Monday, August 11, 2008

18 months old...

Wow it is so hard to believe that Zak is 18 months old. I cannot believe how fast my baby is growing up. He is starting to get a little Independence and it is breaking my heart, but I'm happy all in the same. Everyone told me how fast the time would fly by, but I never imagined it would fly by this fast.

"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional." ~ unknown.

What Zak is doing at 18 months old:
Clothes that he is wearing: He is wearing 18 month (and some 12 month) shorts, however some of them still seem to fall off of him.

Shoes that he is wearing: Size 5 - Nike's (that look just like daddy's) and brown sandals.

Sleep: Zak goes to bed at about 8:30 or 9pm and gets woke up at 6:15am (during the week Mon. - Fri.) to get ready for day care. On the weekends things are a little different, and he knows it. He goes to bed around 9 or 9:30pm and wakes up about 7:30 or 8am (sometimes later). His naps usually last about 2 hours, goes down any where from 11:45am or 12pm.

Eating: Zak loves just about everything right now. He is obsessed with Mac n' Cheese and Cheese Puffs. He loves to eat veggies (which surprises me), and loves some fruits - not all.

Favorite Toy (at the moment): His dinosaurs and ride on 4-wheeler

Favorite Show on TV: At the moment he loves to watch Gerald McBoing Boing

Words:
Here are words that Zak is saying on a regular basis (due to him having such a wide vocabulary I may leave out some): mama, dada, papa, nana, hey, bye, love you, please, thank you, nasty, meow, moo, ball, NO, juice, quack quack, more, eyes, nose, mouth, baseball, football (but in his words buttball), plane, coco (that is what he calls our dog Dakota), mine, me, milk, copter (as in helicopter), raffe (giraffe), saceros (rhinoceros), roar, and much much more...

Here are words that Zak has said once or just a few times: rabbit, I don't know, milk, ear, head, doggie, Joey, Adam, lion, bear, (I'm sure I'm leaving a few out)

Zak understands these words and meaning, but may not have said them yet: blanket, outside, ride, duck, kitchen, food, cookie, puffs, hug, kiss, all done, night night, bed, bedtime, hungry, foot/feet, airplane, look, up, down....(I'm sure that I may be leaving some out, because he is getting to where he understands so much)

What he is doing at this stage:
* runs * trying to jump * has 8 teeth, 4 on top and 4 on bottom, and is cutting 4 more * waves hey and bye * calls the animals * will motion for you to "come on" * shakes head in answer of yes or no on what he wants (but will say no when he shakes his head no) * plays peek a boo * dances, like a "dance machine" * lets you know when he is ready for a nap or bed * lets you know when he is done with something * is getting more independent by the day * will lay down on his tummy to take a poop * obessed with airplanes when outside, if he hears one he is searching in the sky for it and will point it out every time he is outside * lovesthe outdoors, and hates to come inside when it is time * loves riding the 4-wheeler (the big boy 4-wheeler, with daddy of course) * and much more

** His doctor puts stickers on him because it makes it easier for her to check him out. He
gets to playing with them and forgets about what she is doing. **

** Here he is trying to take the stickers off. **

** Zak telling me to come on. **

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