16 Months!

The 21st day of every month marks special milestones in our house.  Today, it means that Elijah is exactly 16 months old, it means that I'm exactly 4 months away from turning 30 (yikes) and it marks exactly 2 months until baby girl's due date.  Lots of exciting things going on!

It seems like every month that goes by, we fall more and more in love with Elijah.  He is our sweet, silly, happy, easy going little boy.  He is full of personality and expressions, but only lets those closest to him see that side.  He is still very shy around strangers and other kids, often hiding behind Mom's legs or burying his head away so he doesn't have to look at them.

He has really lost his "baby" look and people tend to think he's older than he really is (most think he's around 2 years old!).  Unfortunately, he still gets mistaken for a little girl sometimes, which I have yet to understand.

Here's a little look at what Elijah is up to at 16 months:

Weight: 25.5 lbs
Height: 33 inches
(Both measurements were taken by me, so  they may be off by a little)

Food: While he used to eat anything & everything, he's become more particular about what he will & won't eat.  Favorites include any type of fruit, broccoli, corn, green beans, cereal, yogurt and anything that is probably considered not too healthy (pizza, ice cream etc.).  He will not eat ground beef.  Chicken has become hit or miss...along with many of the main items to any meal.  He still LOVES milk, drinking about 20oz a day and would probably drink more if we gave it to him.

Sleep: Still takes 2, 1.5 hour naps each day, sleeps about 11 hours a night.

Language & Associations: Mama, Dada, car, banana, buh bye, oatmeal, Elmo, Papa, uncle, grandma & bubbles.  He likes to hold up objects and try to repeat the names of each thing.  Sometimes, he goes on talking spurts where he'll just babble non-stop and point to things.  How I wish I knew what he was trying to say!  He can tell you the sounds that a lion, cat, cow & giraffe (we made up this sound) make. 

He always associates the word "bye-bye" with Dada.  Whenever we put on his socks & shoes, he says "car?" & when he sees pictures of monkeys, he says "nana".

Play: He loves to be outside!  We go to the park probably every other day.  Some of his favorites right now include bubbles, his sand table, the hose, balls, reading books, cars & anything with animals.

His bedroom is starting to look more like a big boy room.  The rocking chair has been replaced with his own tiny chair & the changing pad is no longer on his dresser.

I leave you with a few more pictures of his ever changing expressions: