....And Baby Makes Four!!: 18 Months

I can't believe that Will is already 18 months....1 1/2 years old!! Gosh..where did the time go? It amazes me everyday how much he knows and understands. He is able to communicate to us in his own way even though he is still limited on his vocabulary. He takes Eric's or my hand and brings us to what it is that he wants. He can do so much now that it is hard to even track everything that he is learning because daily it is something new.

We are having so much fun with him now especially as his little personality is developing more and more each day. Here are a few things about Will that we love so much....

1. Will LOVES to give hugs. He hugs everyone he can, even complete strangers at times. It is the best when I pick him up at daycare and he comes running over to me with open arms and a huge smile and gives me the biggest hug. It melts my heart every time he does it. When it comes to other little kids though, he sometimes goes a little overboard with the hugs and doesn't know when to stop (i.e. he has no concept of personal space). At daycare he was hugging one of the little girls a few too many times and in an attempt to tell him to back off, she bit him on the shoulder. I believe that was the same day that his daily report card listed his mood as "huggy".

2. Will is Mr. Social Butterfly. He loves being around other people and always manages to make sure he is in the middle of what is going on. Last week at daycare, it was snack time for his class and all the kids were coming in from playing outside. By the time Will got into the room, the first table was already full so he would have had to sit at the second table which at that current moment was empty. Will decided he did not want to sit by himself so he walked over to the second table, grabbed a chair, dragged it over to the other table and squeezed his way in because he wanted to sit with everyone else. It made me laugh at the fact that he knew enough to drag the chair over himself so he wouldn't be alone.

3. He always wants to help out when he can whether it is helping me by putting his dirty diaper in the trash, or helping one of his friends put on his shoe when it falls off. Will is always aware of what is happening with others. We were at the playground and him and another little boy were playing with one of the toys. Both boys had their sippy cups and were chatting away with each other. The other little boy finished playing and went to the other side of the playground but left his sippy cup next to Will. Will noticed it and stopped playing immediatly because he wanted to bring the sippy cup to the little boy. He walked across the playground, handed it to the little boy, turned around, walked all the way back and continued playing.

4. Will is so caring of other people. His teacher told me that he will not go down for his nap until he has helped his teachers put all the other little kids to bed. He sits with them and sometimes rubs the other childs back in an attempt to help them go to sleep. Once everyone is asleep, then he will go and lay down on his own mat.

Here are a few pictures from the month.....

Giving hugs to Ali...