18 Months

Weston has now hit the 18 month mark. He has changed so much over the last few months. He is much more interactive and it's obvious he understands so much more now. He's good at following simple directions like, "Go get the ball." He loves his job of bringing his cup to the sink after meals. He says a bunch of words, but you have to know the context to understand most of them still. We are still working hard at teaching him to at least attempt using his words before screaming, which is his preferred method of communication. He's the boss when it comes to music in the car. He fusses until we put on a kid's CD, and of course the Okee Dokee Brothers is his first choice. Weston loves all kinds of animals. He really gets a kick out of watching the birds and dogs in our neighborhood. He also loves playing in the sandbox, so I have a feeling we will be spending a lot of time there this summer.  He continues to be a good eater, at least when he's not sick. He had a nasty two week string of illnesses this month, with one trip to his pediatrician and two trips to urgent care. Within 16 days he managed to acquire a cold, bronchitis, pinkeye 3 times, strep throat, double ear infection, and pneumonia. He has fully recovered now and it's good to see him back to his normal and happier self. We have finally successfully weaned him off one of his reflux medications, but we still have one to go. We are going to attempt weaning him off that one now. If it's successful- great. If not- we'll be heading back to a GI specialist to see if there is anything else we need to know or learn about the root of his reflux. Everything checked out well at his 18 month check up this week. He continues to be off the charts, but is proportionate and on the same growth curve that he has been on for a while now. His doctor did refer to him as "massive" though, which kind of made me laugh. His current weight is 32 lb 6 oz (100%) and length is 2' 10.5" (98%). Here are a couple of pictures of our handsome, big boy.