SHH: 16 Months!

My sweet little newborn boy is now a 16-month-old, wild and crazy, silly toddler.  It is amazing how much he's grown up, even since he was a year old.  Running, playing, talking, yelling, singing - he is so much fun right now.  Many many times try my patience, but his little personality is so fun to see and interact with.  So...

What is SHH up to at 16 months?

Eating:  I do love the ease of Sawyer eating table food these days.  He is generally a really good eater, especially fruits and veggies, which makes my life pretty easy.  He has some milk in the morning, and then eats breakfast, lunch and a snack at daycare, then we feed him dinner at home.  We still do separate dinners - I have to feed him by 6:30pm or he loses it, and then Jeremy and I eat together once S is asleep.  Some typical meals at home are waffles, meatballs with pasta sauce, turkey sandwiches, pb-and-j sandwiches, some sort of baked or grilled chicken sometimes with pasta sauce, chicken nuggets and I try fish sticks or tilapia every once in a while but he's not a fan yet.  I buy fruit cups - mandarin oranges, pears, apples, peaches, mixed fruit - and he'll have probably 2 a day.  I also buy bags of frozen veggies and I just steam them in the microwave - broccoli, carrots, green beans, peas, corn.  He drinks mainly milk and water, but I just started letting him have some apple juice once in a while since it's so hot outside.  My pediatrician also recommended switching to 2% milk since he drinks so much anyway.  His favorite foods are: waffles, corn, green beans, turkey, cheese, pears, cherries (from the mixed fruit cups), applesauce, meatballs, bananas and mac-n-cheese.  We have goldfish and nilla wafers for snacks - and I always remember to pack some when we're out of the house.  Goldfish can be a lifesaver.  He doesn't hate much, but he does hate scrambled eggs and avocado.  Lately when he's resisted eating, we have realized he wants to feed himself with a fork or spoon.  It can make for messy meals but he's actually getting pretty good at it!

Schedule:  Sawyer gets up around 7:45 in the morning, and Jeremy takes him to school by 8:30am.  They play, eat lunch, nap, play, snack and then I pick him up by 6pm.  We rush home and make him dinner and then we'll play or go straight to take a bath depending on his mood.  Some days he hates the bath and screams bloody murder, some days he loves it and plays in it well after the water drains out.  Then we put on pj's and you would think I am torturing him and we don't do this every single night!  Ah, to be a toddler.  We read books or play on the floor with Daddy, then we turn off the lights, sing songs and go to bed.  He is so great at going to sleep - we are really so lucky.  He'll roll around his crib, sing or talk, then eventually just falls asleep by 7:45pm or so.

Clothes:  Not much changed in this area - still wears 12-18 months things, but now I'm buying 18-24 months. His Carter's stuff in 18 months is snug though!  He wears a size 4.5 shoe, according to his new kicks courtesy of Lolly and Pops.

New tricks:  Oh goodness - so much!  Talking a lot.  His teacher told me during flash card time at school he said "it's a car" so I guess he's starting to put words together.  He loves to throw balls.  He gives hugs and kisses a lot - to Dixie, to us, and apparently to some girls at school!  Starting to climb on things, but luckily not out of his crib yet.  He is really getting a sense of humor, so we laugh a lot.

Sickness:  My boy had been doing great and hadn't been sick since February or March.  Unfortunately a couple weeks ago he came down with a pretty bad ear infection, but we caught it early enough and got on an antibiotic.  He's been a little unsettled some nights, but I think it's just teething.  He thinks Orajel is the devil when I put it on his gums, but then it (and Tylenol) seems to help pretty quickly.  Those molars are huge!!  Poor kiddo.

Fever cheeks!

Loves:  Reading books (to himself).  Animals.  Hugs and kisses.  Dixie.  Mom (most of the time!) but Dad when he comes home each day.  Cars - watching cars, reading about cars, playing with cars, talking about cars.  Puzzles. Singing songs.  Riding in the car and watching movies on the iPad (if we're in the car for an extended period of time).  Doing mischievous things on purpose then smirking at me.  Piggy back rides from Daddy.  Playing outside.  Splashing.  Playing chase through the house.

Words:
Dissie (Dixie)
Mama
Didda (Dada)
Waffle
Gee bean (Green bean)
Shoe
Pash (Splash)
Pashi (Paci)
Bah bah (Bye bye)
Fow (Flower)
Cah (Car, like with a Boston accent)
Gooooooo (he yells this all the time now)
Vroom vroom
Ruff ruff
Moooo
Row Row (his favorite song)
No (doesn't say this too much though!)
Quack quack
Ball
Juice
Cuh-cake (cupcake)
Apple
Manana (banana)
Mo (more)
...and he probably says a lot more, but that's all I've got for now!

And at his 15-month appointment in June, his stats were:
Weight: 22 lbs, 8 ounces (26%)
Height: 30.5 inches (25%)