Jayce had his 18 month check up last Friday. It is really hard to believe that he is a year and half already. Most days I think its flown by, but when I really think of how much he's grown and how much we have done since we had him it seem like so much. Jayce weighed 25lbs 8oz, and was 32 1/2"tall. He seems to be keeping steady with his own growth curve. The doctor said he seems really healthy and happy. He is in the 50% for weight, height, and head circumference.
One concern we had been dealing with is his eating habits. He started off doing really well, from about 6 months-14 months he really seemed to eat everything we offered to him. Jayce was a great eater. But the last 4 months have seemed to get more difficult. He doesn't really want to eat any proteins or meat, except dino chicken nuggets. He isn't eating any vegetables right now, and wont really eat what we are eating. The doctor said usually at his age they will eat parts of our meals, but not Jayce. We have actually had to start feeding him baby food again, because that is all we can get him to eat. The doctor said that based on his weight and the fact he seems to be on track with everything else, she isn't concerned at this point. She said it is fairly common for Jayce's age to be picky. So I guess we will continue to try feeding him and offering him different foods in hope that he will change his mind.
Jayce currently has 16 teeth. He only has 1 more set of molars to come in. I think that usually happens around 2 years old. I an not looking forward to those. Jayce had a really difficult time with getting his eye teeth in. We had a rough 201/2 months teething.
Jayce is really starting to learn a lot of words, direction, and he is constantly watching us. He seems to be really mechanical with things. He loves getting things out (like our kitchen utensils) and putting things back. He says momma, dadda, cat, dog, kitty, outside, gentle, more, please, thank you, hi, bye-bye, toons (cartoons) and more. He also can count to 3. We say 1 and he will say 2 - 3. Its really cute.
Jayce really likes to go outside. I try to take him to the park as much as possible. I also let him run around the backyard when its nice enough. But I think Jayce feels really special when Pat takes him out in the garage and front yard. He loves pushing the broom around and playing with Pats tools. He can spend hours out there with Pat. I think it is so cute.
Well it had been a while since I had updated our blog with much information, so I thought I would give an update.
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