Jayden is 19 months old and growing

Jayden is 19 months old and he is growing. Not so much out, but up. He has been quite the vocalizer this month by learning a lot of new words and screaming when he wants something. We will be changing the screaming as he learns new words. Last night he had his fourth hair cut and didn't really want to be there.

1. Jayden weighs 23 lbs and is 31.5 inches long. He is growing!!
2. He is wearing a size 4 diapers and I think he will be wearing them for a long time since he is so skinny! Sometimes he needs size 5 due to some antibiotics, but hopefully that will come to an end. This month he has set on the potty a few times before getting into the shower. We count to 10 and clap our hands when he does, but I let him make the choice if he wants to sit or not. He wears 18-24 month clothing but sometimes the 18-24 month clothes are a bit to long in the legs but the smaller size is simply too short.
3. He still LOVES to climb and would seriously climb all day. The stairs are not as exciting to him as they used to be and that makes me happy. He still loves to slide!
4. The toy of the month has been his baseball and bat along with the tee that talks to him. He loves to swing the bat and only swings it at the ball. I was a bit worried he might start swinging it at me after the few biting incidents he has had in the past few weeks. :) Of course, he loves his books.
5.Food is still an issue. Apples are his favorite snack and mac n' cheese is his favorite dinner choice. He loves to gobble up sausage off pizza too. I have recently tried to reintroduce green beans, peas, yogurt and popsicles to J, but he still refuses to eat those items. Maybe this summer we will join a site called www.e-mealz.com and that will give us some ideas for different foods to try when all 3 of us are home for dinner.
6. We are transitioning Jayden to 2% milk, 100% of the time now. Winter is almost over, or at least I hope, and I am ready to stop buying formula. He doesn't seem to know, but he still wants the milk warm. I am hoping this dies down this summer.
7. These teeth are a PAIN!!! With every tooth comes an ear infection and it is getting old fast. This last ear infection was simply the worst. He had a fever for 3 days and it felt like forever. I am praying that he doesn't get another ear infection when we fly to Denver. Cross your fingers.
8. Last month he got a lot better at sitting in the cart at the grocery store, but right now he HATES his stroller. I hope the weather continues to warm up so we can enjoy some walks. He is going to have to get use to his stroller because when we are wheeling through the airport he is going to have to sit unless he wants to be harnessed like a dog.
9.Sleeping----oh this has not been good the past few weeks. He had a spell of sleeping really good and then came an ear infection. The last 15 days, which is over half the month, we have been dealing with ear infections which means sleeping has been wrecked. Last week Jayden stayed up until 10:30 watching an Illini game. This will never happen again because he still woke up soo early!!
10. Jayden continues to bloom with his intelligence. He has been chatting so much this month. Some days he just babbles all day long. You never know what he is saying unless it is "quack, daddy, mommy, daisy, Madeline, Mollie, Regan, ya I was, ya I did, I'm one, yeah, no, papa, apples, o's, ugh, sorry, Disney, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, sixteen, ball" or anything in those categories. The other day when I asked him how old he was, he replied "six". I guess that is his favorite number this month. Last night, he was back to saying, "I'm one". Now we have started to work on him being able to answer how old he is going to be in July.  

Happy 19th Month Birthday, Jayden!! We love you and so do a lot of people. You are one lucky little boy!!