Zachary 18 Months

STILL OUR LITTLE PEANUT:

Zachary Frederick Jones 1 day (6 lbs 10 oz)

Zachary 18 months (18 lbs 11 oz)

On January 1st, Zachary turned 18 months old. Despite his numerous trips to the pediatrician's office, his label of failure to thrive, his allergy to milk and eggs, the multiple medicines he's been on, and the countless number of times he's been stuck with a needle to draw blood, he is still a lovable little snuggler with a big personality and a fearless sense of adventure. He is finally gaining weight and trying new foods (he likes to 'race' with Daddy). He weighs a whopping 18 lbs 11 oz! (who could have known when Amber nicknamed him lil' peanut that it would stunt his growth...JK) He loves sausage, ground turkey, pineapple, mandarin oranges, fish sticks, french fries, and tomatoes, but chicken fries from Schwans are still his absolute favorite. This was the first time he tried eating two at the same time!

He is finally starting to talk more and can probably say about 50 words. Zachary also loves to sing! In the past few weeks, he has started singing to the songs on some of the kids' CDs and will sing the alphabet with me (getting a few letters correct). He adores his big brother and will follow him where ever he goes. Whenever you hear Zachary saying "ready, set, go" which sounds more like "eh, eh, doe" you can bet that he and his big brother are racing from room to room with their blankies in their hands or mouths. Zachary has named his blankie "Be-Be". He loves to bite it and have us bite the other end and then sneeze and let it fall. Zachary's love for balls, trains, and animals continues, but he has also become obsessed with Monster Trucks. He is always racing them around the house, including up and down the stairs. In the video below, you'll notice how much alike my two boys really are:


Remind you of anyone parking their trains?
At least he doesn't just leave them "parked". He does play with them!


On his 1 1/2 b-day we took him to Cartoon Cuts to get his hair cut for the second time (first time by Boagie see past post). I had read about how neat this place was with Tv's for the kids to watch and a cool elephant hose to wash their hair. I was expecting the stylist to be friendly and was greatly disappointed when neither of the boys had a great experience (the haircuts were good). Mikie, of course, wouldn't wear the cape and they didn't have a vacuum attached to their clippers so hair was everywhere making him itchy. Then he fussed because he couldn't see the TV while she was cutting his bangs. I thought he'd love the elephant hose since it's his favorite animal, but he didn't even want to try it. Zachary screamed most of the time and didn't want to hold still despite our greatest attempts at distracting him. The stylist didn't offer to give me any of his hair or the certificate I had read about so we left and will never go back. We're sticking with our barber on route 17!

Zachary is excelling in the mini-tot gymnastic class we attend on Mondays. He is able to do a forward roll on his own and recognizes the routine of saying "TaDa" when he steps on a star. In the video below he shows off his new talent:

I've saved the best for last: HIS LAUGH! He is such a goofey little guy and gets tickled at the silliest things. In this last video, I was trying to capture him saying his numbers with the Discovery Toys count down race car but of course as soon as I turned on the camera he stopped counting. However, I did capture some of his silliness and that great laugh! We love you Zachary!!!