eighteen

Our tiny sweet love is now eighteen months old. Monday was his 18-months day. I kind of like the multiples of 9 months. I feel like it has an important developmental significance, at least when they are this little. It makes more sense than multiples of a year. It's kind of interesting too. At 9 months, Isaac had started walking. At 18 months, the developmental area I see taking off is his language. He still is very advanced in his gross motor skills - now he jumps with both feet off the ground! But, he is learning new words at a very fast pace now! I wonder what he will be like at 27 months? Good thing there are many days, weeks, and months to enjoy before then though.

Yesterday, we had a snow day! They cancelled school in the 4J school district, meaning that most off-site practica were cancelled. Mine was cancelled anyway, but I was going to go to a meeting and didn't have to, so we just enjoyed the snow for an hour and were able to move Isaac's 18-month checkup earlier in the day. It had been scheduled during his nap time so I was glad they could see him earlier.

At the doctor we discussed his weight because we have been concerned about it. He was 34" tall, so in the 90th percentile for his age, but only 23 lbs 8 ounces, or about the 20th percentile for weight. I can't find the weight he was at at 12 months, but it looks like he's only gained a little over 4 pounds since he was 9 months... I guess you can see why we are worried for our little sweet boy. So, we have some ideas for how to increase the amount of food he's eating and we'll be trying them out over the next month or so.

Tomorrow we'll be going to Grandma and Grandpa's for Thanksgiving! Mmmm, we are looking forward to it!