Todd the Toddler’s 19th Month

18 months old – February 29, 2016

NINETEENTH MONTH
FEBRUARY 21 – MARCH 21 (2016)

COMMUNICATION

• he put on his coat to express his desire to go outside (2/21)
• he points to things in books so I’ll tell him what they are
• he laughs when I say “funny” (as in “that’s funny” or “you’re funny”)
• after taking a break from doing some of his familiar signs, he finally did his (tongue-out) sign for “frog” again (3/17)
• he repeated “ski pole” (3/19)
• he repeated “ski sock” (3/20)
• he makes “animal sounds” when watching animal show

He wants to zoom on skates! – March 5, 2016

KISS, KISS!

• gave lots of kisses & held them extra long (2/25)
• kissing/trying to kiss 3 dogs during one outing (3/4)
• he had an especially mellow/happy/laughing evening (3/1)
• we did FaceTime with my sister & Todd kissed her on the phone (3/4)
• chatty & gives lots of kisses
• generous with kisses this month!

MOTOR FUNCTION & LEARNING

• able to walk under table and not hit his head (ducking head) (3/5)
• he loves to jump off the back of the couch, onto a bin (with hands held)
• likes to push buttons on TV/VCR/DVD/CD
• he jumped off the condo coffee table & landed on his feet (3/12)
• he crawled all the way under condo bed (3/12)
• he jumped up then landed 180 degrees turned (3/14)
• he jumped off the couch & landed on his feet (3/18)

INDOOR PLAY

• wearing boots & ski gear in the house and practicing skiing inside
• he tried to buckle his helmet (3/2)
• he likes toothbrushes and holds them like ski poles
• in the garage he always wants the ski poles
• zooming around the kitchen on skates (with help)
• jumping on the therapy ball (with help)
• playing with (throwing) fabric scraps

Going for a ride in the sled – March 5, 2016

Fun with fabric – March 16, 2016

OUTDOOR FUN

• he loves being outside and would go out as often as possible
• outdoor roaming with his “backpack bear” and leash (it can be difficult though because of confusing messages regarding where it’s okay to go and not go)
• mud puddle jumps (3/4)
• stroller walks
• hot tub swims; he practices walking along all the seats with just one hand hold
• he loves to laugh while chasing after Eric (before we soak)

He likes this outdoor light at the condo – March 12, 2016

SKI WEEKENDS
At Mission Ridge our routine is:  1) Todd plays in the snow or skis with Eric; 2) Todd goes to child care while Eric & I ski together; 3) by 1 pm we get him so he can play or ski again in the afternoon; 4) he naps in the car while we do errands and drive back to the condo.

• Mission Ridge (2/27-28)
• Mission Ridge (3/5)
• Stevens Pass magic carpet (3/6)
• Mission Ridge (3/12-13)
• Eric put “skins” (i.e sticky back felt) on Todd’s skis so they wouldn’t be so slippery (3/13)
• after ski weekend said “geh” repeatedly (3/13)
• Stevens Pass magic carpet (3/20)
• he loves to walk around the ski area, up & down the stairs, do laps with Eric on the rope tow, check out others’ ski gear and generally take in the whole scene

Getting ready to ski – March 5, 2016

Magic carpet at Stevens Pass – March 6, 2016

Already tree skiing! – March 13, 2016

He loves to go up and down the stairs – March 13, 2016

HEALTH & BODY

• 18 month doctor appointment (2/23)
• Weight = 20 lb 13 oz (9th percentile)
• Height = 30.25″ (2nd percentile)
• Head circumference = 45 cm (4th percentile)
• Hep A vaccine (3/2)
• new freckles this month:  right 1st knuckle (2/23), right shin (2/23), right armpit (2/26)

TEETHING

• bottom left molar breaking through (2/26)
• that’s his 10th tooth

Feeling his teeth – March 1, 2016

March 1, 2016

DINING OUT & FOOD NOTES

• Aye Carumba (2/26)
• he can handle small bits of tortilla chips
• Leavenworth Pizza (3/11)
• I started giving him little bits of soft nuts (i.e. cashew, walnut)
• he shares his food with me

Celery teether – March 12, 2016

BABYSITTER DAYS

• he had a babysitter 10 days this month (Jeri 9x, Kylie 1x)
• he happily greets Jeri when she arrives and 1x he kissed her
• they watch me from the window when I leave for work

Babysitter pic – March 8, 2016

Babysitter pic – March 11, 2016

FAMILY VISITS

• visit from his aunt Sandie (3/2)
• visit Eric’s parents & brother, Jeff;  Todd kept trying to kiss Chico (dog) precisely on his mouth (3/10)
• visit Eric’s parents (without me) (3/19)
• Todd liked to walk on the deck and all the way around the house
• he let his uncle Jeff hold him

Visit from Todd’s Aunt Sandie – March 2, 2016

Kisses from uncle Jeff – March 10, 2016

DAY TIME NAPS

• crib naps were generally 2-3 hours
• longest nap = 3.5 hours
• shortest nap = 1.0 hour
• he generally starts his naps without any fuss
• 1x he napped on Eric on the couch (2/21)
• if he does fuss, I lie down on a pillow next to his crib & put my hand through the crib rails to touch him until he falls asleep
• 1x he tossed me his “bed friends” (out of his crib) when I pretended to sleep on the floor next to his crib (2/25)
• 1st time making a very small attempt to climb the side of crib (2/25)

Nap on Eric – February 21, 2016

NIGHT TIME SLEEP

• Our routine continues: I give him a sippy cup with water, read books & rock him in my glider chair until he falls asleep in my arms; then I carry him to his crib
• he woke up crying in the night 4x this month
• 1x he got back to sleep right away; 2x it took 45 minutes to get back to sleep; 1x it took 1.5 hours to get back to sleep
• 1 additional time he woke up at 4:15 AM and I didn’t think he’d go back to bed so he just had an early nap that day
• night time sleep duration was (the usual) 9-10 hours
• longest sleep = 11.25 hours
• shortest sleep = 7.0 hours (because of late bedtime on a ski weekend)
• he wanted to wear his mitts at bedtime (3/2)

Wearing his ski mitts before bed – March 2, 2016

March 17, 2016

POTTY TALK

• 31 poops were done in the toilet
• 16 poops were not done in the toilet (4x he pooped more in the toilet once I got him there)
• he generally didn’t resist sitting on the toilet too often
• he seemed to do more pees in toilet but we could probably take him more often than we do

February 26, 2016