July 1, 2013
Reuben is 18 Months Old!
Weight- 23.2 lbs (39%)
Height- 19 3/4 in. (86%)
We just love this little man!
He's super laid-back
and is always smiling!
He loves to do things to make us smile.
Although that rarely involves speaking.
He says a few choice words like Momma, Dad, Milk, Please,
Thank you, Shoes, Hat, and Baby and that's about all I think.
But he's really good at imitating noises that we make.
Much like his elder brother,
he's a super good traveler and loves his carseat.
He sleeps pretty well at night
(Goes to bed between 8-8:30 and gets up between 7-8)
and still takes a morning and afternoon nap.
He has a lot of nicknames
(Mainly from Dad)
like Reu, Reuster, Reust, Stinky McGee,
and Reuberry because of his serious love for blueberries.
(This picture was after eating a blueberry smoothie.)
He's a pretty good eater, but his favorites are fruits,
like blueberries, watermelon, and cantaloupe.
He also likes whole wheat bread, cheese and treats.
His also loves MILK!
This boy LOVES his milk in his sippy cup!!
He's very obedient and will do his best to follow instructions
like "Come to Momma" or "It's tubby time."
This doesn't mean he doesn't know how to cause trouble.
He definitely keeps me on my toes.
He does his fair share of climbing.
And he definitely gets into things.
Like the time that he dumped out an entire container of canola oil
at Grandma and Grandpa Martin's house.
And he's learned to toilet-paper the bathrooms.
But he's too cute to get into trouble!
He has a serious obsession with shoes!
The first thing that he does every morning is go to the closet,
find his shoes and put them on.
Then he will match up shoes
and line them up on our kitchen floor.
Kinda quirky, but cute!
He loves to play peek-a-boo.
He LOVES to read books!
He never even tears paper books.
He will study each page intently and then after a while
turn the page, like he's actually reading it.
He also loves his doggie!
He's very tender and soft as he plays with Sawyer's Baby.
He will whisper "baby" and snuggle and kiss him.
He loves his thumb more than pretty much anything.
His trademark is left thumb in his mouth
and right hand in his hair.
He is a big snuggler,
and saves his best snuggles for his Momma.
(Which Momma LOVES!!)
He's a pretty serious Momma's boy!
But he still loves to hang out with his Dad!
I love this picture.
But his very favorite thing to do is be
with his big brother Sawyer!
Sawyer just adores him!
We all do!
What a wonderful 18 months it has been!
