Becoming a Big Boy

Aiden is becoming quite the big boy this week!  (makes for one sad momma!)

 

Earlier this week we bought him a big boy potty so he can get used to it being in the bathroom and the look of it.  He has sat on it a few times to learn that is what you do.  I have read several blogs of people potty training their 18 month olds.  While I think that is good for them (and wish I could) I think listening and understanding your kids needs is the best way to go.  Right now Aiden can not say the word potty, so it would be hard to understand his need and help him go to the potty in public.  So we have chosen to have the potty for him to get used to looking at it and talking to him about it in the meantime.

 

Aiden has learned a few new words this week.  He has said thank (for thank you), wawa (for water), and baby (in reference to a baby book, nothing else!)  He is becoming quite the vocal man sometimes and I love it! 

 

We have decided to put Aiden into a new car seat.  Now whether the car seat will become forward facing or rear facing is still being decided, he is moving up into a big boy car seat.  For the last 18 ½ months he has been in his very first car seat (the pumpkin seat as many refer to it).  Our small boy has finally gotten to the point where his little legs are starting to get squished so it is time to move him.  This whole time he has been in that recline baby position, so he will now be sitting up like a big boy!  I hope this will help the next time we take a longer car ride.  He is not a good traveler right now!

 

At his 18 month appointment today Aiden came in at a whopping 20.15lbs and 30 ¾ inch (this one seems pretty off from his last appt).  He is still chugging a long in his 5^th percentile range.  Since he is following his own growth curve the doctor is quite happy with this.  She was quite impressed with his climbing skills, as he was climbing all three chairs and using the stepstool to get on to the table during the appointment!

 

This weekend if the weather stays nice we will head to the pumpkin patch to pick out hus pumpkins!