We had Will's 18 month check-up two weeks ago. He was 32.75" tall (60th percentile) and 26.25 lbs (60th percentile). It was funny: at his 15 month check-up we thought he looked really chubby and he was only 40th percentile for weight. In the past 3 months, it looked like he had slimmed down but his weight percent was up. Will met all his 18 month milestones and has even mastered the majority of his 24 month list. We need to work on jumping, drawing circles, and referring to himself as met.
Will's vocabulary grows every day. Sometimes you need a William to English translator, but for the most part we know what he's saying. Here are his current words: up, down, mama, dada, hi, bye, on, off, eat, ite (light), atza (pretzel), acka (cracker), milk, yum, ow, gar (car), guck (truck), ark (dark), ah-pa (grandpa), ah-ma (Oma or Grandma), yeah, ivey (lovey), ower (lawn mower), alk (walk), bees (please), bees (peas), ayons (crayons), ack (snack), book, hot, heaby (heavy), duck, wawa (water), nana (banana), uh-oh, arm, eyes, knee, eans (jeans), hug, unnel (tunnel), dog, hap (help), hand, sock, bubbles, og (frog), egg, bowl, EV (tv), tree, eaves (leaves), indy (windy), ain (rain), and elmo. There are probably several I'm forgetting... Fortunately, he has not learned the word "No" yet!
He is very observant and will call out things when we are on a walk or in the car. He always points out dogs, trees, water, etc. and is so proud of himself when he knows what to say. I think he wants to carry out conversations because he'll say the same word over and over like its a sentence. He loves reading and will point out objects in the books. He also wants to do everything by himself. He will swat our hands away when he's going down stairs but will ask for help or hand if he's feeling unstable. He also wants to "brush" his teeth on his own. We got him a little step stool for the bathroom and now he constantly wants to wash his hands and brush his teeth - two things we don't want to discourage! So he chews on his brush a few times a day (see below).
He is still getting into mischief: he can climb into his high chair all by himself (up the side and over the railing) which wouldn't be a huge deal except that we're not convinced it won't tip over on him. He also climbs under his high chair (it's a tight squeeze!) like it is a tunnel. Yesterday, he opened the refrigerator for the first time which could be trouble!
Will loves to help out around the house. He is very good at picking up toys and putting them away. He still likes to dispose of his diapers. Lately, he's been opening the dishwasher and has been taking out the dishes (clean or dirty) and putting them in the sink. When we unload the dishwasher, he'll hand us things one at a time to put away. When we are putting away clean laundry, he'll grab our socks and will put them back in the hamper for us. He means well!
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