Collin Is One And A Half Years Old

On September 3rd, Collin turned 18 months old. It is hard to believe he is already one and a half years old. Today he had his 18 month doctor visit. We were going to skip it in fear of the swine flu going around the office, but decided we better stick to the schedule and go see Dr. H. Collin only weighs 24 pounds and 2 ounces (25-50%) which is down from 25 pounds a couple of weeks ago. He is 33 and 3/4 inches long (75%). The doctor said Collin looks great which is always good to hear!

Collin can do so many things now. He is a very happy child who loves all things boy. His favorite things to play with at the moment are his big yellow dump truck filled with mega blocks, matchbox cars, his shape sorter, and his little "WOW" cars that make noise when you push them. He also loves to look at books and sing songs, especially ones about Mr. Sun. His favorite book is Things That Go. He especially loves the monster truck and digger but can identify most of the big machines. I have no clue where this interest came from but it is so funny to watch him. Every time we drive down the road I have to point out the machines and different kind of vehicles we see. Collin is definitely 100% boy!

Collin also loves to show off how smart he is. He has recently started working on his colors. He can identify red, blue, green and yellow consistently and give you blocks and other items that color. He also likes to draw (or scribble) on the paper as long as Mommy starts by drawing a "Mr. Sun" at the top.

Collin is still not talking as most children his age are. He can say Dada and Mama but that is about it. I know he understands everything we are saying to him because he can follow my directions and bring me what I ask for. He is just not verbalizing anything yet. The doctor did not seem too concerned about this, but said if at his 2 year visit he still had not progressed to where he needed to be we would look at some therapy. I am going to just continue to put on my "teacher hat" and try to find fun ways to encourage communication at home and hope that it comes.

Patrick and I feel so blessed that God provided us with such a happy, healthy, precious little boy who fills our hearts with joy and makes everyday an adventure!