Baby Hunt: Month 19

Tank - we have now gone past the 19 month mark. It seems like only yesterday we were bringing you home from the hospital. . . oh, I can see by your expression above that you do not want to wax poetic about the distant past ;). Fair enough. I'll try to keep it to about the last 30 days. . .

He would rather we save the tale for his circle time with his stuffed animals

Sleep - Mamma and Daddy are 99.9% sure you did not have any issues/incidents/anything at all that woke you up during the middle of the night. We're pretty sure this is the first month that this is the case, and we'll gladly take another, oh (what's 12x17. . .) 204 more months of that :).

The more often you are this asleep when you are asleep, the better.

Food - More of the same, and we do mean more. We haven't tried anything drastically new, and you seem to be eating it all the same as you have been. You don't tend to play with your food as much, nor do you feed Iz as much as you used to. The nickname Tank (although not as popular as The Dude in the Casa Us) still applies. At your 18 month doctor's appointment, you weighed in at the 90% for other kids your age. You've got a buddha belly which Mamma calls your 'Man Belly' because it hangs over your pants in the front.

Hey Daddy, maybe if your lost some of your 'man belly' you'd be able to pull this wagon a little faster.

Temperament - Month 19 had a noticeable uptick in how you expressed yourself. More pointing, more nodding in agreement when Mamma or Daddy guess right, and more giggling and general silliness. The head butting is still there, but not nearly as often as before. We seem to be developing friendships with other kids at daycare. You and one kid specifically like to squawk back and forth at each other, like you're trying to see who can echo the loudest. You both seem to think it's hilarious.

In Month 19, you started walking besides Mamma and Daddy when going from the car into the house, or into your room at daycare. You also recognize us as soon as we arrive to pick you up, and if we're lucky, you run to us and not away from us ;).

The last month has been uncharacteristically warm and dry for late winter, so you had plenty of opportunities to go outside.

Just sweepin off the deck. Also, I will never run out of Harley Davidson clothes. Grandpa will make sure of that.

They see me rollin. . . they hatin. . . tryin to catch me Radio Flyin'

Alright Dad, I'm awake, let's go outside. What? No I don't care that we were just outside. We went out and came in through the garage. This is totally different.

You also still lover watching one of two DVDs whenever possible: Fireman Sam - Hero Next Door (a collection of stop motion cartoon episodes of a Welsh Fireman), and Baby Genius's Nursery Rhymes. You throw tantrums if you do not get to watch your 'DeeDee.'

Shh, guys, this is when Fireman Sam actually shows emotion, and doesn't act like a Welsh [redacted]

You had two big trips/visits in Month 19.

First: cousin Annabelle stayed the weekend in her first sleepover at Casa Us. Things went very well until late Sunday morning. Then, let's just say Annabelle was ready to go home. . .

Please Note this is what 'Very Well' means in terms of house cleanliness

Going shopping for 'caackaas and cookoos'

Lazy morning. . .

Pillow Fort Awesomeness (Yes Annabelle is looking through a paperback trade of Ms. Marvel, and Justin has his man belly hanging out just a little bit.)