First of all, his 18 month appointment went really well. He is very healthy and progressing quite normally (I would say that his verbal communication (speaking, not listening) is a little behind and the doctor said his teeth are more like a 15 month old). During the whole appointment, though, Benjamin did not enjoy himself at all, as he knew shots were in his near future. He kept pointing to the door and saying 'out, out, out' and there were many tears. Thankfully, though, no more shots (seasonal shots aside) until kindergarten!!!!!
Here are a few things he has been doing:
*Counts things with his finger while using his imaginary language
*Says 'up' all the time, his new favorite word! He says to get on the couch, chair, bed, etc. and then he says to get down, too
*Says 'more', usually by signing it
*Says 'out', which he says a lot when we go to the doctor!
*Waves hello and goodbye, and has even said 'hi' on the phone!
*Lets me brush his teeth, and even his tongue
*Can identify me, Steve, and himself in pictures
*Can identify lots of different animals, including all of the Winnie the Pooh characters
*Can identify the letters 'A', 'T', and 'O', but can put all the letters of his puzzle back in position!
*Says animals noises, 'hoo' for owl, 'moo', 'woof', 'ssss' for snake
*Additional words: 'goat', 'Be' for Ben, 'all do' for all done
*Seems to understand a lot, can obey directions (when he feels like it!)
*Foods he likes: blueberries, mandarin oranges, cheese, bagel, pancakes, bread (any type), cooked vegetables, strawberries, mac and cheese
Loves his lion and his new lion blanket!
Using the food bin to get better access to his kitchen
He took each window sticker and went to throw them away in the garbage
Loves his Pooh Bear
Our little Illini Fan
He has been putting these hats on by himself
Cutie!
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