Brady at 18 months

Oh my goodness this is such a cute age.  I love that Brady is so curious about things and learning so much.  I may be biased, but I think he is just the most precious boy in the world.  He melts my heart every single day.  Here are some things I want to be sure to remember about him at this age:

1.  He is already Mr. Independent.  He does NOT like to be fed anymore.  Although, he has not quite mastered the utensils yet, so this can be kind of difficult at times.  He will try and try to use his fork or spoon, then he just eventually gives up and digs right in with his hands.

2.  He is talking so much now and says new words everyday.  I have been keeping a list on my phone to remember, and I keep having to update it.  He says:

• dog- As soon as he wakes up in the morning he starts asking, "where's dog?"  A lot of animals are  called "dog".  He saw a cat on a commercial the other day and said, "dog".
• ball- He is constantly looking for his ball.  He likes the little plastic golf balls that came with a set my brother got him for Christmas.  He likes for me to look for the balls under the furniture, because that is where they typically end up. Oh, and everything is "A"____ (a ball, a dog, a cup)
• shoes- He is still obsessed with his shoes.
• sock
• sit-  He knows he is supposed to sit when he has his sippy cup.  So, he will say, "sit" and go sit on the floor or in his little chair.
• blocks "bocks"- He loves to play with his "bocks"
• car- more on this topic later
• truck
• please "peas"- so so cute
• thank you "tank tu"- This is probably my favorite.  It is so adorable when he says this.
• teeth- He knows after he takes his bath and we put on his pjs that we brush his teeth.  So he starts saying, teeth.
• Mama- Oh my goodness talk about melt my heart.  Hearing mama in his sweet little voice gets me every time.  And, this is probably his favorite word lately.  He wakes up and starts calling for me from his room.  If I walk out of the room, "mama mama mama".  When he wants me to pick him up, he comes up to me arms wide open, mama.  I just love it!
• Dada- He does not use this one as much as mama, but he certainly loves his Dada
• hello "ello"- He says this with the Iphone to his ear of course.
• bye- While waving...Unfortunately we have spent a lot of time at the doctor's office lately, so when the doctor comes to check him out he starts waving and saying "bye, bye" haha.  It is clear he wants him to leave...
• cup- This one is always "a cup".  The first thing he says when we get to his school to pick him up is cup!  He makes sure we do not leave his cup there!
• bath- He loves the bath!  As soon as we say you ready for your bath?  He starts yelling bath and runs to the bathroom.
• treat "teat"- He loves to give his dog a "teat"
• color "ca"-  This mean he wants to color or just sit at his table and chairs where we usually color.
• No, no-  Wonder where he hears this from?  He will point his finger and say no, no, haha.  It is too funny.
• Not nice "not ni"-  This is another one I tell him when he is being rough with Riley.  So, now he mocks me, "No, no, not ni"
• poop- Lovely, I know.  He will tell you when he has a poop.  This also can just mean he passed gas :).
• choochoo
• cracker "cacker"
• Night night "ni ni"
• up
• nose "no"
• eye
• mouth "mow"
• duck
• two-  We count, one, two, three, lift off when we take him out of the bath.  He will say "two" after we say one!
• tv "tb"
• hot-  I tell him this a lot when he gets close to the oven or grabs the knob for the hot water.  Unfortunately, it hasn't sunk in yet, not to TOUCH when I say, "hot".  But, we are working on it.  He always touches his food and says, "hot", even though it's not.

3. He is OBSESSED with cars, trucks, golf carts...basically anything with a steering wheel.  It is fun while it last, but he will throw a fit when we have to go.  He holds on to that wheel tight and turns it back and forth.  We are in trouble....

4.  He can point to lots of body parts including: nose, mouth, eyes, ears, tongue, teeth, feet, toes, belly, belly button, head, hair

5.  He loves to read his books.  His favorites right now are "Z is for Moose", "Clifford's Bedtime Story", "Goodnight Moon", "Trucks" (literally just a book with pictures of trucks), "Moo, Baa, La La La"

6. I always ask him for kisses and usually he shakes his head, "no".  But, occasionally he will lean his head up to mine.

7.  He takes one two hour nap a day and sleeps from about 7am-7pm.

8.  He loves to dance!  When he hears music, he just starts breaking it down.  He will kick his legs to the side, stomp his feet, and twirl in circles.

9.  He loves to play outside.  I can't wait for the weather to be warmer, so we can do lots of stuff outdoors.

10.  He knows a lot of animal sounds.  It is so cute to hear him make the noises.

11.  He likes to hang out in the bathroom with me in the morning while I am getting ready.  He likes to hold my hairbrush and mock what I am doing.  

12.  He is a climber.  You can't turn your back on this one, he will climb on the couch, his table, anything he can reach...

13.  I will ask him questions like, "Where is the dog?", and he will put his hands up and say, "I don't know?".

I know I am forgetting to write other things down that I want to remember at this age, but I will have to come back and add things as they pop into my mind.  I can't believe that in less than 2 months Brady will be a BIG brother.  I also have yet to take Brady's 18 months pictures.  They likely won't be taken until Easter Sunday.  But, I did remember right before bed to take a picture on his actual 18 month birthday (3/20/2013).

"Cheese!"