Moo update: 18 months

This boy has my heart. And I'm loving the 18 month stage. Lots of communicating, sleeping well, being on the move, and being downright hilarious--I'm all about that. (Also a lot of teething, tantrums, and picky eating, but whatever.)

Here's what he's up to these days:

• Anything with wheels still tops his list of favorite things, which works out well since his daddy shares that love. School busses are the current favorite, but tractors, trucks, cars, strollers, and motorcycles are also up there. Today we read a book about busses while listening to "The Wheels on the Bus" and holding a toy bus--all at his request.
• He may have been a late walker, but he's an early talker. He says just about anything we ask him to, puts two and three words together regularly, and seems to know a few new words every day.
• He still loves stuffed animals. A large part of his day is spent wrestling or snuggling his little furry friends or handing them to me for safe keeping while he plays with something else.
• He's starting to sing and can fill in words to "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "Jesus Loves Me"(sort of) on tune.
• He loves all water. I practically had to hold him back from walking straight into a pond the other day with his shoes on, and he loves to "water the plants" (and himself) with the hose. 
• He has a great little sense of humor and loves to have an audience.
• He has a soft heart toward others, often expressing sympathy for whatever emotion they're experiencing.
• He's a little helper--vacuuming, throwing trash away, digging in the garden, sweeping, paying with credit card, cleaning up, mowing the lawn, etc.
• He loves to play in our cars and pretend he's driving by pushing all the buttons and turning the steering wheel.
• He's starting to have a few friends and asks for them by name.
• He's stayed in the 95th percentile for height and 50th for weight.
• He's obsessed with playing hide and seek.

Here are a few more pictures since I just can't get enough of him:

Peek!

This boy LOVES his daddy.

The rare family picture

Totally soaked and loving it.