Mini Cooper

Its been a month since Cooper turned the momentous 18 months old. He's turned into a little man! He loves nursery with mom on Sunday. And he's finally started to talk- a little.

18 month check up:
21 lbs - 7th % (yay he's on the charts!)
31 3/4 in tall - 80th %
1 - ear ache (oops we didn't even know! The Dr. found it while looking him over)
2 - shots
12 teeth

Words:
Jesus, cheese, sissy, juice - remarkably all sound the same- tractor, cracker, bob, baba, mama, dad, dog, moon, go, no, cocoa, ma-ma(grandma), papa, paka, shoes, car, nar(star), boo, melmo(Elmo), hot, shish(fish), more, church, bapple, bawtsy(binki), sawrrah(sorry), gabba gabba, moo, quack, neigh, baa, meow, roar, ruff - and all other animal sound effects- ball, uh-oh, oh-no,

Recognizes/points to:
Hair, eyes, teeth, tongue, feet, belly button, diaper, ears, nose, hands, clap, open, close, up, down

Sign language:
More, all done, eat, please, thank you

Although he hasn't vocalized two words together he has signed "more please"

I feel like I'm leaving so much out! Cooper is a joy, we love him so much. He's at a hard stage though. He understands/knows what he does or doesn't want and gets frustrated easily when he can't communicate his feelings. Its hard on everyone. The tantrums, screaming, tears and pouting are enough to drive anyone crazy! We can't wait until our little man can express himself, and save our eardrums.
He recently started playing side by side with McKenzie. It doesn't last long but I see the light at the end if the tunnel.
He is a snuggle bug. He loves animals.

Eating is a joke, it consists of mostly this:
Milk, eggs, apple sauce, cheese, cereal, Quesadillas, corn on the cob, fruit snacks, crackers, Mac n cheese and gold fish.

Sleeping:
7:30pm-8:00am, nap 11:30-1:30 or 2:30 if I'm lucky.

He still loves Bob the frog and his green blanket. As long as he has the 3 B's (bob, binki, blankey) he is good. I'm going to attempt taking the bink away after the plane ride to Hawaii next month. Heaven help us.

We love you Cooper Todd!