Tyler's 18 Month Stats

I took Tyler to the pediatrician yesterday for his 18 month check-up.  He weighed 25 pounds (45%) and was 34.5 inches tall (95%.)  His growth has been charting right along the expected curve.  The doctor was pleased with Tyler's development as well.  His comprehension for spoken language is really flourishing.  He can understand and obey (or disregard) commands.  If you ask him a question, he answers yes (yea) and no (usually a head shake.)  He often talks in baby jargon, but does say a handful of words (yea, hi, bye, thank you, blue ball, woof, meow, moo, go, banana, water.)  He is very physically active and loves to ride the toy horse, jump on the trampoline, climb on chairs/tables, etc.  He loves to play with water and will drag kitchen chairs over to the sink to try to reach the faucet.  He loves playing hide-and-seek/peek a boo.  He does hand movements to kids songs and LOVES to dance!  He also is very interested in instruments.  The photo above captures Tyler perfectly - in a costume, with the guitar!  He's also falling in line with some good household habits.  We always wash our hands when we come in the house.  Brennan does it automatically now without my asking and Tyler is also quite accustomed to this.  As soon as we come in the door, he stands right at the powder room sink.  Setting boundaries/discipline is the big thing we need to start working on.  When he doesn't get his way, Tyler screams and throws serious temper tantrums (all-out laying on the floor, screaming while kicking his arms and legs.)  He has also started hitting and throwing toys.  This weekend, Brian and I had our first stand off with him.  He threw his entire pancake on the floor and we made him stay to clean it up.  He was screaming, trying to get away and we just kept telling him he had to throw out the pancake before he could leave.  It only took 15 minutes and then he decided to do what we asked and was on his way.  I remember when we first did that with Brennan - it took 45 minutes.  Despite the growing pains, Tyler is a fun, energetic little guy and I'm looking forward to him developing more words!