18 Months!

These sweet cheeks are 18 months old!

On his actual 18 month birthday (10.19) we celebrated with cuddles and kisses, a Thomas balloon, and a bedtime popsicle.

I cannot believe our "baby" is a toddler! At this age:
*He is obsessed with blocks (or really anything he can stack and knock down) and trucks, buses and tractors.

*He randomly will say words, but won't repeat things on command. His favorite words right now are truck and dog.
*He signs "more" and "eat". His sign for "all done" is throwing things on the floor.

*He is really into throwing- balls, toys, and yes, food. He has a great arm. Sometimes I'm more impressed than others. 

*He prefers his wagon over his stroller.

*He could look at pictures/watch videos of himself all day long. When I take a picture of him he runs over, plops down in my lap, and checks himself out with a big grin on his face. So funny!
*He still loves bath time, pushing things around the house, and walking Darcy.
*He got his first haircut!
*He has this pair of (too big) cowboy boots that he loves. He insists on (unsteadily) walking around the house in them. I can't help but laugh (and video it)!
*He LOVES smoothies. He points at the blender or grabs a container of greek yogurt out of the refrigerator when he wants one. I always add a cup of spinach or a handful of carrots, so drink up buddy! ;)

*He clasps his hands when we say bedtime prayers. I melt every time.
*He points to body parts when asked (belly, eyes, nose).
*He loves when his Daddy plays with his "piggies" (toes).
*He is SOOO ticklish.
*He helps clean up and put away his toys. A boy after this mama's heart. ;)

*His favorite books are "My Little Word Book", "You Are My Cupcake", a Curious George flap book, a Cars Christmas book (which is currently MIA!), and a Richard Scarry book.

*He isn't into TV, unless it is Thomas the Train. I know the recommendation is no TV before 2, but I'm okay with a 10 minute Thomas episode every once in awhile. I'll admit that after one sleepless night I attempted his first movie- Cars- hoping for a  couple of quiet, still hours. He lasted 15 minutes before he was out of his chair and running around.

*He had a couple of weeks of sleep regression. Not fun! After about a week of waking up and crying in the middle of the night he got a cold. Being sick didn't help. The past couple of nights have been much better so maybe we're out of that phase... just in time for the time change.
*He takes one nap a day. There have been a few 3 hour naps, but I can usually count on 2 hours.  

*His stats are staying in the 15-25%. He weighs 22.8 pounds, is 31 1/4 inches tall, and is as cute as ever!

Pumpkin Patch Fun!

Fall calls for a visit (or visits in our case) to the pumpkin patch! This year we took Parker to Cheekwood and Gentry's Farm. They were very different, but fun in their own ways. Cheekwood had a small pumpkin patch, scarecrows decorated by different organizations, and Parker's favorite- stairs! ;) Gentry's is more activity oriented with mazes, tire swings (so sad we didn't get to play on one. the big kids were constantly on them.), hay rides, and even animals. Parker had a blast running around, playing with toy tractors and picking out pumpkins.

Cheekwood:

He would have done this all day if we'd let him.

Gentry's:

Measurements on the go. ;)

Our afternoon in one photo. Haha. But seriously.

65th and 90th

Recently Keith's family congregated in Nashville to celebrate his grandparents' 65th wedding anniversary and his grandfather's 90th birthday (like a couple of years ago when we celebrated 63/88 which I blogged about here)! Basically, we spent time together eating (brunch and dinner on Saturday), catching up with everyone, and chasing Parker around. It was a fun and busy weekend! I am especially thankful for being able to get a few pictures of Parker with his great grandparents. 

 

And one of the 4 generations of Cronin men.

 

First Haircut

Well, I went through with it and P has had his first official haircut! Candace came over on Thursday afternoon with all of her tools and then ended up only cutting the tiniest amount around P's ears. It really does make a difference though! It worked out so well getting his hair cut at home. Candace brought her son, who is about 6 months older than P, so they were able to play and Candace just worked around him. Totally stress and trauma free! And with those little ringlets hanging over his ears gone maybe we'll stop getting those "What a beautiful little girl!" comments. ;)

It's true

P's getting his first haircut. On Thursday. If I don't cancel.

How am I going to go through with cutting these curls??

Happy Fall!

We are loving fall and Parker is loving all of the balls (or as most people call them- pumpkins) that come along with this wonderful season! A few weeks ago we took P to Cheekwood (pics coming) and we picked up this non-traditional grey pumpkin. I couldn't resist having a little photo shoot of P with his new "ball".

Hindsight is 20/20. P's new favorite activity since these photos were taken? Climbing onto the bench and jumping around. This child!

It's Friday!

Happy Weekend, friends!