18 Months

Michael @ 18 months:

 He is saying a few words like

Hot

Butt

Don't

Dog

Whee

He loves being swung into the air by Sean and I and we always count 1,2,3....wheee!

(sometimes we don't say a number and it always sounds like Michael is counting out loud with us)

He waves bye bye, and waves Hello

He likes to shake hands

He gives High Fives and Double High Fives

(this is his favorite thing to do)

He loves giving kisses and when especially cuddly he repeats his kisses multiple time

(this I love)

His love for the outdoors is Amazing. He loves standing at the window and looking outside and if its nice he tends to run back and forth from the window to me until we go outside.

Once outside he explores to no end.

My neighbors let him use a basket and he collects things in this basket. Mainly rocks and sticks but he finds little odds and ends to stick in there.

He likes to push our buttons and test his limits. Sometimes this can get tiresome but he is learning.

Lately I have been letting him in the kitchen with me while I cook or clean. He keeps himself busy by "shopping" in the cabinets. He pulls cans out and babbles and acts like he is reading the label and he will either put the can back or take it and put it on his "Shelf"

He loves throwing things.

We are working on "being nice" to the animals. When they are near one of us he is very gentle but if he goes up to one of them on his own, he is too excited tends to slap.

I don't have him on a sced. and I don't think I ever will. I do envy those mommy's who are able to have their little ones on one but I haven't mastered that. Michael wakes up when I do and tends to go to bed when I do. That works for me but sometimes it does make his daddy a little cranky. Nap time during the day is getting harder and harder. Michael fights it to the core and will sleep 1 to 2 hours when he finally zonks out.

He gets scared when the dog barks and looks at me like is everything ok. I have to tell him its ok just to go see who's there and Michael will run to the window and stand next to the dog and look to see who is outside.

Michael is an eater and loves trying everything

He opens the gate when we are leaving to go somewhere and will help close it

He climbs into the car, and out of his Car seat all on his own.

We had to put child proof handle on our front door due to Mr. Michael every growing curiosity and figuring out how to do things.

Oh and Michael LOVES to dance. I am not kidding. If there is music on he is dancing. He wiggles around in the car to and moves his legs to the music.

He also sings. I sing to him everynight our goodnight lullybye and at random times throughout the day.
He doesn't sing all the time but if a tune catches him just right he tries to sing along and it's soooooo adorable :)

I am enjoying this stage in his life so much. He is still wanting and needed us but yet he is so in dependant.

It's hard to believe he is already 1 1/2!



26 weeks and Name Game!

So my due date was adjusted by one day, wow, I know right. So instead of July 21, I am now due July 22 :) I had an ultrasound two Wednesdays ago and here's the update. The measured the amount of Amniotic fluid and my levels were normal, NORMAL. I was sooo happy to hear that. Baby has got plenty of room to move and breath and GROW. The also looked at my placenta and before I had placenta previa. My placenta was touching my cervix at and angle but wasn't covering it which would have been a complete placenta previa. My placenta is no longer touching my cervix and is slowly moving up and away. Whoo Hoo. This greatly reduces the need for a c-section which I am so relieved about. I am so scared at the thought of having to have one but I know if it is necessary then it is going to have to be done. I think I am just so scared at the thought because you can't see whats going on. My whole life, every time I went to the docs, I had to see what they were doing. I was so intrigued. Going to the dentist always freaked me out cause you can't see anything. So same with the c-section they put that awful curtain up and you have NO IDEA whats going on til they announce the baby's arrival. Well enough with that dreaded talk. Good news is that my two major problems have corrected themselves.

Name Game

Boy oh Boy. This is soo tuff. I don't know why its so hard either. I never thought I would be one of those people that had to see the baby before it was named but its looking to go that way. I am not saying that it is a bad thing, I am just saying I thought I would have found the one name I liked and that would be that. I had girls names picked out for a long time and my husband and I agreed with one when we found out we were pregnant with Michael. When we found out he was a boy I was a total mess when it came to names. I was getting so frustrated that my husband said, how about we just name him after your dad. I liked my dads name, so I said yes. so that was that. No major story behind it. This time around I don't want to take the easy way out. I was a different name. A unique name. A name that you don't hear hardly at all, if ever. Michael is such a common name and is still used so much now a days. I can't picture my Michael with a different name. The boy name we had originally agreed upon we shared with our family and close friends and the response we got, pure laughter. Not just giggles, but MASS HYSTERIA. The only people who don't laugh but aren't quite sure of the name are people our age. My close friend loves the name and said it's a VERY strong name, and I keep trying to hold that in my thoughts. I told my friend that I have been judged and laughed at my entire life. That I don't need one more thing for people to poke fun at me. She agreed. My husband and I can't agree on any other names though. He likes his certain names but I don't like the way they sound and the names I like my husband does like but only as middle names. So it's been ruff. I am sure we will come across a few names we can agree on. So for now I will continue this name game.