Since I am always on the ball, Noah didn't get his 18-month-check-up until he was 19 months. And following suite, I am not writing this post until now, and he is almost 21 months. Anywho, here are the stats from his check-up:
Head: 52.5 cm -99.9% (basically he has the head of an 8-year-old)
Height: 34 inches - 84%
Weight: 26 lbs. 13 oz.- 57% (down an ounce from his one year check-up; no more bottles!)
He is super healthy, but very busy. This summer he has bonked his head numerous times, splitting it open and getting stitches once, and yesterday he was playing with his closet doors and ran over his toenail taking half of it off. . . got to love little boys! I had a super hard time when he cracked his head open and split his toenail in half, I just can't stand watching my baby bleed. It is sooooo much harder than when I get hurt or when anyone else I know gets hurt.
In other Noah news, he has just about potty trained himself! Being super pregnant, I was really not going to mess with the whole potty training thing. However, when Noah was about 17-months he started showing a lot of interest in the toilet and wanted us to put him on it. The first time we put him on he immediately went peepee
and poopoo. We made a big deal, and he was super excited, but we were still not ready for it to be a regular occurrence (a.k.a. I'm lazy). About a month ago, we realized there was no stopping him, he wanted to use the potty more and more, so we started some routines. Every morning he goes potty as soon as he wakes up, he goes potty before bath time, and bedtime, and we ask him various times of day if he has to go. He hates having a wet and especially dirty diaper. In the past two weeks, he has only gone poopoo in his diaper maybe once or twice. Also, he never wets his diaper at night, every morning it is dry when he wakes. I'm sure he would be 100% potty trained if I took away the diapers, However, when we put him in big boy undies he is totally fine until he gets into trouble or put down for a nap or something. . . if this happens he stares at us (usually screams) and squeezes out a few drops of peepee just so we have to clean up the mess and take him out of time-out, he is a naughty guy. So we are just cutting way back on the number of diapers we have to use daily. We take his diaper off, he does his business on the potty, we put the diaper back on and all of us are happy. I'm sure shortly after the baby is born we will do away with the diapers for good. This potty training method may not be in any books, but it is working for us and sure beats cleaning up tons of messes and/or cleaning up one of those kiddie potties multiple times a day~
gross!
Noah is truly a man of few words (probably because he has two parents that never stop talking).
He doesn't say much right now, but is super good at communicating what he wants through whining, pointing, and other motions. His favorite words right now are: go, nah, keys, no, ya, hi, ice, papa, dad, ma, mama, owie, ouch, uh-oh, and oh. He is really good at using these in context, but I know that many other almost 2-year-olds are talking up a storm. He understands everything and obeys when we ask him to do things, but just hasn't really embraced talking.
Noah loves to watch TV, he would watch it all day if we let him. His favorite shows right now are: Beethoven (yes the 1990 movie), Wallace and Gromit, Curious George, and he just moved on from a huge Backyardigans and Sesame Street obsession.
Noah loves to play outside. He especially loves to ride around in Fisher Price cars or little bikes or push cars. He LOVES the beach! He is obsessed with playing in the sand and has no fear of water, runs right into the waves and even let his dad take him under a few times. He loves the pool and runs and jumps into it without a second thought, needless to say- I have to be very quick with the floaties. He also loves the hot tub (I know, we are great parents!).
Noah loves toy cars, balls, and especially phones right now. He runs the cars all over the house, throws the balls and has us throw them, and will talk on any phone (toy or not) that he can get his little hands on- such a cutie! Also, he is finally starting to really like books, he loves the pictures and turning the pages and likes to help us while we read them to him.
Meanwhile, I'm pushing 34 weeks-pregnant and getting ready for a move in a week and a half. I'm super tired and achey, but have bursts of energy every now and then, so hopefully I can get everything done. Baby boy #2 is quite a mover and gets lots of hiccups just like his brother did. I think he will be another big boy. I'm carrying this one a lot lower than Noah, so I have really perfected the waddle by this point. I'm due Oct. 20th, but my doctor said she would induce me a week early if I wanted. Considering my 20-month-old has the head of an adolescent, I think I will take her up on her offer. So, baby should be here around October 13th. Still no name for this sweet boy, but I think we are getting closer.
This post is so long, but this is the only journal type action I have going right now.
We spent last week and Newport Beach and can't wait to call Southern California our home. Disneyland and the beach, what could be better?!
Here are some pictures from recently:
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| Before the stitches fell out |
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| Snuggling Aunt Kaity |
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| Boo! |
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| Loves wearing his new hat! |
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| Marlee girl is such a darling beach babe |
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| Chillin with Marsha in Laguna |
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| Noah loves papa |
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| kisses |
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| Noah and Marlee on an evening stroll |
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| Fun night with friends. About 33 weeks pregnant. |
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| ipad on the back of the seat = instant entertainment |
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| Going out to dinner. We went to place where they cook the food in front of you, and the fire TERRIFIED Noah! |
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| Loves a good shake |
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| Quality reading time in the toy basket |
