I don't know what happened this month, but I've had a couple of people guess Reed's age at 18 months and two years. His walking has become really good, plus he is pretty tall and lean for his age, so I feel like that makes him look older. Sometimes even I forget that he is only a couple months removed from being a "baby" and find myself expecting him to be able to do things he's just not capable yet
I was shocked when I looked at his milestones for the month and only saw one developmental item. I think he has just improved so much on the "firsts" from the last few months (eating with a fork, signing, walking, etc.) I was expecting a long list of things. Reed's breakthroughs in communication have helped so much. Just last week he was inexplicably up at 1:00 am and just wouldn't go back to sleep. Finally he looked at me and did the sign for "milk." He hasn't had a bottle/feeding in the middle of the night in months, but I immediately gave him a sippy cup full of milk, he downed it, and was asleep in five minutes. It was awesome! I've heard that the "terrible twos" originate out of frustration in communication and I think we've already experienced that a few times, mainly when we can't understand what he wants and he can't understand why we can't figure out what he needs.
Monthly Statistics
Weight: 23 lbs
Clothing Size: 12-18 months for pretty much everything, he has a couple of 18-24 month tops that fit well, and all of his pajamas are 18-24 months.
Shoe Size: Size 5
Teeth: 10 - 4 bottom/front, 2 bottom molars, and 4 top/front.
Reed likes: Shoes, Soft Sheep, Signing Time DVDs, eating (including using his fork and dipping things), doing "cheers," playing with the Soda Stream bottles, balls, reading books, playing outside, his wagon, Dodger (all dogs for that matter), going to gym class, and his puppy dog key board.
Reed dislikes: Sleeping in, getting his face and/or hands wiped off, being put in the car seat, waking up from naps, and diaper changes.
Nicknames: Reedster, Reedcito, Reed Reed, Buddy, Monkey, and Baby Bear.
Favorite Foods: Applesauce, berries, grapes, Mom's homemade muffins, toast/bread, avocado, mushrooms, risotto with peas, carnitas, dried cranberries, chicken, bananas, plums, fish, sausage, steak, graham crackers, mini bagels, snap pea crisps, smoothies, and Oatmeal.
Foods he doesn't like: Broccoli, ground meats, carrots, tortillas, and he hasn't been into hummus or beans lately.
Words: Dada, daa (Dog), wooroo (woof woof), owww (meow), boom, mo (more), daan (done), baa (ball), choos (shoes).
Signs: Eat, more, finished, bird, dog, baby, milk, he's been trying to do the sign for ball (but it looks like more) and water (but it looks like eat).
This month has provided us with our first glimpse into the "human sponge" that is our son. I feel like he is starting to connect the dots in so many different ways. He will see a picture of a dog in a book and start making the "wooroo" sound or he'll hear a bird outside and do the sign. He also has picked up a few signs from his sign language video without us doing a thing.
On Sunday he did what has got to be one of my favorite things of all time. We were out for a walk - Jon had Dodger on the leash and I was walking aside him with Reed in the carrier. Twenty minutes into the walk Reed just reached out his hand to hold Jon's. We walked that way for a couple of minutes, it was just so loving and precious!!!
Milestones:
10/23/12 A very successful first trip to a pumpkin patch
10/26/12 Reed's first "Business Trip" which included his first stay in a hotel
10/26/12 His first time on a slide
11/11/12 Reed starts stacking his wooden blocks (instead of knocking down Mom's towers)
11/19/12 I give Reed his first "haircut"
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