I'm about a week and half late, but time has just not been on my side lately. Writing this post has been on my mind so much this week but I just couldn't get to it. I've been going over and over in my mind the things I would write to describe Jonah at 18 months and so many things come to mind that I will probably not get to list all of them here, but I'm going to try. Also, how gorgeous is this light? I photographed Jonah on his "half birthday" April 19th in our neighborhood after work and found this beautiful but just ordinary spot. Wesley helped me and capturing back light isn't easy when you're new at it, but I think he captured the memories of me and my boy beautifully!

Now, what can I say about this toddler who is just growing up too quickly? He is 24 pounds, 30 1/2 inches of pure boy.
He's certainly talkative
He of course says mommy and daddy all the time. Mostly prefaced by "where's" or "I want". He loves to have us both with him at the same time doing the same thing. He, just in the past week, has started demanding that we sit down. "Mommy sit dooowwwn". I guess this is a wonderful thing and a great reminder to stop doing and just be with him.
Nature Boy
He watches squirrels and looks for birds in the sky. He even spotted some bats flying over my parent's house one night. crreeepy.
Opinionated for sure.
We are still encouraging the potty but he says no a lot now when you ask him if he needs to go. It will be a work in progress for a while I guess.
He has begun to show some preference in clothing choices lately (which kind of scares me), but he usually will put something on if you talk it up and show him what it is. He has taken a liking to a pair of crocs handed down from my nephew. They really are cute on though.
He still gets in the bed with us at some point about 5 nights a week. It is usually in the early morning hours and I'm really completely fine with it. I love when he wakes up and pats me saying mommy. It makes it soo hard to get out of bed though!
A bit of a Dare Devil.
He runs everywhere. He rarely just walks.He started jumping in the past week or so. Both feet off the ground.
He still loves to dance and wrestle with daddy.
He loves to climb - chairs, couches, beds, over people. He has turned a wooden noah's ark into a stool to see out the window.
But oh so loving
He gives the best hugs and kisses. More often than not now I get a lip smack.He just walks up to his cousins and just holds on to them so tight!
Maybe it's because he's constantly hugged and kissed but you just can't help yourself with this one, he can be just so sweet. I will take every second I get to hold him because it already isn't long. If I get a head on the shoulder - you can forget it - I'm not going anywhere.
He's growing so fast and learning so much, but I still see me little baby in there. When he just wants to rock or will sit on the swing and just swing like we did every night last summer. He's still there even if it only comes in spurts.
Happy Eighteen Months Jonah Man. You are the best boy a mama could ask for! ever.
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Wow, these are amazing girlie! Sweet little family and yummy light! I love his little outfit as well :)!
ReplyDeleteAw, so sweet! I love the crying photo. It keeps it real, knowing that yes, they are all sweet one moment and than crying the next. And they are just adorable!
ReplyDeleteI just couldn't resist that crying photo! He didn't want his daddy to put him down - so the happy pictures are actually AFTER the crying picture when he finally got over it.
DeleteThese pictures are so great! He is such a cutie and I love his outfit! I can't believe how well he is talking. Jackson loves being outside too! Happy 18 months Jonah!
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