Nic is 16 months old!

My little boys are growing up so fast!

Words!
Dadda
Momma (if he really wants to - but not directed at me)
Top
Cap
Brother
Jac
No - Usually No No No
Boobie (which he calls Boo Boo)
Wa Wa (water)
Bump - when he bumps his head or something else (learned this week)
Eyes - he knows where they are and likes to point to them
Vroom - like the sound of a car
Button - comes out Bung
Batteries - comes out Bay
Out
Up
Down (Up and Down are usually used reversed - Jac still does this also!)

Lots of laughing! Really cute giggles. Mischievous ones and sweet ones!

Running - or chasing and racing as Jac calls them.

Throwing - everything! Balls, and anything else he can get his hands on. He has great accuracy and distance and he loves to do it!

Climbing - he follows Jac's lead on this one and climbs up on my desk chair and onto the couch using anything Jac can find to make them taller.

Sleeping - some! He usually gets up later than Jac and stays up later than Jac. He can last a lot longer than Jac can. He takes a nap every day though and Jac doesn't always (he hasn't taken one all week).

Eating - a lot! It feels like he has hit a growth spurt! He is eating more and getting more insistent about having the food that he wants. He doesn't take food back out his mouth as much anymore - he used to take in all kinds of food but push most of them out - he doesn't do that as much anymore - which is nice because it was really messy. He loves tomatoes (as does Jac). Tonight he had a second helping of tomato sauce (after bath D'oh!) and all he ate was tomato sauce and then some more cut up tomatoes. I though the tomato sauce was too "peppery" for them but both boys loved it!

Teething - lots! It seems like he is upset about his teeth every night. He has eight teeth now - but I can see some more coming in!

Baths - he continues to like them - especially running around naked after them!

Dancing - He loves to do a little dance where he stomps his feet really fast and spins around - so cute!

Steps - Nic went down two steps with no hands and no help yesterday. He was so proud of himself. He can sometimes get up small steps with no hands but these were pretty good size (almost full-size) steps that he did! Proud Momma!

Whining - a lot! He doesn't have enough words to tell us what he wants to we end up with a little whining. On a bad day it really pushes my buttons.

Leading - Just this week he started pointing to where he wants me to go or taking my hand and leading me there. He likes me to stay with him when he is playing, so if I leave he comes and gets me and points back to his play area or takes me there by hand so I will stay with him. Or is he wants some food he will lead me to the kitchen!

Hitting - much better. He still hits some but it is not as much of a constant battle to protect ourselves and Jac. He and Jac don't have quite as much controversy over toys and sharing as they used to.

Kisses and hugs - He is a very good hugger and kisser. He likes to hug and kiss with us and also hug his stuffed animals, especially Snoopy and Pooh Bear.

Diapers - Not a fan! Would love to run around all day without one. He could do without suits also! If he could just run around naked all day he would be very happy! Maybe we should move to Hawaii!



Jac and Nic playing in a fountain in South Pasadena.



Nic doing a headstand in the lobby



Jac and Nic at the Denver airport - 5 months ago! (September 2009) Hard to believe this was just five months ago! Nicie was still crawling (He was 11 months here - and he started walking at 12 1/2.

Happy Sixteen Months Nicie!