18 Months!

6 months older and none the wiser, still eating food off the ground!

JJ and his new cousin : )

Michael, Krista, Tristan, and their new little boy came down this past weekend. It was the first time that all three boys spent the weekend together, so it was fun. For the most part, they did really well together, which was good. They chased each other up and down the hall, shared toys pretty well, and had a great time at the zoo. We took them into the petting zoo, returning to the "scene of the former crime." JJ wouldn't pet any of the animals, but had a great time raking the ground. I think he might be permanently scarred by goats : (

JJ is now 1 and a half! I remember how exciting it was to get the "and a half" when I was growing up, but I don't feel like that now! He's getting so old, it's pretty crazy : ) Not very much has changed in the last month, more words, not more sleeping, about the same amount of tantrums. He seems to be meeting all the "appropriate" milestones, which is good.

So I was talking to Krista this past weekend and she said that by 18 months, he "should" have at least 15 words and I said there's no way JJ has that many, then we started counting and he has way more than 15! I've never really sat down and counted, but it's crazy how many words he's saying now. He still tries to tell me stuff that I don't understand, but it's getting better every day.

Extremely random update - he now wears a size 7 shoe and either 24 months or 2T clothes. He's becoming a giant!

Another random update - I've been able to talk to Brian the last few days and they should be headed home. JJ and I are still counting the days, which will hopefully keep going down. This morning, JJ's first word out of his mouth was "dadda" and he wanted to look at Brian's picture on my phone. I'm so glad that he still remembers and loves him : )