december 5

16 months.

of zachary.

-had fist ear infection this past month. not fun.
-first time seeing snow. liked walking in it, but not so much touching it.
-growing like crazy. fits into his 18-24 month clothes.
-huge feet! size 6 and growing.
-some of the words he can say: ball, baby, baa, bye, all right, eye, uh-oh, mooo, hi-ya (for hi and phone), elmo, due (shoe), dag (flag), water, more, cheese, apple, and gooooo!
-jumps when he is excited (there is a lot of jumping here!). and usually ends up on his bum on the ground.
-he loves to put things under the couch and coffee table on purpose, lay on the ground looking at the item, points, and says "uh-oh." usually makes us get it out but in the past few days he has started to get things! happiness! (it can be a long game!)
-gave lee kisses for ice-cream. (this is an improvement for our non kissy boy!)
-runs, runs, runs. he is so quick on his feet. it is amazing.
-is doing a ton of gibberish/babbling when he plays.
-loves lee's old matchbox cars from when he was little. he could play with them forever...with someone!
-loves to play in the fridge. and unloading it.
-loves everything to do with cleaning. vacuum, the broom, dustpan, wiping things down...but never really lets me get anything done.
-always grabbing my hand to come do something.
-screams of excitement for the car when the garage door opens. (no joke. the maintenance guy was driving by and loved zac as he was screaming and jumping and spinning in circles for happiness.)
-does not like rainy days. grabs the stroller to go on walks when we get our shoes on.
-can throw a good tantrum. last month while visiting teaching there was a classic. kicking on the floor, screaming, running to the corner and crying (for a good few minutes)...all because he wanted the little girls stroller that she got because he would not share the cars he was playing with. oh the joys of sharing. :)
-loves flags. seriously. car rides are all about him pointing out flags. he has found SO many that i didn't even notice. i am always amazed.
-if he hears an airplane he has to find it. he wont stop looking for them. or at least pointing to the sky.
-only does one (2-3) hour nap a day.
-scared of birds, but at the same time likes them.
-bath time is really just a time to unplug the drain and make us refill it. he likes to fill the water coming out of the faucet.
-if i ask him to go find it, he can find on his own his: shoes, pants, jacket, diaper, wipes, or most any toy i name.
-he likes to do ring-around-the rosie, but hates the falling down part or holding hands. he just likes singing it while spinning. we get really dizzy to say the least!