Cole had his 18 month check up this earlier this month. He weighed 31 lbs, 11 oz (96 percentile) and was 35 inches long (99 percentile). I don't know how accurate the measurements were since he was kicking and screaming more than usual but I think it's pretty close. He is just so big!
Cole has really been doing some funny things lately. I never child proofed the top drawers in the kitchen because at the time, Cole couldn't reach. But now it's a total jackpot for him. He is constantly going into the drawers and grabbing handfuls of spoons or pens and pencils, cooking utensils - anything he can get his hands on. Before he would run away into the bathroom and close the door behind him but now he just runs and hides behind the curtains where he can safely take a look at his loot. He is so sneaky!!
He also has more words in his vocabulary. The most popular right now is "Oh no!" Anytime Cole doesn't like something, throws something on the ground, drops something on the ground, falls, etc., it's "oh no!" We're hearing it a lot lately. In addition to his other word "truck" he can now say "bus" which sounds more like "us", "choo" for train, "ish" for "fish", "bA" for "ball" and "da" for "daddy". He actually has quite a few of them now. And he can point out all sorts of things in his books like animals, airplanes, helicopters, different types of automobiles. But still no "ma ma" :(
I've also started to implement time outs. Not all the time, but when he repeatedly does something I ask him not to do. Like pulling my hair, hitting or throwing hard objects at people, etc. And I think it may be working! I'm sure there have been a few times when he had no idea why he was being punished but there have definitely been some improvements. For instance, when Cole throws his food/snacks all over the floor (which is everyday), he will actually help pick it up when I ask him to! I had to threaten a time out several times but now, he just helps when I ask :) He also comes to me sometimes when I need to change his diaper...and when I threaten a time out. They have to be used in conjunction with each other. He is still pulling my hair and hitting though...
This gorilla was the first thing Vere ever brought home for Cole (before he was even born). We always thought it would scare the crap out of him. But the gorilla has turned out to be no match for our big brute!
Here are some latest pics of Cole...
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| At the pumpkin patch |
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| Cole really wanted to get one of the big ones! |
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| But we ended up taking 2 small ones home. |
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| Handing pumkins off to Daddy. |
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| Cole's first shiner. I'm not exactly sure what happened. He was running his shopping cart into the back door over and over again. The next thing I know there was a crash and this nice bruise. Of course the next day was Cole's dr. appointment. Luckily he was crying so much his whole face was red. |
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| On the Legoland train with Daddy! |
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| Spraying the Legoland frogs. |
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| Showing Lucy what he did to the gorilla! |
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| Hanging out with big sister Lucy. |
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| Me and Cole. A rare moment of calm after a 2+ hour nap...which is also rare... |
