16 Months Old!

Well, Mr. Koleton is now officially 16 months old!  Time goes by so quickly!  We now say that he has officially reached "toddler-hood" because he can be such a little stinker at times! He is tall enough to reach things now... especially things he isn't supposed to have!  A few days ago he reached up onto the dining table and pulled the pepper shaker down and started licking the top. I just looked at him and he ran up to me and gave me his BIG cheesy grin and licked the top again! When I asked for the shaker back, he grinned at me again and took off running... another of his favorite things to do these days, the exact OPPOSITE of what we ask!  He is a better eater than ever, especially when it comes to mashed potatoes, broccoli, and condiments lol Yes, you heard (read) correctly... my boy LOVES condiments! Sour cream, A-1 sauce, ketchup, Italian dressing, ranch...if it is a sauce we are using, he wants it! Not for his food either! He just goes straight in with his fingers (or whole hand depending on the condiment haha)!  It is so bad that we have to hide the bottles/containers from him so he will eat real food!  

He is wearing 18 month clothes now, though the pants are still a little big (12 months are getting too short and a little tight in the waist!) and some sleeves are a bit long and a size 5 tennis shoe!  He jumped from a 3 to a 5! I think they are a little big, but that doesn't stop him from getting around! He LOVE LOVE LOVES being outside! Just about every night right now (until it gets too much colder) after dinner we take him outside and let him run around.  He has a car that he can ride in and push himself with his feet (though he doesn't do that yet) and he will ride around the yard in that, or take Walter's ball from him and taunt the poor dog with it!  It is always a fight to bring him back inside just because he loves being outdoors so much! 

When Koleton is interested in something, or is really playing with his toys, his new thing to do is lay down on his stomach.  We got him a Leapster (educational video game) at a thrift store for Christmas. Since he is too young to really understand it or play with it, we figured it would just be something that makes noise, lights up, and is electronic that may hold his attention when he has to sit somewhere (like at dinner waiting for food).  We "tested" it on him the day we got it and he grabbed it and laid down next to his daddy on his tummy and started playing with it! It was too cute!

Another of his favorite things lately is taking his OWN shower!  It started with him showering with me in the mornings, and then once the temperature started dropping, I didn't want him running around naked while I got myself dressed, so I left him in the shower on his own to stay warm. Now he LOVES it!  He practically kicks me out of the shower before I am done! lol!  Goofy kid :)

He is growing so much!  He is so smart and understands so much! He does sign language for "more", "eat", "thank you", "help", "bye-bye", "milk", and "all done".  He waves bye bye to everyone, and night night to his daddy when I go to lay him down at night :) His stranger anxiety seems to be easing up a lot lately too!  He may be stubborn and frustrating at times but he is our perfect little boy and we wouldn't trade him for anything in this world!!!!