Here are some of the fun things going on at 16 months in our house:
1) Braden went to the doc for a cough and he was still teetering right around 28 lbs. :) And still only about 2 inches shy of being 3 feet tall. Too fun! :) 24 month clothes are still a perfect fit but we can quickly see how he will be in 2T's very soon if he keeps skyrocketing up in height over the next few months. :) Let's get just a little more wear out of these 24 month clothes if we can..ok B? :)
2) He was getting most of his body parts right when we turned 15 months but now he knows where they all are-nose, mouth, eyes, ears, head, hands, tummy, finger, feet, etc. It is so stinkin cute when you ask him to show you everything.
3) He is getting pretty good at the various animal sounds...and he definitely can show us what all of the animals are. He knows so many more animals than I thought he would at this point and it is so fun to read animal books with him. He knows that that the cow says "Moo", the lamb says "Baa", the puppy says "Woof", etc. I love his little voice when he makes the sounds too. :)
4) Reading books with him is a BALL!!! Oh my goodness he gets so into it and it makes it so much fun. :) Plus he loves to snuggle when we read them so I love that! :) He wants to show you what all of the different things in the books are...so sometimes we just do that instead of reading. He loves for you to ask him where certain things are. One of his favorite books right now is "Brown Bear". He will walk around asking for it until he finds it, then bring it to you and try to get you to sit down and read it again. :) If you ask him "Braden, where is the teacher or where is the frog?", etc....he will turn right to that page and say "TEACHER!!" How I love this little boy!
5) He is loving learning different things like his ABC's, colors, and numbers. We count from one to ten and we say "One" then he says "Two", etc. :) He knows 2, 5, and 8 best. :) When we sing the ABC's, he sings his version of it which is somewhat understandable at parts...but never really quite along with yours. HA! :) He can say all of his colors to where you can understand him pretty well. He does not always get them right when seeing them in a book but he is getting there. :)
6) He is still way into balls and cars. He loves to play outside with Chris and throw and kick the balls around. That must be one of his favorite acitivities. :) He is also getting into climbing and exporing much more these days. Dancing is a fun pasttime as well as he loves music. :)
7) Like I mentioned in my last post, he is sleeping with his pillow in bed now and he is on cloud 9. I never knew a kid could LOVE a pillow as much as he does but he literally sleeps with his head up on it (just like we would) all night long. He is SOOO happy and possessive over that pillow! LOL! :)
8) He is eating off a plate at home and at school now...so no more just chopping up food and chunking it onto the highchair tray. He is pretty clean with his eating now too which is so nice for me! :) He started using a fork and spoon as well..and he is doing pretty well for being a newbie. :) Some things are easier for him to eat than others.
9) He has come up with even more fun words, and he amazes us each day with the various words he can say on his own, and the ones that he can repeat.
10) He knows that he is a big boy now and not a baby anymore. :) He has moved up into a new classroom at school and he is loving being with the older kids!! He is going to learn so much in this classroom...we cannot wait! :) We are sooo happy with Braden's preschool. :) He loved moving up in his Gymboree class, and we are moving him up in the nursery at church as well. Lots of moving! :)
11) He responds to our directions to do things which is helpful. "Take this to Daddy" or "Set this here." We are stoked about that! :) By the same token, I think he understands MUCH more than he leads onto! HA! :)
12) He is getting better about the tooth brushing piece and he knows that we brush them everyday before school and before bed. He loves to carry his toothbrush around with him, and crawl up on his stepstool. :)
13) Braden says "no" a lot which is pretty stinkin funny to us. We do know now that when he does not say "no" to a question that it means "yes"...so we are getting somewhere. :) He can also use the word "yes" but does not exercise that nearly as much as its opposite. :)
Things are awesome with Braden...and his super fun personality. We are in love. :) I cannot wait to see him with his new baby brother in just a few months. I sure do hope they end up being best of friends! :)
One of his new favorite places...all b.c of a pillow! :)
Mom...I will always be your baby boy even though I am growing up, ok? :)
Sweet sweet boy.....
We love you BCB!!! :) Happy 16 Months Mr. Handsome!! 
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