18 months

Well, Emmett is now nursery-official.  It is super nice (although he's technically been going for a month or two now...definitely a perk of being in nursery myself!)

His stats
Weight: 29 lbs, 1 oz (86%)
Height: 34.25 inches (94%)
Head circumference: 48.5 cm (71%)

He is definitely growing up; with his latest haircut he definitely looks like a little boy.  He's not a baby any longer.  It's a little sad.  But he is in SUCH a fun stage right now--I'm enjoying it!  I think he got my long torso and short legs...poor thing.  Whenever he wears 2T pants they have to be rolled up an inch or two ;)

This month:

• he combined the signs for "more" and "please" on his own (only a couple times, but still)
• he blows on hot food
• he signs "help"
• he gives hugs on his own
• he signs "more" with fists instead of open hands (closer to how it's supposed to be signed)
• he signs "drink" more correctly 
• he loves playing with magnets on the fridge
• he has learned how to play with the shape sorting ball (he can pick a shape and turn the ball to find which slot it fits in to on his own)
• he has learned how to walk up the stairs while holding to the wall
• he LOVES the ranch veggie straw chips
• he LOVES his booster seat--we took it on our trip to Utah and he would pick it up and carry it to where he wanted to sit and then sit in it.
• he loves playing with blocks
• he LOVES macaroni & cheese--when we stopped at Applebee's he ate 1/2 to 1/3 of his kids' entree!
• he is SUCH a good traveler! He amazes me with how well he manages the long drive to/from Utah.
• he turned the doorknob to open the door (thankfully he's only managed to open the door once...but I know it's not far off now!)
• he makes barking noises when the dog is barking
• he saw a reindeer toy and barked because he thought it was a toy dog
• he learned how to take the tray off his high chair and will immediately take it off and throw it to the ground when he is done (which drives me crazy because it also means he chucks any and all food that was on the tray to the ground as well)
• he is becoming quite a little helper!  He loves to throw his diapers in the trash after we change him and will help us pick up his toys when we ask him to.  He's even pretty good about picking up one type of toy (blocks, play food, etc) at a time and putting them all away before we move on to the next type.  I'm pretty impressed!
• he still isn't saying much verbally--it's just "mama", "dada/da", and "gone."  Hopefully he'll start to verbalize more words somewhat soon.

I'm still not QUITE sure how he'll handle having a little sister because he loves being the center of attention and gets upset if he wants our attention and we're not giving it to him.  However, I'm a little encouraged because there's a couple in our ward that have twin baby boys and at the ward Christmas party Emmett got all excited when I asked if he wanted to go see the baby.  And he did REALLY well with them; he would point at their body parts (and not actually poke their eyes when pointing there) and did really well being 'soft' when patting their heads.  I know it could be different when he's stuck with one all the time, but it reassures me a little, anyway.

And now for the pictures!

 Wearing Grandma's crocs

Snuggling with Daddy, watching Sesame Street

 

 Smiling for the camera!

Playing with his magnets