How Could You Say No?

i know a lot of people think that lachlan is spoilt rotten.. and they are probably right.. but how am i supposed to say no to this face?

17 and a half months and counting..

well, lachlan is a fortnight away from being 18 months old so i thought i would do a quick update on his milestones..

height: 80cm
weight: 11.3kg
no of teeth: 11 (with another molar just about to cut through)

he can now run, kick a ball forward (often while running) and walk backwards
he can throw balls overarm (not always forward though)
he can walk up and down steps unassisted if there is a railing at a suitable height, otherwise he will crawl up or down (although he much prefers to walk holding onto someone's hands)
he can sit down on the platform at the top of a slide and wiggle himself onto the slide and then slide down sitting on his bottom
he can push himself backwards on his little ride-ons
he can wave hello/goodbye and blow kisses and will give cuddles and kisses when asked to (if he's in a good mood)
he does hand actions to twinkle twinkle little star, der glumph, itsy bitsy spider, open shut them and row row row your boat

he can self feed with finger food, and can use a spoon if you help by holding the bowl
he can drink out of a tumbler and put it back on the table (although is just as likely to deliberately knock it off the table)

he can point to his hair, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, belly, feet, toes, hands and fingers when asked

he can name mumma, dadda, grun grun (grandma), pop, nanna, barwa (barry), bree, cal, chor-cha (georgia), bud-a (buddy), lyn, leen (colleen)

he can say (or attempts to say) bowl, spoon, knife, cut, stick, bottle, cup, tea, pot, kettle, milo, milk, jar, bread, grapes, nana (banana), cheese, full, wine, cork, hot, cold, car, truck, did-der (digger), bus, bike, police, mower, mop, cd, chalk, teddy, ball, that, there, this, no, nope, up, down, more, walk, kick, ta, please, tractor, duck, shark, turtle, shoes, socks, shorts, shirt, bra, hat, box, soap, towel, hook, oil, scar, cork, book, tree, key, girl, star, moon, wo-wo (yo yo), chair, boo, tv, park, blue, green, yellow, red, two, three, four, go, stop, brella (umbrella), where are we, gymboree, yay, wow, ooohh, uh-oh, poo, bin

he will also reply to questions with noises like rar (what does the lion say), grrr (what does the teddy say), quack (what does the duck say), broom broom (what does the car say), shhh (what do you say when the baby's sleeping), choo choo (what does the train say), mooo (what does the cow say), meow (what does the kitty say), woof (what does the puppy say), arhhh (what does the bubba say), ssssss (what does the snake say), bok bok (what does the chicken say)

all in all, he is showing himself to be a smart little monkey!

Sore Tummies and All Grown Up

well, we survived easter but only just! lachlan had a sore tummy the whole weekend, but unfortunately for him, it was from a bout of gastro rather than too many chocolate eggs. john was out for the count for half the weekend as well, so i was pretty much on my own.. two sick boys in the house is not much fun! john's immune system managed to fight the bug off a bit faster than lachlan, who is still getting over the last of his symptoms, but his mood has been much improved today so he's definitely on the mend..

meanwhile, every now and again after dressing lachlan i look at him and wonder where my little baby went.. it's amazing how some outfits make him look so grown up!

Vroom Vroom Vroom

on our walk to the local shopping centre today, we found a motorbike ride outside the newsagent.. lachlan loves vehicles of all kinds but trucks and motorbikes are his favourites at the moment, so he insisted on having a ride, even though he couldn't touch the footrests and was almost horizontal when holding the handle bars..