Update

Here's an update on T-Max's stats for his 18 month check up. 

Weight:  21 lbs 11 oz    3rd percentile
Height:  31 1/2 in          25th percentile
Head:  18 1/2 in            25th percentile

He's slightly dropping in his percentiles, but he's still on a normal curve for him.  Doc says that he'll just likely continue to be a lean, and that with childhood obesity on the rise, she's glad to have one lean healthy little guy.  He's still a good eater and sleeps well, sleeping 12 hours at night and a 2-3 hour nap during the day. 

He's been working hard on using a fork and spoon the past couple of months.  The fork has been easier for him, but I'd say he's finally getting the hang of using the spoon.  He loves to feed himself cereal, and then when he's done, he likes to drink the milk out of the bowl. 

He plays so well with N these days.  They have fun playing tag or just chasing each other around the house.  Their favorite thing to do together is roll around together with N's blankie (which has become one of his favorites also!) or in her bed after nap or just before bath.  Peter and I say they remind us of two little puppies playing together. 

One new milestone for N is that she is starting to read!  She's just reading some 3 or 4 letter words with short vowel sounds.  I made her some index cards with word families on them, and she loves to read them especially when she's on the potty!  I wasn't teaching her to read, just working on letter sounds, but one day I was listening to her "read" one of her books, and she was sounding out the word "bat" on one of the pages.  She was so excited that she wanted to read more words. 

We celebrated Mother's Day early today because my mom's working tomorrow and Peter's got a photo shoot.  We made lunch for my mom including paninis (with chicken, basil, sundried tomatoes, and provolone cheese on ciabatta bread), salad, and blueberry crumb cake.  Over lunch, we each took turns sharing with her why she is so special to us.  She was moved to tears, and I think she was blessed.  Earlier in the week, Peter had given me the day off.  It was a great refreshing time to be alone, and even have lunch with an old friend.  And then today, he made us dinner - one of my favorites, breakfast for dinner.  I hope to post pics from our day soon.  Happy Mother's Day to all you mommies!