christmas, Walther christmas, Bryant christmas, Leverenz christmas, Monkey Joes with Mimi, 2 weeks off with mommy - 1 week off with daddy, visit Dalena Jeffries, new years (we did nothing different) lol. 
Your 18 month stats:
weight: 25 pounds  50%
height: 31.5 inches  49%
head:   48%
*Your favorite phrases are: What's that? Cody in here? Daddy in here? Papa in here? 
*You like to say: papa choo choo, papa boat, mi mi mi (miss amy ), sasha - you talk about her everytime you hear a dog bark or randomly as we drive, night night, poo poo, cookie- this stands for pretty much anything crackers etc., snow,Moon - Aunt Kate got you a turtle with the stars and moon on the ceiling.. you are obsessed.. you even find the moon on the way home from daycare!, NO- now you say it with a attitude, you also say no even when you mean yes, you say several new things all the time.. so often I can't keep up with them a rowing a fit until younymore.  You amaze us with your vocabulary everyday.
* You love to dance, in the car and at home. you got new instruments for christmas.  You always calm down in the car when we play your kid cd's and you get upset if the radio in the car doesnt' work.
* you are obssed with the real vaccum now.  You still like your play vaccum, however as soon as I bring you home you run to the closet and won't stop until I get it out.  You will and can push the big vaccum around.
* You still enjoy taking mommy's phone and talking on it.  (YOu don't actually talk when people are on the phone...)  The only person you actually pretend to call is Papa.  Very funny.
* You still go to bed around 7-7:15.  You only nap at 1 for 2ish hours.  (you will fall asleep in the car if you are driving around 9)  You get tired around 8:45 am and start grabbing pillows and a blanket to go night night.  You still wake up around 5:15 am every day.
* You are obsessed with talking about poo poo.  you tell us when you go poo poo, you talk about cody going poo poo outside, you started taking your stuffed animals and saying poo poo and wanting a cleaner to wipe their butt.  So we got you a big boy potty to sit on.. at least we will try to get you used to it if you like to talk about it this much!
*You still like to eat ALOT.  you are my fruit and veggie boy.  Still not so much into meat, however if it is diced up tiny (and i mean tiny) you will eat it if it is in a sauce. we got you to eat a quesidilla this week and miss amy said you actually ate some pizza for the first time this week.  The first week of Jan. Miss Amy switched you to the big kid table.. (a little tyke picnic table ) to eat snack and lunch at!  BIG BOY! She said you liked pushing all the trays around.. which the girls did not like.
*at monkey joes this month, you instantly started running and screaming after all the kids.  You wanted nothing to do with the toddler area.. you wanted the big kid area.  Daddy took you down the biggest slide with him 3 times, then you decided you wanted to do it all by yourself! I couldn't believe it.. and wasn't sure if you loved it or hated it.. but you did it 2 more times by yourself .. so I think you liked it!

You were not so sure about Santa.. But you gave him a High Five!

 As long as Daddy held you, you were ok.. but once we put you on his lap... you did not like that!

Mommy's 30th birthday we went duckpin bowling!  FUN! You got to run everywhere and throw balls!

You love trying to push trucks around.. here you are trying to ride your dumptruck .. which is not a riding toy.

You love your mommy... and lots of kisses!

We practiced looking in your stocking everyday the week of christmas.. and you were excited Christmas morning!

What else is in there?

You and  your cousin Hallie .. she got a sweeper for christmas which you wanted, so she played with Gigi's and you were not so sure about that! gotta love the little cleaners!

Your first snow.. 2 inches.. you loved it and cried NOOOOOOO.. (snow!) but you did  NOT like gloves, so you took them off and fell .. and did not like the cold.

We love you Gavin Jay.. we can't wait for you to be a big brother.. we know you will be great!  You already like to help throw diapers and trash away for us, grab shoes, and put things in and out of the washer and dryer.  I know you will be a big help as mommy gets less able to do the things she normally does!  Of course you Love to clean- clean windows, cabinets, floor, your highchair, etc.  you probably want to clean about 70 percent of your day! You really are a fun loving boy who loves to laugh and spend time with his mommy and daddy.  You certainly are not scared to go out and do things, like at monkey joes, or to run off and play when you get to new places.. good thing you are not shy like mommy was!