18 months!

My baby is 18 months old today! He went to the doctor today and he was a whopping 21 1/2 pounds (4%) and 32 1/2 inches (50%). It's not for lack of trying either. Tonight he had a whole chicken strip from Popeye's and for lunch he ate almost a whole hotdog plus a whole cheese stick. His favorite words are "up" (even when he means "down") and "no" (even when he means "yes"). I'm pretty sure he tries to say his siblings' names, but he's still too hard to understand for me to tell right away which sibling name he's trying to say. His favorite toys are either balls or wheeled vehicles, depending on his mood. The smaller the object, the more he likes it. One of his favorite balls right now is a really bouncy ball that is a little over an inch in diameter. I know--it's a choke-able object, and we try to keep it out of sight, but once he sees it, he doesn't stop crying and fussing until he has it. It can also be a good toy to distract him, though, if we want him to do something. Apparently he did okay with his shots. he didn't seem any more fussy than usual this evening.

As for DD, she went to the doctor today too. She has this rash on her left arm only. I first saw it on Monday. It was significantly worse yesterday, so DH called and made an appointment for her for today too. The doctor thought it looked like a rash from either poison oak or ivy. I'm not sure where she came in contact with that since this is the girl who says she doesn't like to get "sweaty". The school playground is apparently inspected regularly, so that doesn't seem to be where she came in contact with it. It looks kinda gross to me. I guess I have trouble with pustule looking skin lesions, or for that matter, anything remotely "fleshy". Anyway, we have a steroid cream for it. I hope it goes away quickly. Also, she is 44 1/4 inches and 43 1/2 pounds. I'm not sure where that falls on the growth curve, but it certainly isn't big.