More Words

Slide
Drink
Penis

Pictures since Februrary

Cowboy Nathan at Grant's 2nd Birthday Party

Playing a balloon game at Grant's birthday party

Trying to catch bubbles!

He was very attached to Daddy at the beginning of the party.

Uncle Shawn, and cousins Connor and Caden

Nathan and Zac

At the slide at Chick-fil-A

Eating a cupcake Leanne made...yum!

Big boy with one of Mama's suckers

He was brushing Woody's hat. He likes to brush his hair.

Feeding Abbey...naughty boy

Putting Mommy's pans on the window

Cool boy in his new chair that Moo (Jeff's Mom) sent him.

First time eating a pot sticker (we were at Wegman's). He ate the inside first!

Cool dude with his sunglasses on!

Nathan's words at 18 months old, animals he knows, and favorite songs.

1. Dad
2. Abu (Abbey)
3. Wa (water)
4. Bath
5. Milk
6. Kiss
7. Cup
8. Light
9. Ouch
10. K (okay)
11. Pig
12. Wow!
13. Ball
14. Dog
15. Cat
16. Chick
17. House
18. Home
19. Papa
20. Titi
21. Uncle
22. Auntie
23. Gra (Grandma)
24. Moo (For Jeff's Mom)
25. Con (Conner)
26. Kay (Caden)...He knows the difference between saying "Kay" for Caiden and "K" for Okay.
27. Chase
28. Cheese
29. Bus
30. Toy Car
31. Elmo
32. Ewrie (Ernie)
33. Cook (Cookie Monster)
34. Bee Bud (Big Bird)
35. Jees (Jesus)
36. Buzz (Buzz Lightyear)
37. Wee (Woody)
38. Grow (Grover)
39. Ree (Read)
40. Up
41. Down
42. I say (I'm sorry)
43. Ank you (Thank you)
44. Socks
45. Shoes
46. Toes
47. Eye(s)
48. Hair
49. Hat
50. One
51. Two
52. Three
53. Ten
54. I will follow
55. Call
56. Watch
57. Diad (Diaper)
58. Go
59. D (Dillon)
60. Hi
61. Bye Bye
62. Book
63. See (C)- he likes to sing the cookie monster song
64. Naw (No)
65. More
66. Car
67. Truck
68. Tree
69. Ice Cream
70. Cuk cake (Cup cake)
71. Ease (please)
72. Crack (Cracker)
73. Ogurt (Yogurt)
74. Ba (Banana)
75. Apple
76. Lunch
77. Eat
78. Hut (Help)
79. Out
80. Orajel
81. Walk
82. Tool
83. Goo (Goofy)
84. Poo (Pluto)
85. Meek (Mickey)
86. Uh-Oh
87. Frah (Frog)
88. Ah-gone (All-gone)
89. Baby
90. Good Girl (He tells that to Abbey)
91. Come
92. Fee (Fish) 
93. Wz that? (What is that?)
94. Toothpaste
95. Horse 
96. Duck 
97. Off
98. Go

And those are the ones Jeff and I can remember...

Words he recognizes "reads"and says  in his Baby Can Read books:

1. Hat 
2. Chick
3. Toy Car
4. Seal (He does the sound of the seal but does not say the word yet)
5. Cheek
6. Chin
7. Camel (He does the sound of the camel)
8. Combs
9. Ball
10. Balls
11. Pig
12. Horse
13. Reading
14. Hair

He know where his hair, head, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, chin, shoulders, arms, hands, fingers, tummy, knees, feet and toes are.

Animal Sounds

1. Lion
2. Tiger
3. Bear
4. Cow
5. Wolf
6. Dog
7. Dragon
8. Cat
9. Monkey
10. Elephant
11. Seal
12. Camel

Favorite Songs

1. I will follow by Chris Tomlin
2. Joshua fought the battle of Jericho 
3. Jesus Loves Me
4. "C" is for Cookie
5. ABC's
6. The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Nathan's Wish List

How fast this boy is changing! His vocabulary is expanding daily, he LOVES Toy Story and asks for "Buzz" and "EE" (Woody) every morning, he loves books, and coloring.

I decided to make a Nathan wish list...things I want to get for him...he is just growing out of his toys so quickly.

1. Little Tikes 3 in 1 Trike

I want to get him an easel because he likes to color!

Toy Story or Sesame Street coloring books

A tool bench with tools (he really likes tools since Papa came and showed him one!)

Little Tikes Basketball Hoop (adjustable)

Bath time Alphabet letters

Big trucks and cars

Bath time crayons

These are just the main things...I am sure the list will grow!

Sponsor Me at March for Babies!

Happy Valentine's Day

Nathan and I spent the day hanging out at home. We watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (go figure), listened to music, danced around the house, chased after the dogs ( we are dog sitting and Nathan is in heaven with them!), colored, and made a BIG mess at dinner!

He has quinoa in his hair

Someone decided he was not going to use his spoon! He is proud of himself too!

He also decided that he needed to share his quinoa with Grizzly

Quinoa and Salmon...messy messy!

 

16 Months Old

It is hard to believe that Nathan is 16 months old already. Time is flying and he is learning and pushing the limits every day. He is testing boundaries, our consistency, and most of the time he thinks it is funny. Discipline is hard right now because it does not stop his behavior; it just curbs it for the moment. I know that will change, but it can be very trying. He is learning how to put things away, and will bring me what I ask him. He has understood how to do that for a long time because he would bring it half way and then run away. He really loves zippers! In the morning his jammies are always unzipped. He loves the ABC song and will say some of the letters. He likes to count. We count 1,2,3 and he loves to say "two"...and he is almost getting the hang of showing me "two" with his fingers. He likes to sit and read his books. It is cute to hear him "reading" in the corner. He still LOVES school buses. He has one that plays "the wheels on the bus" when you play with it. It is one of his favorites!

His vocabulary is expanding and he is pronouncing his words better. He tries very hard to say the word you ask him to say. 

Words in his vocabulary:

Light

Hot Dog
Two

Cat

Car

Cake

Cheese

Hi

Mom

Da (Dad)

House

Home

Duck

Muk (Milk)

Crack (Cracker)

Go

Ut (Up)

Wa (Water)

Off

Horse

Gra (Grandma)

Pa (Papa)

Titi

He knows the sounds of a Duck, Cow, Dog, Cat, Wolf, Camel, Seal, Lion, Tiger, Bear (Oh my!) Gorilla, Monkey, Bird, Elephant, Dragon, and Snake.

He still signs "More" and "Please" but he has begun trying to say more. He understands many more words than he can say. I have a feeling that once his language skills kick in, he will be a non stop talker. He is WAY too smart!

 He eats everything in sight, and his favorite food is green beans...but they have to be out of a can. I cannot get him to eat freshly steamed ones; not even if I steam them till they are softer. Some of his other favorite foods are plain full fat yogurt with honey, oatmeal made with applesauce and cinnamon, frosted shredded wheat (Jeff and I cannot have a bowl without him eating half of it or more!) honey graham crackers, quinoa, salmon, pastries, bananas, string cheese, cereal bars, chicken fingers from Wegmans, pretzles, french fries, pizza, and  madeleines,

He is a NON STOP mover! He LOVES LOVES LOVES Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!! He tries to sing along with the songs and sings out the long notes....and he knows where they are in the song!

Nathan thinks his chair is a rocker

He has been struggling these past few nights because he is getting his canines in. He has never been a gracious teether and these teeth are worse. Poor boy, but it does not help him if we go in so we have to let him work it out himself which means a lot of crying. I never get used to hearing him cry...it is very hard. 

Nathan LOVES cupcakes!

We took Nathan to the barber for the first time. He cried, but he got a sucker when we was done!