18 Month Stats + First Love

18 Month Stats:
Height: 31.5 inches 25% (starting to catch up)
Weight: 25 lbs 38%
Head: 18.8 in 50%

18 Month Facts about Max:
He just barely started walking; He is still very cautious and only goes short distances at a time.  It took a lot of bribing and fruit snacks to get him to let go of the furniture.

He is probably the only baby who wakes up in the middle of the night yelling "tiger tiger tiger" because he can't find his tiger binki.

He loves cars, bikes, tractors and anything with a steering wheel so he can play "beep beep."  We can't go to the store anymore without him throwing a fit unless he gets the car grocery cart.

He absolutely loves garbage and garbage cans.  All I have to do is ask him to pick up the garbage and take it to the garbage can and it will be done.  He points out garbage cans everywhere we go.  I know when he is full at dinner time because he will start picking up what is left on his plate and say "garbage."

He is really good at saying please (pease) and thank you (dit due), and when he says please he rubs his belly with both hands and says, "pease pease pease"... it's hard to say no to that!

He is incredibly smart!  I'm always so shocked at how much he understands when we ask him quesions.  I got him a baby's 100 first words book from the library, and he knows what every picture in that book is.  He also has one of those ball shape sorter toys and he can fit all the shapes inside quickly and without any help at all.  He has learned to match up the colors and then figures out how to fit the shape in.

Despite how cautious he is all the time, he is not afraid of the big slide at our favorite park.  In fact, the last time we went, he kept going down head first... luckily I was able to get to the bottom to catch him before he flew off the end.  But we did it again and again and again because I can't get enough of that giggle.

I love my sweet baby!!  He makes me so incredibly happy every day.  Here are some amazingly cute pictures my good friend, Katie, took for me so I can always remember Max and his cuteness:

 

 I also want to document Max's first true love, Addie.  These two are so funny; they get along really well and always get so excited to see each other (Although Max may be using addie for her plastic car "beep beep") J/K.  Here are some firsts for Addie and Max:

First date/ engagment pics

HAHA  that mommy is so funny!

First knee touch... yes, I think Addie made the first move, but it didn't bother Max one bit. (so tender)

 

First hand hold... Atta boy Max!

First kiss!

True Love!  I think they will be so happy to have all of these firsts documented for their wedding video.