Reed had a VERY eventful 18th month of life.
Onto the fun stuff! Ever since he had tubes put in his ears Reed feels good and is SO much happier. Few things make this child happier than playing in the rain, eating, playing with Kate Pike, eating, and having Randy throw him in the air (I will have to take some video of the throwing. It really is SO cute)
His favorite word is ‘WOW’. It must be written in all caps because he only knows how to say it with all the enthusiasm he can manage. At the river he probably said it 200 times in a row to his dinner one night. He is going to be a fat kid just like his mommy…he LOVES his food!! There isn’t really anything he won’t eat, it just depends on who else is eating it. He loves to eat off of my plate. I’m sure this is a terrible habit to start, but it encourages him to try new foods. If I can get him to be a more adventurous eater by sharing my food I am happy with it.
This last week I have been able to watch Reed play with some friends. One of the hardest things about working full time is that I don’t get to watch him play with other children very often. One Wednesday night we had a play date with the Swayze kids and I absolutely loved watching him play with other kids. Then at the river I got to watch him play with Kate for 3 days. He is such a people-pleaser. Sometimes he would take something that he knew Kate would want. Then he would hide behind one of us for a moment while Kate got upset that he was playing with her things. Then you should have seen the joy on his face when he would proudly walk over to Kate and hand her what she wanted. I’m sure once we hit the terrible two’s he will act like every other child and not want to share, and hit and throw tantrums. But for now it was so much fun to watch him play with other children and watch what makes him happy.
Julie