16 months

hard to believe that miles is 16 months already! for some reason i always think of him as my little baby. but he really isn't! he understands soooo much and even though he doesn't say much yet, he can easily follow directions and copies most things his big brother does.

sleeping: hooray, hooray, hooray! i think we are finally there and i can say he is STTN!! he consistently sleeps an 11-12 hour stretch now. bedtime is between 7:45-8 and he wakes between 7-8.

routine: same as last month. wakes between 7-8 with naps from noon-3. LOTS of playtime in between!

milestones: he is definitely trying to talk and if you listen hard you can start to hear him making out words. i remember ethan wasn't saying much, but around 18 months started saying a lot more, so i'm guessing something similar will happen. he has been getting teeth in like crazy! he is currently working on his left bottom molar (already has the top two in) and his two more front teeth on the top.

some of his favorites:

food: cereals of all kinds! he is a little snacker! he loves the gerber yogurt melts and those little freeze dried diced fruits. we did try raisins and dried cranberries and he loves both!

fruit: still the same favorites as last month watermelon, canteloupe, apples, red grapes, diced peaches and bananas. new to the mix is mango - he loved it! a few we tried that were not successful: kiwi (neither of the kids liked it) and strawberries.

veggies: finally a vegetable he'll eat! carrot sticks.

drink: well, i wanted to be bottle free by this time, but it didn't happen. we traveled over thanksgiving and i didn't want to mess with the transition then. this is the month though :) he still loves milk and iced tea. something new we tried at my sister's house is drinkable yogurt and both he and ethan love that!

toy: tractors and trains are still big. he also like stacking things. he does pretty well using the stacking cups we have and then his favorite part of course is knocking them down!

book: just started getting interested in lift the flap books. we tried out some at my sister's house and he had lots of fun with them! we also have this little train book with wheels on it that he loves. and still a fan of the ladybug book.