18 months

On Thanksgiving, Grant turned 18 months old. Granty loved spending the holiday with Grammy and Papa, his aunt and uncles and cousin, and of course his beloved bff, Daisy (my mom's dog). We had such a fun time. After our Thanksgiving feast, Grant graced us all with a mini talent show in which he demonstrated all his recent tricks for the family. At 18 months old, his talents include pointing to many of his body parts such as head, hair, ears, nose, teeth, arms, tummy, legs, and toes. That night he also pointed to his eyes for the first time (he was previously confusing them with ears). He also does "flips." I say "Granty, do a flip," and he bends over and puts his head on the ground until I come and help him through the rest of the maneuver. He also "spins" and "rolls." He does the motions for The Itsy Bitsy Spider, although he never sings a note, and also does the motions for If You're Happy and You Know It. He loves to give high fives, and while we were there he learned "knuckles" from his Papa. Here are the only pictures we managed to take that trip--at Zoo Lights in Tacoma.

I am in constant awe at the speed this little guy learns. He is constantly mimicking us, and constantly picking up a new trick or word. He now says "ow" really loud when things touch him (I'm embarrassed to say I think he learned that from me.) And will hold up one finger when you ask him how old he is. He leads the music whenever we sing at church or at home. He sits at the piano for at least 10 minutes a day (totally per his request) plunking at the keys, and bobbing and swaying to the music. He even turns the pages of the music, and will occasionally try and switch books. This kid watches his dad like a HAWK I tell you!

He really is following in his dad's footsteps when it comes to hobbies. He has a little basket ball hoop and can make non-dunk shots! (From like 3 inches away.) Speaking of basketball, Jared was THRILLED to hear that his 18 month check-up stats reported a growth spurt! He has been slowly creeping his way onto the charts from being below in almost everything, but this time the doctor was shocked to report that Grant's height has SOARED into the 70th percentile! His weight even made it onto the chart this time at a whopping 4th percentile! Nice--He truly is his dad's son.

I could go on and on about our special boy. He is tough to keep up with some days, but every night when he goes to sleep and Jared and I are enjoying our time alone, we miss him. He has so much personality, and is so funny! When we laugh, he laughs. He pretends to talk on the phone, and he jabbers away and laughs to whoever he is talking to. Yesterday when I was putting him down for his nap, he suddenly pinched his nose and started making snoring noises! Where on earth did he learn that?? I started cracking up and then so did he. He is seriously like my little friend. Love that little boy!