One and a Half

 Gage at 18 months

-Your dance now has a spin.

-You love to give high fives and fist bumps.

-You love wooden puzzles.

-You love Baby Einstein and Brainy Baby videos and will tell us you want to watch them by pointing to the TV.

-You still tell us sit or go if you want our attention.

-Your feet are very ticklish.  We can barely make it through This Little Piggy. 

-Therefore I have to cut your toe nails after you are sound asleep. 

-So I also cut your fingernails and hair when you are sleeping.

-You seem to be more of a daddy's boy than Keaton and Cort were.  (Kind of makes mommy sad sometimes.)

-You will point to mommy's bed and say night-night even if you just want up on the bed.

-You can say bless you and your welcome.
-You know most of your body parts.



One night we were getting ready for bed after your bath and you told us 'shhhh' with your finger up to your mouth.



I love those little bare feet!

You want to hang with the big kids.



Already into older women and fast cars.



This is Alisa driving Gage in her little brother Aiden's car. 

Gage loved it and didn't want to get out.  He even sat through the car wash.

Now Keaton's turn to drive

You love to be outside.

Mark's mini me

And he tries to be like daddy.  Most of you have never met Leroy the Lobster.  Well, Leroy is what Mark calls his toes.  And believe me, you don't want to get pinched by Leroy.  Leroy is very talented and can pick things up even. One day, Mark was picking up some toy blocks with his toes and Gage tried to pick them up with his toes too.  It was so cute, Gage watching daddy and then trying to do it also. 

You love to drink out of a straw.

Definitely knows NO.

 You are really good at shaking your head no when asked a question.  A teacher at daycare may ask him for a hug or to let them hold him and if he doesn't want to he will look you dead in the eye and shake his head no. 

18 month well check

Before shots...

Waiting on the doctor.

Gage 18

Weight  26 lbs  7.25 oz  (50%)

Height  33.5"  (75%)

FOC  48.6 cm  (75%)

Our family-2004
Keaton 18 months
Cort on the way

Keaton Christmas 2004
18 months
Weight 27 lbs  14.5 oz
Height 34"
FOC  49.1 cm

Cort 2006



Cort at 18 months
Weight 25 lbs 8.5 oz
Height 33.75 "
FOC  48.1 cm



Gage still loves Ms. Salma
Some mornings I have to drop him off in the Infant room until his teacher gets there.  Ms. Salma always has a cracker to distract him that mommy is leaving.  Some mornings he still cries and doesn't want to let go of me, but others he just walks right in.  On the good days he will wave to me and tell me bye-bye.

 Gage also loves to push the buttons on the security pad at the daycare front door.  The first time he wanted to do it I was surprised it started this early.  He will push the buttons and then look at me with his head cocked as if saying, 'did I push the right buttons?'.  (Keaton and Cort used to fight over who got to push the buttons.)

Gage with Ms. Irma, his Toddler 1 teacher

They teach him so many things at daycare including sign language.  The teacher says he is doing so well.  He often at home signs eat, thank you, more, please, and book.  I am sure there are many others they are working on at school.  Please is the one that gets Mark and I.  If he asks for more (ex. another cookie) and we say no he will sign please and look at you.  Neither of us can deny him!!  We are suckers for Gage.