18 Months Old

This post is just a little late, but better late than never!  Jude is 18 months old!!!  He turned 18 months old on November 18, 2011, just 2 days after his little sister was born!  At his 18 month doctor appointment, Jude weighed 24 lbs, 12 oz which put him in the 25th percentile for his age group and he was 32 in. tall, which put him in the 48th percentile for height.  Jude has 9 teeth and can eat most foods except for really hard foods such as peanuts.  Jude's vocabulary is rapidly increasing and he tries to repeat new words on an almost daily basis.  At 18 months old Jude regularly says the following words:  "Da-da", "Ma-ma", "baby", "car", "Papa", "Nana", and "cat".  I have tried to teach him to say "Mommy" but instead he regularly calls me "Mimi"; I think this is really cute!  At this point Jude still takes two naps a day but we are in the process of switching to a one nap a day schedule.  Jude's bedtime is at 7:00pm and he sleeps through the night until around 7:00am.  Our little guy continues to be very extroverted and thrives on interactions with others.  He loves his little sister but has to be reminded to "be gentle" and "be nice" to her, as he gets a little over excited during his interactions with her!  Jude loves to kiss the baby and does so with a wide open mouth right on her head.  Jude also loves to interact with our family cat, Tabby;  he loves to pet the cat and give the cat kisses.  I have to say that our cat tolerates Jude quite well!  Jude loves to play with his toy cars and trains and he enjoys watching the TV show, The Wiggles.  He also enjoys music and dancing.  Here's a picture taken of Jude on the day he turned 18 months old:

Happy 18 months to our toddler, Jude.  Mommy & Daddy love you dearly!