David's 18-Month Stats

Weight: 25 pounds, 36% for his age
Height: 33.5 inches, 80% for his age.
Head Circumference: 18.9 inches, 55% for his age. 

18-Month David

David is the most easy-going baby I have ever met.  He is calm, mellow, and very happy.  He makes people smile wherever we go.  His smile is contagious.

New Developments In The Last 3 Months

• He has become a climber.  He loves to climb on chairs, couches, stairs, the table, and his highchair.
• He has a growing vocabulary: "PLEASE!", "what's that?", "ewww," "hello," "yesss," and "'uck" are some of the new things he says.
• He he has three more teeth, including one molar.  He has 9 teeth total.
• He had his first haircut.
• He can scribble with crayons now, and he knows how to stack blocks.

Favorite Foods

Bananas, grapes, broccoli, cheddar cheese, rice, pasta, black beans, canned green beans, yams, apples, turkey pastrami, hot dogs, and lots more!  He's not too fond of chewy meats, like beef strips, and he doesn't care for fish much.  He has decided ham isn't his favorite anymore, either.

Favorite Books and Songs
David loves it when we read "Goodnight Gorilla," "Green Eggs and Ham," and "The Three Little Pigs."  He loves it when I sing "Little Bunny Fo Fo," "Open Shut Them," "Itsy Bitsy Spider," "Batman," "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes," "Baby Mine"--- basically any song I sing.  He loves music.  It calms him down and soothes him instantly. It always puts a smile on his face.

Little quirks:

• He loves to say: "Please!  Please!  PLEEEASE!" He can be very intense when he says that, with his eyes getting bigger, and his voice getting louder.  That's his way of saying he wants something.  Sometimes it takes me a while to figure out what he wants.
• His favorite song is from Divine Comedy's music video, Good.  He can watch that video over and over again, and tries to sing along with it. He sings, "I gooo, I gooo, a maaa."
• He is obsessed with climbing things.  He loves to climb up on his highchair.  He scares us sometimes.
• He likes walking on different surfaces.  He loves walking from grass to concrete, or from foam to wood shavings, and he's obsessed with steps.
• He loves to say, "hi," when he or someone else walks into a room.
• He is definitely left-handed.
• He laughs when he gets his teeth brushed.  The bristles make his gums tickle.