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| I'm 18 months old, AMA. |
Today Baby William turned 18 months old, and it seemed like a good time to check in with him. These past six months have been big ones for William.
He is still less talkative than his siblings, but he does say about a dozen words now, including "dog," "ball," "mama," "dada," "chicken," "duck," "cookie," and "cheese."
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| He gently tugs on his own hair to soothe himself before sleep. |
When he's happy or excited about something, he shouts "Go! Go!" When he's upset, he says "no," like most toddlers, but instead of shouting it obstinately, he says it quietly and ruefully, while shaking his head: "Oh no. Oh no, no, no."
He LOVES balls, far more than any other toy. He is so obsessed with them that he will become hysterical if he sees one he can't have - we can't even pass a spherical watermelon or cantaloupe in the grocery store without him shouting "Ball! Ball!"
Other than balls, he likes cars, trains, and blocks, and he adores both the dogs and the chickens. He loves going to the beach and sitting in shallow pools of water.
He's pretty well-coordinated for his age - he can catch, throw, and kick, and Aunt Mina saw him take a step or two along a log lying like a balance beam on the beach.
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| One of his jokes - pulling his shirt up over his head. |
He's still revealing his personality to us, but so far I'd say he is cheerful, friendly, and funny. He loves telling jokes. He is happy and easy-going almost all the time, but he can be stubborn, single-minded, paranoid, and very possessive about his belongings. He is observant, curious, and while he is joyful, he is serious, too. He is just starting to "discover" his siblings and now he loves hugging them, play-tackling them (Arthur hates this), or making them laugh. Neither as impulsive as Beatrice nor as fussy as Arthur, William seems to have a pretty healthy sense of appropriate levels of risk.
I'm excited to get to know him better as the year continues on ...
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| On the road to toddlerhood! |
