18 Month check up

The boys had their 18 month check up with Dr. Korn yesterday afternoon.

Lincoln is just over 30 pounds (80-85 percentile), and measures 33 3/4 inches.
Jackson is only about 27 1/2 pounds (65-70 percentile) and measures 33 1/4 inches.

Both the boys continue to be good eaters...evidently Jackson just works more of his off!

The doctor talked to us about different things to be mindful of, like...

•  they will figure out how to open doors, cupboards (even with the safetly latches), and most likely the baby gates
• they are taller now, and can reach things on the counter tops
• they will soon figure out they can push a chair over and SEE what's on the counter tops
• it will be harder to hide stuff from them.  even if you remove something from their sight, they know you've put it somewhere
• establishing different levels of "no" so that they know when you really mean it, versus you would prefer they don't do something

We've already noticed a lot of the items he discussed, as the boys are getting more persistent with things, and wanting to do more things on their own. 

Otherwise, the boys are doing great! 

They know a LOT of animal noises, and we are still figuring out they know more!  Last night, we added the elephant to the list of animal noises.  They put their arm up for the trunk, and say "woo-oo" like an elephant!  That's in addition to:  cat, dog, duck, chicken, lion, horse, cow, pig and sheep!  What other animals can they learn?

Funny story to share...we stopped at Cracker Barrel on Sunday for a late lunch.  Throughout eating, I would say things like "Jackson, you eating your chicken?" or "Is your chicken all gone" or "Do you need some more chicken".  Anytime a mention of chicken was made, Jackson promptly said "Bawk Bawk".  I'm sure the people at the table next to us got a kick out of it!

The boys talk a lot...and we are understanding them more all the time.  They get pretty shy around others, but at home...watch out!  After spending the weekend with my family, Lincoln keeps asking for Mawma and Jackson pipes in and asks for Pawpa.

It also appears that I will be in the minority in our household when it comes to sports.  Brian has been reading "Hello Brutus" to the boys daily, so now whenever they see anything OSU related with Brutus on it, they point and call out "Brutus!".

Other words in their growing vocabulary:
bubble, book, milk, bath time, poop (yes...seriously), cup, bye-bye, nite-nite, car, truck, tractor, choo-choo, and Jackson

So, overall, we have 2 growing and developing little boys who amaze us every day!