18 month check-up

Micah had his 18 month check-up at the doctor yesterday. He weighed in at 10.35kg (or 22 pounds) and is 80 cm long. He is around the 50th percentile for both! His developmental milestones are right on track, even though I thought his speech might be a little slow. :). He only has about 4 spoken words, but he is making lots of different sounds and definitely gets his needs/wants known.

His favorite things:
- his Mama. I am definitely number one in his life.
- breast feeding. There is no plan to stop this anytime soon, since he loves it so much (and to be honest, so do I)
- playing outside. This kid loves the freedom of doing his own thing. He is so independent on the playground now, especially climbing up to and going down the slide.
- waking his sisters up in the morning. He loves to climb right up onto their beds and make sure they are getting up for the day!

- baths. This has always been a favorite thing.
- pulling his hair. He is not a thumb sucker, but he does like to grab his hair and hold onto it for soothing purposes. He needs a haircut, but I am worried I will take away his security blanket!















- shoes. He is constantly going to the shoes and trying on different pairs.
  - dogs. He can spot a dog a mile away and always calls to them and points. He loves it when dogs give him kisses and will happily stop and say hello to every friendly animal. His favorite dog will always be his Jackpot though.

His least favorite things:
- going to bed. When asked if he would like to go "night night", he always shakes his head no, no matter how tired he is.
- coming inside from playing. This always elicits a tantrum from him. :)
- eating meat. He still won't touch it.