The Nalley Family: Gibson is 18 months!!

Our little "G-Man" is already half-way to 2!

(And, yes, he finally has a nickname...Chandler also calls him "Bubby")

19 month Stats:

Height: 34 1/4...90%

Weight: 28.2...85%

HC...19 1/2...88%

He's got white-blonde hair, piercing blue eyes and 2 big dimples! YUMMY!!

Don't you just kinda want to eat him?!?

At 18 Months, here is what he does:

Plays Catch (He's surprisingly good!! But I may be biased)

Dances (more like just running in place and laughing)

Plays peek a boo & patty cake

Goes "Round and Round"

Rocks back and forth (Tick-tock - B taught him that)

Jumps (ish)

Gives kisses and hugs

Brushes his teeth...complete with random spitting along the way

Sweats (all the time!! always hot - even when I'm cold)

Eats with a fork and spoon (but insists on using the wrong end...still works)

He is constantly babbling, but only has a few ACTUAL words:

Na-na (mama)

Ribbit

Bubble

uh-oh

Get it

"Let it Go" (from popular Frozen movie)

eyes (and can point them out)

nose (and can point it out)

tick-tock

keys

knock, knock, knock (complete with hand motion)

dada

night-night

Quack

Shoes

E-I-E-I-O (Old MacDonald has a farm)

Loves:

Animals

Laughing (it's never hard to get him to laugh)

Socks

(It's actually a really weird fetish...just picks it up and throws it repeatedly for very long intervals of time)

Keys

(likes to set them down in different places, picks them up and repeats...again, for very long intervals of time)

His sisters

MAMA!

Brushing teeth

Putting on his shoes! (think he knows it means we are going somewhere

his pacifier (but is only allowed to have it in bed or carseat)

Fruit Loops

Outside

Baby First show - Hide and Seek

Mickey Mouse (does hot dog dance)

Going night-night...he starts getting giddy when the sound machine comes on and pacifier comes out

Sleeping Habits:

Sleeps 7:30pm - 7am

Naps 2-3 hours

will still sleep in carseat

still sleeps with head on bumpers...so cute!

Random: While G is a FABULOUS little sleeper, we have had SOOOO much trouble getting him to sleep away from home in a pack-n-play or crib. It's been miserable. FINALLY, when we went to my brother's wedding and I knew we would all 5 be sleeping in 1 hotel room, I tried something new. I brought 1 whole side of his bumper out of his crib and put it in the pack-n-play and he went right down with no trouble!!! That has been the problem! He sleeps with his head on the bumper and hasn't known what to do without it! Quirky little fella!! (And yes, we've tried giving him a small pillow and a million other things, but apparently it HAS to be THE bumper from his bed)

Eating:

Terrible.

He's very picky. I have no idea what he likes and it varies from day to day.

Food tastes better when walking around rather than sitting.

It also tastes better when coming from someone else's bowl/plate/placemat/etc...even if he has the EXACT same thing in front of him.

PB&J for lunch is about the only consistant thing he will eat. Everything else is just a gamble.

He LOVES his milk, though. He downs 3 full cups every single day.

Does NOT like water. Makes him MAD if you give it to him in his cup.

Life with G:

He can be a little exhausting these days. =)

He doesn't know how to communicate what he is wanting and gets really frustrated when I can't figure it out. He is also at the age where he is into everything. All the time. Contrary to picture above, he does not love to be in a stroller and loves to explore so things get a little tricky at the big sister's soccer games, swim practices, etc. I seriously bought a harness buddy (a leash made for toddlers) for this summer...just in case I need it. Don't judge!! Fortunately, his sisters are VERY helpful and patient!!

He is also super - fun!

His sisters LOVE to teach him new things and make him laugh! He cracks us all up and no one laughs harder about it than Gibson himself! He can also be quite cuddly! He LOVES to sit in my lap and watch TV and/or drink some milk.