22 Months

 

Using the "mouth" of his pumpkin to smile for the camera

Growth:  According to our home scale Grant is weighing in at 25.8 lbs so still pretty much the same from last month.  According to his growth chart, he is measuring in at roughly 33.5” so that puts him up by about 1/2".  No changes in clothes really… Grant is wearing 18-24 month, 24 month, and 2T clothes, size 6 shoes, and size 4 diapers.   

Teeth:  No new teeth this month… still holding steady at 16.  Although his fingers have been in his mouth non-stop this month and he has been gnawing and chewing on both sides way in the back so I have the feeling his 2 year old molars are right around the corner. 

Language/Comprehension:  Language is still evolving on a daily basis and he loves reading.  Grant has become much more inquisitive and likes to know what is going on.  If Matt or myself walk out of the room, he will ask “Daddy/Mommy go?”  Also, it doesn’t matter what we are doing or if he can see us he will ask “Daddy/mommy doing?” As you can see he truncates and often leaves off where did… or what are…  There was one night where Grant asked “Daddy doing?” to which I answered “the dishes” and Grant followed up with “why?”  I laughed out loud and said to Matt oh great it is starting.  Hopefully it doesn’t turn into why, why, why!  So far he usually only asks why once and then he is done.  Another favorite lately is when Matt or I leave the room and he is left by himself he will yell mom/dad over and over until we walk back into the room.

He can say his ABC’s in their entirety.  For a while he would say what he knew and then hum the tune to the letters he didn’t and then pick up again when he knew the letters again.  If you spell Grant, he knows it is his name and will point to himself and say “Grant!”

Grant also loves to do his robot voice.  He has a shirt with a robot on it and which initiated the entire thing but now he will do his robot voice out of the blue and say "My name is Grant. I am a robot."

Mobility/Coordination:  This kid might just be a baseball all-star.  He LOVES putting his ball on his tee and swinging and man can he connect with it about 90% of the time.  His throws are also becoming much harder, further and accurate.  He has about the same accuracy regardless of the hand he uses to throw the ball.  We have been working on catching and the concept but he isn’t quite there yet.

Always a helper!

Grant-isms:  If Grant spills something whether it is on himself or on the floor he will say “clean it up,” go to the drawer in the kitchen with towels and wash cloths, and clean himself or the spill up.   

He likes to tear his food apart (like toast) and then eat it.

Grant will ask us to kiss it all better every time he gets what he thinks is an owie and sometimes he will even kiss it himself and then go about his business. 

When asked whether he is going to have a baby brother or baby sister Grant’s answer is always “baby sister.”  Why?  We are not sure… maybe he knows something that we don’t.

Grant will always say “I love you mommy/daddy” whenever we have to leave the house and we tell him bye.  Get him in public and he isn’t nearly as vocal though. 

Things he likes:  He is definitely no longer scared of “big pumpkin.”  He will pick him up and carry him all over the house, sit with him on the couch, and give him hugs and kisses.

Kissing "Big Pumpkin"

He is very into his trains right now.  Last year for Christmas he got a train set and train table (knowing he would grow into it). Well, he has and he loves playing trains.    

Choo Choo!

Funniest moment(s) this month:  When you ask him for a thumbs up, he sticks up his index finger with a big proud smile. 

He will play peek-a-boo and cover his face (usually with his hat when we are riding in the car or diaper during diaper changes) and he says “Where did grant go?”

Grant is seriously the sweatiest kid I know.  We could send him to bed naked and not cover him with a blanket and he would still be drenched.   Jokingly, Matt and I were saying that he will need deodorant by kindergarten otherwise he will be the stinky kid. 

Biggest change(s) this month:  This month we decided to move Grant to his big boy toddler bed.  We figured it will only be a matter of time before baby is here and we need the crib.  We wanted to be able to focus on the transition without the worry of having a newborn.  It was a little rough in the beginning, but then by day four he had about three good days in a row.  Then, he digressed and we had another rough week of playing the up down I don’t want to stay in bed game (Not cool!).  To date, he is doing much better and if he does get out of bed it is only usually one time. 
 

First night in his big boy bed

Firsts:  Trick or treat… he dressed up for Halloween last year but only being 9 months old we didn’t actually take him door to door trick or treating.  He did great and would say trick or treat the entire way up the driveway/sidewalk but as soon as the door opened he would get quiet and start backing up.   



Sampling some pumpkin during carving... note the CRAZY hair!

Posing with our family of pumpkins

Our crazy "Thing 1"

 

First haircut!  I know almost two and he hadn't had a haircut yet... Matt was reluctant because he liked the fro.  Go figure :)  Grant did great and looks like such a handsome little boy. 

He also peed on potty at daycare!  He has done it at home several times but it had been awhile.  It is my hope that when I am off of work the week between Christmas and New Year’s we can make the transition to underwear and have him potty trained before he goes back to daycare on Jan 2^nd and before baby 2 arrives in April!

Illness:  Other than a cold/cough with no fever it has been another quiet month!