20 Months

Grant and his airplane hat and new airplane

Growth:  At a weight check on 8/21 that Grant’s doctor from Chicago wanted us to have, Grant weighed 24 lbs 4 oz (up almost 1 pound!).  Grant is wearing 18-24 month and 2T clothes, size 5 and 6 shoes, and size 4 diapers (it may be time to move up to 5’s pretty soon).   

Teeth:  No new teeth this month…  still holding steady at 16

Grant and cousins Owen and Kylie

Language/Comprehension:  Grant’s language and speech has grown by leaps and bounds this month.  For the most part, I have honestly lost track of “new words” because there are multiple new words everyday.  It is getting easier and easier to understand what he is saying.  His latest obsession is putting two and three words together and repeating phrases.  His first full sentence was “I want more please” and another favorite “Where’s the football?”  He can say his ABC’s through G without help and will repeat them in their entirety after you say each letter.  When asked what color a not quite ripe tomato was he answered “orange” but does still get confused with colors quite a bit and things are often blue.  He sings raining, pouring (as in It’s raining, it’s pouring) and up above the world so high.       

Grant and Addie taking a bath

Some words I did remember to write down that were new this month:  pig, sheep, balloon, football, sorry, ready-set-go, pizza, happy birthday, good morning, open, close, yellow, Ben, help, adios, uno, dos, tres (when asked to count, he will usually count in Spanish instead of English).

Mobility:  Grant is still running all over the place and becoming more and more coordinated by the day.  His hand eye coordination is getting better as can be see with his tee, ball, and bat.  He also jumped and his feet actually left the ground (8/27).

 

He'll put anything on that tee and try to swing at it

Grant-isms:  Grant now insists on having his own napkin at meals and if we salt and pepper our food we have to pretend salt and pepper his food.  He likes to specify possession of everything… mommy’s car, daddy’s car, and when folding the laundry he will point out who the various articles of clothing belong to and he is always correct!  He also bosses the dogs and says “no Monty no” or “Bucky naughty.”   

Things he likes:  I think like is too mild a word when it comes to Grant’s obsession with the book Goodnight Moon.  Before bed every night and as soon as the words “let’s get ready for bed” come out of our mouths Grant is already saying “night night moon” over and over.  Not until after we have read Goodnight Moon can we read a different book. 

Grant also loves his crocs.  When we leave the house Grant will say “shoes on please” and walk over to the shelf with our shoes and grab his crocs every single time.  Then when you try to put a different pair of shoes on, he has a meltdown.   

Up to this point Grant has shown very little interest in TV and it isn’t something we have pushed.  He has recently discovered Curious George and loves watching.  On our way home in the afternoons before we are even close to the house Grant will say “George on please.”  I am happy that after about 15 minutes of George he is over it and on to something else.  He is still not obsessed with TV nor does he even pay attention unless George, football, or baseball are on. 

 

Funniest moment(s) this month:  Recently, I opened the oven and asked Grant to stay back because it was hot.  Grant then proceeded to open a drawer in the kitchen and pull out oven mits and put them on.  He now does this anytime you tell him something is hot. 

Biggest change(s) this month:  Grant moved up to toddler II room at daycare on 8/17 and seems to be doing very well with the transition. 

Firsts:  We had a cookout at our house with several of Grant’s friends and their families from daycare.  All of the children had such a great time and it was so much fun to see how they interact and play with each other.

 

The three amigos on a wagon ride

Pool party at the cook out!

We also attended a Timber Rattlers game which was not actually a first.  We went last year when Grant was 7 months old but this time around he enjoyed it much more as can be expected given his age and his recent obsession with baseball. 

Illnesses:  NONE!!!  It has been utterly quiet this month… A very welcome change.  All biopsy results came back normal and negative and we are now over one month post-op and Grant is still symptom and C Diff free!