18 Month Well-Check

long, chub legs and sweet blonde curls

"Show Mommy your sticker." =)

Mommy and Jake went to see Dr. Edralin this morning and had a great visit! Jake received one shot and other than a booster for that shot at 2, he will not get any more shots until he is 4. We don't go back to the Dr again until he's between 2 and 2 1/2 years old, so not until next year!

Jake was 29.12 lbs (83%) and 34.5 inches tall (86%). He's perfectly proportional and "just a big guy" as Dr. Edralin said. He asked us about sleeping, eating, discipline, etc. Jake was surprisingly vocal--he talks non-stop to Jeremy and I but sometimes is quieter and more shy in a group or around strangers. But Jake was giving high-fives, hugs, dancing around and talking up a storm to Dr. Edralin. He used a couple of his phrases "teear you go" (there you go) and "heer eh is" (here it is) along with his more polite words-- "more" "miiinne" thrown in there. I hate that word! Anyway, the doctor seemed impressed and thought that his language skills were advanced for his age. He was also impressed with his great sleeping habits, and motor and fine motor skills.

Dr E was also impressed that Jake can completely feed himself with a spoon or fork, and that his favorite foods are avocado, yogurt and broccoli! :) (Maybe I forgot to mention his other favorite food, ice cream, after the doctor called himself the food nazi). ;)

It wasn't all good, we spoke about Jake's big opinions, temper tantrums, time-outs, etc. :) Hey, that's just part of life with a toddler, right? The Dr did say that developmentally all of this stuff is necessary, whether we like it or not. We also told him that weaned Jake off of the paci this past month and he's been completely without for about 3 weeks now.

We are very proud of our big boy who is doing awesome in every area and who is also very healthy! I can't believe he's over half way to being a 2 year old! Where has the time gone?!?

We love you Jakey, you bring so much joy to our lives and we can't imagine life without you!