18 months Old

Do you realize how quickly life is flying by?  I wish I could figure out the secret to slowing things down.  I know everyone thinks this way, but why as a child did the days take forever and now as an adult I blink and its over. 

Well that is all it took, a blink, and Lukas is another 6 months older.  I have looked back at his birthday picture and WOW how this boy changed.  He has gotten so tall all of a sudden.  He reaches things up on the counter like its not even a challenge.  He grows and grows everyday just like the love that we have for him.

18month Update:

Ready for the SNOW

Playing bumper cars with his buddy Eli

Lounging on the kitchen floor

Look at that SMILE

Practicing his doctor skills

• Lukas is still a very happy child.  His smile brightens any day!
• He is obsessed with Mickey Mouse and anything that has to do with it.  The "Hot Dog" dance is very common in our household.  (It is the cutest thing watching him though.)
• Our blankies have become very important.  He needs to have it when he goes to bed.  We try hard to keep it in the crib though.  It doesn't come everywhere with us.
• Lukas still sucks his two fingers. (I can't blame the kid, I was a thumb sucker until Kindergarten, awful I know)
• He has 12 teeth
• This boy LOVES to eat!  He does about anything, except meat.  We are able to sneak some things by him, but for the most part he will catch you and spit it right back out.
• I think we are going to have to invest in a booster seat for the kitchen table.  He likes to sit right at the table with us to eat.  I think he feels like a big boy in the adult chair.
• One of his favorite snacks are "Nemos" .... aka Goldfish Crackers
• His vocabulary is increasing everyday.  He has started to copy more and more what we say.  He has gotten much better with people's names.
• Lukas wears anywhere from 12month to 24month clothes.  It just depends on what it is.  The 12 month things are getting pretty snug though.
• We are working on our alphabet and colors, he can repeat letters, but when you point to one he usually replies with A or B.
• The kid still loves dogs.... We are not giving in yet though.  Our friends all have great dogs that entertain him well.
• We go to a lot of basketball games now adays and he does a really good job usually.  He really likes to dance to the drums at the high school games.  He yells "shoot" as he watches the game and throws his arms in the air.

I am going to finish it off with a video of Lukas dancing and singing to his favorite Mickey Mouse song.  It is not the greatest.  Sorry you have to turn your head side ways.  He gets back into it a little towards the end.  Enjoy!