19 Months...

19 Months

New:
-Puts up one finger if you count or say who's number one?
-Loves ring-around-the-rosie (goes around in circle and then plops down)

Developmental:
-Meltdowns are not as frequent as they were a month ago, but he still has them
-Gives great kisses & hugs
-Still just 4 teeth (2 bottom teeth & 2 top teeth)
-He takes direction very well, excellent at putting things away; Knows exactly what I'm asking for when I say "go get your dinosaur book" or what his other books are
-Loves the itsy bitsy spider & ring-around-the rosie songs
-Eating with utensils
-Loves anything to do with trucks (books, real, toys)
-Great with going up stairs and even getting better coming down holding onto hands
-Wants to brush his teeth every night once we get home
-Loves to play with his train & flash cards
-Likes coloring
-Puts things in the trash when asked
-Great throwing arm
-Seems to love animals
-He knows all of his body parts
-He screams, loudly, when he's excited
-Puts his hands up for "touchdown" or how big are you
-When we ask him to turn himself or something around he mimics my finger of spinning in a circle
-If he sees a fire truck or ambulance (real or picture), he'll spin his finger to mean 'siren'

Vocab:
dada (this is still the main word)
mama
Ahh Daa (is his word for Please and potentially thank you)
up
apple
turtle
JoJo (His teacher's name is MaryJo)
Aiden (aah-den)
Hi
Moo
Quack Quack
woof woof
Yah
Bye
All done
All gone
baaaa (sheep noise)
New ones:
Nouh
oh
baabaa
'ruck (I think this is truck)
Hat
Hot
hot dog
elbow
cup
ball
baby
pat
home
apron
tractor
knock
heart
oval
Book

Animal Noises:
He knows what sounds the lion, cow, sheep, dog, duck, frog, elephant, rabbit & cat make.

Sleeping (hasn't changed except he's on a pattern of waking up on the early side):
-Wakes up around 5:30-6am every day, even on weekends
-Takes one nap in the afternoon, usually 2 hrs
-At home on the weekends, most times he takes his 2 hr nap in the late morning
-Asleep by 7:30pm each night (on average)

Clothes:
-12/18 Months for shirts, sweaters, PJs
-18 Months pants are still a bit long but fitting better
-Shoes: Size 4/5 depending on the shoe - this happened quickly
-Diapers: Pampers Size 4 Cruisers

Feeding (Really hasn't changed that much in a month):
-He drinks mainly milk or sometimes water from sippy cups
-Three meals a day: (typical menu for school)
--Breakfast: pancake, waffle, cereal bar or muffin with his sippy cup
--AM Snack: Cheerios & fruit (bananas or strawberries) or graham crackers
--Lunch: Grilled Cheese or Hot dog & cheese, applesauce and milk in sippy cup
--PM Snack: snack bar, fruit, graham crackers, or yogurt
--Dinner: the staples are: PB&J, Hot Dogs, Grilled Cheese, cheese pizza, egg but he will eat veggies & fruit in the Gerber containers (he loves to feed himself)
-- Does not like food with texture
--Loves to get out the bread from the fridge so he can have a slice

Likes:
Being outside, water, taking baths, Bubbles, going down slides, Singing ABCs, reading books, pushing his truck, playing blocks, vaccum, being chased by Daddy, showing off that he knows his body parts, medicine, sweeping

Dislikes:
textured food, at home he won't eat fresh fruit besides apples