When you don't think they aren't listening

The other day Fisher was walking around jabbering into a phone. I said, "Fish, who you calling?" Justin responded for him, "One call, that's all."

And I think he doesn't listen.

Hunter at 18 months

Hunter is now officially 18 months old. He weighs 19 lbs 15 oz. He is our bite-size but brave little boy. He has 5 teeth and more coming in. He is our best little eater right now. He is still eating stage 3 baby foods and baby cereal. We are working on desensitizing his gag reflex. Hunter is now officially on whole milk, he prefers it with a little chocolate syrup in it.

Some of the things Hunter is doing right now:
*Loves getting out of the tub and getting wrapped in a towel.
*Loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
*Loves kisses from mom, dad, and grandma.
*He is starting to make mumbling sounds. We are working on the constant sounds.
*He loves to stand and hold your fingers.
*Loves his bum changed.
*Likes to crawl over to the toy box and reach for new toys.
*Loves going for car rides.
*Loves it when Justin pushes him in his Mickey Car.

Hunter is still working hard with physical and occupational therapists. Recently he mastered the army crawl, getting from his tummy to his bum and getting up on all fours. Right now we are working on getting into tall knees, crawling (with lots of help from mom and dad), putting small snacks into his own mouth, and sleeping through the night.

We love you Hunter! We are so proud of all the hard work you do to reach all the little milestones.


Our little sunglass stud. Hunter has a light sensivity when we go out in the sun so he wears sunglasses.


Justin likes to push Hunter in the Mickey Car. They can get going pretty fast.


Hunter in the saucer. A little grouchy it looks like.


Hunter is working on getting into tall knees. I put a toy just out of his reach and it motivates him to get up on his keens. He loves Noah's Ark from the Little People set.

Fisher at 18 months

Fisher the Tornado is officially 18 months now. He is the best baby ever. He is into EVERYTHING! Fisher weighs 26 lbs 12 oz. He has 12 teeth and more coming in. He is very particular about what he eats and usually will only eat if he is feeding himself with no help from mom or dad.

Some of the things Fisher is doing right now:
*Climbing on everything...loves to climb on the chair to the kitchen sink.
*Loves bath time, especially with Justin in the big jetted tub.
*Must have his dinosaur to fall asleep.
*Words he can say are: shoes, dad, diggity-dog, Justin, thank you, bye, hi, pick-up, hello, uh-oh, no.
*Follows Justin around almost 100% of the time.
*Loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
*Wants to be outside all of the time.
*Runs to the door when someone knocks.
*Likes to eat snacks on the couch like brother Justin.
*After he drinks his bottle he takes it to the kitchen sink. Same with his snack bowl.
*Still plays in the toilet whenever the chance arises.
*Loves climbing the stairs.
*Sleeps all night if he doesnt soak through his diaper.

We love our Fisher!

Fisher eating by himself with a glass plate and fork. This is the only way he will eat french toast.


I sometimes have to contain the Tornado in the pack-n-play. This is him watching cartoons.


Fisher up to the counter on a chair. This time he is eating lunch. He thought he was so big!

Wrestling with Dad

Justin and Tyler have a routine every night. They go into mom and dad's room to go potty and brush teeth and then they come to the kitchen to make chocolate milk and then they head back to mom and dad's room to wrestle on the bed. After some wrestling and some "tricky-tricks" Dad puts Justin to bed with songs or a book. Justin loves this nightly routine. Mom loves it too cause it's all Dad and Justin. On Tyler's late night Justin always says, "It's not bed time yet. I am waiting for my dad to get home to wrestle on mom and dad's bed." It really is the cutest thing but it is always a knock out drag out for Mom to put Justin to bed when Dad is still at work.

Fisher and the Stairs

Fisher is a busy body! The only thing that keeps him content for very long is throwing toys down the stairs. This day it happened to be the bag of play-doh toys.

Bowling

We finally took Justin bowling. It was so much fun. Justin loved it! We went bowling with our good friends the Page's. Justin and Wyatt are the best of buddies. Fisher and Hunter were so so good. They stayed right in the stroller the whole time. Fisher got a bit anxious towards the end but we managed to keep him happy! We will definately do this again.