18 Months Old

Yes, we have a little boy who is 18 months old now and we sometimes call him "E". Our family is known to shorten names and somehow EMH has gotten just the letter "E". Sometimes we call him "Ev" but lately a lot of our family have been calling him "E". Granddaddy, calls him "Big E". Ampy calls him "Little E"... (Ampy's name starts with an E so he says he is "Big E" and EMH is "Little E"). SLH has even started calling AEH, "A". Not sure what our deal is. I guess but we just like to use letters around our house. :)
Now back to our sweet boy who is growing up too fast! I get really sad and it reminds me how fast he is growing when I have to go up in sizes when buying him clothes. He is doing and saying new things every day. He will try to say just about anything we ask him too and he is starting to put two and three words together. SLH gave him a "gape" (grape) the other day and he said "tank ooo daddee". Nothing melts my heart more than when he pats me and says "oh momma". And yes, we still think he is the smartest little boy ever!
One of his favorite things right now is airplanes, “A-A’s” as he calls them. He is always looking for them and pointing them out when we are in the car or outside. He even hears them in the house and says “A-A” and makes the sound of them. Juju and Granddad got him a big one to hang from the ceiling in his room and he loves it! He wakes up saying “A-A”.


Who looks the most excited in this picture??

Another favorite thing right now is shoes. He wears all of our shoes. He goes from Audrey’s red Dorothy slippers to mine and Stacey’s shoes to his rain boots. Whosoever he can get to he will put them on.

We have started giving him a spoon to eat with. He is not very good at it yet but he thinks he is so big and he loves it. He usually ends up putting the food on the the spoon with his hand and then he puts the spoon in his mouth. He tries so hard and it usually becomes a game and a distraction so we don't give the spoon to him until the end of his meal. Notice which hand he is using. He uses his left hand everytime. Not sure if that means anything yet but I think it's neat because I am left handed.

EMH loves his big sister and AEH loves her little brother! AEH is such a great big sister. She looks out for him and loves to help him do things. They both miss each other when they are apart for any reason. They have been playing more together now that EMH is older and can do more. Yes, there are times when I hear a little fussing but it is rare.

There are some trying times with our little man. He has a temper and sometimes throws things, he hates to get his teeth brushed and he is not the best dinner guest when going out to eat. We have to choose our times and places wisely when selecting where we eat. You know, he is just 18 months old so we've got to give him a little break. The best thing of all is that he is our "E" and we love him so much! He brings many laughs and smiles to our days!