I have got to get back into the groove of blogging so I am borrowing a format from a fellow blogger (Hey Shannon!).

Weight: Around 32.5 pounds.  I think he is about 32 inches long now as well.  He is such a big healthy guy.  I don’t even notice how giant he is until I see another baby and they are much older than Gage and he is their size.  He wears 18-24 month clothes.  He has a long torso and short legs.  He is wearing a size 6 diaper.  They don’t make a size 7 and we are nowhere near potty training.

Feedings:  We are transitioning to cow’s milk now.  I make a pitcher of half formula/half cow’s milk.  He is tolerating it well.  He loves to drink out of his sippy cup even though he doesn’t know to tip his head back to drink out of it.  He doesn’t love water unless you are giving it to him directly out of your water bottle.   He is doing so so with eating table food.  He loves to eat whatever you are eating but he doesn’t really want his own bowl of it.  He is still a yogurt fiend.

Favorites: Jack’s Big Music Show, giving hugs and kisses, crawling on top of and over Daddy, banging things together, his walker, being outside, pillows, taking a bath

Least Favorites: Leaning back to wash his head in the tub, changing his diaper, being rocked to go night-night, being told no, having his face wiped

Issues: We need to work on getting him out of the habit of taking that 4am bottle.  He doesn’t need it.  It is purely habit at this point.  We also need to work on his biting issue.  He has got a major little temper.

Personality:  He is such a sweet happy boy most of the time.  The other part of the time though he is very ornery.  He has learned the art of the temper tantrum.  He is very curious and will make a b line for electrical outlets and power cords.  I cannot get anything childproofed enough to keep this child out.  He will find a way if he really wants to get something.  I spend a great deal of my day redirecting him.

New Things: clapping, blowing spit bubbles, dancing, imitating noises that we make, hugging and kissing when prompted, shaking his head no, walking while holding on to his toys

Randomness: His hair is coming in now alot.  It seems like it grows overnight.  It is really curly and unruly.  I have to use conditioner or it is terrible the next day.