18 Months Old

Officially 1 1/2 years old now! Griffin is doing so many cool things. We are always talking about how fun he is and how neat it is to see him become a little man. We are also realizing our sweet little boy is coming into the toddler era and thinks he is quite independent. Therefore, fit throwing has definitely started. How do you reason with a child that isn't old enough to reason with yet? 

Tricks/traits to note:

• carrying items (such as a wrench from his workbench) in his jeans pockets and very adorably checking often to make sure it's still there
• 2 new teeth coming in--#9 & #10
• enjoys brushing said teeth each night after bath time
• adding several words to his vocabulary (Bubba aka Duke, ball, yes with head nod, night night, banana)
• continues to clean up any mess he sees with paper towels or kleenex if that's all he can get to
• can open our doors that require pulling, but hasn't figured out the push yet
• "where is it? hands" when looking for an item, bent arms at the elbow with palms face up
• still LOVES his father....almost inseparable but I'm finally able to put him to sleep at night again
• running full speed
• sitting on the potty and associates the word with the actual chair but no business done in it yet
• eating just about anything in most forms, however, still having an issue with tomatoes=no pizza, spaghetti, sloppy joes, etc.
• recently learned all about laundry and helps me carry clothes from one hamper to the dirty basket in the laundry room
• beginning to refuse the sippy cup at times and prefers the straw top or just a regular cup instead

Weight: 25.5 lbs - 44th percentile

Height: 33 1/2 in - 81st percentile

Head: 49 1/4 cm - 85th percentile

Diaper size: Size 4

Clothing: 12 or 18 month

can't resist pulling the sticker off

here you go Mom.....

but if you come toward me I will smile and slap it back on

And since it's been a while since I've posted any videos, I'll dump a bunch here.....

Working on the jump shot

Daddy makes it easy

let's run laps.....

Year-to-Year Comparison

It's easy to see how Griffin has grown on a daily basis, but it is really crazy to actually see it year-to-year. I probably should have posted this sooner (like at Christmas time), but here are our 2 Christmas card photos since Griffin has been born. 

November 2011

December 2012

It's a brand new year!

Griffin had his first experience with "snow" this past weekend. Well, not really but it was cold and there was a very light dusting on the ground. We had quite a bit of snow during his first winter on Earth but I highly doubt he remembers seeing it. Grandpa Don got him some really nice bibs so we went out to get some good use out of them and feed the animals.

Howie Mandel enjoys a few pats from a mitten

"Hurry Mom and put Duke in the house, we have pond ice to chop"