18 months!

Happy 18 months to Andrew! This troublemaker is up to all sorts of things these days. He's become a huge fan of trains, loves to run (while yelling "RUN!!"), and eats every piece of fruit he can get his hands on. He climbs everything. He still yells a lot. I believe this was because he didn't want to sit in his chair to eat dinner...  

His vocabulary is growing every day but we still play a lot of charades to figure out what he's trying to tell us. He loves trucks and loves being outside. He loves shoes - doesn't matter how big or how small, what color or who they belong to. If they are sitting out, he will try to put them on.  Bikes and balls also top the list of things he talks about most. 

But most of all Andrew loves to play with his big sister.  They are a classic case of "Monkey See Monkey Do". Whatever Anna does, Andrew does.  Whatever Anna loves, he loves. Whatever Anna eats, he wants to eat.  He adores her. You'll often hear him yelling "ANNA!" when she disappears from view. And she can always make him laugh, even in the middle of a meltdown. I know that in a few years they'll probably go through a phase of not wanting anything to do with each other but I really hope that the bond they have now will continue throughout their lives. It's hard to believe they've only been pals for 18 months.