21 Months

Well I obviously gave up on doing the monthly posts for Cannon and everything he was up to.  It got to the point where I was always so late getting them posted as well he has gotten to an age where there aren't such signifcant changes each month so I decided to just do a post every 3 months at this point until he turns 2.  From there, I'm not sure how often I will do it - probably just occasionally to keep up to date on what he's up to.  Plus I am just too busy chasing him around and keeping him out of trouble.  My mom came into town a few weeks ago and has seen first hand how active this little boy has become - definitely a huge change since she last saw him in August when we were up in Canada visiting where he had literally just learned to walk on that particular trip. 

I always joke that its a good thing he wasn't our first born child together - b/c he might have been the only one - ha!  I know several people that were pregnant the same time as me and are pregnant again - I shiver with that thought - I just can't even imagine having a newborn to take care of and him too.  I look at others and wonder how on earth they do it - and they have 3, 4 or more kids all close in age.  Seriously, I feel like I must have missed some memo or course that trained them how to do it b/c dealing with a 21 month old and 4 year old is exhausting....well actually Brooklynn is pretty "easy" these days - more just dealing with attitude some days, but she is such a huge help to me with him so its like I am struggling with just the one kid - lol!

Anyway.....despite being so energetic and challenging, we really do have such a fun time with him too.  He is a complete ham and loves to make us laugh - whether it be making a silly face at us, dancing like a crazy boy or just running around  being a goof ball, each day is definitely a new adventure with him.  Like I have mentioned before he goes non stop all day from the time he gets up to the time he goes to sleep.  Lets just say I have no problems falling asleep most nights due to the pure exhaustion of chasing Cannon around - hahahaha!

Well here's what Cannon has been up to these last several months between 18-21 months:

•Weighs 27.8 lbs according to our bathroom scale

•Wears size 5 diapers

•Wears size 24 months and 2T size clothing and occasionally 3T in some things

•He is such a busy busy, BUSY little boy....getting into anything and EVERYTHING he can get his hands on.  He goes from one thing to the next before I can catch him - its almost like he is testing me to see how fast I can move and if I can keep up with him (which apparently I can't)

•Completely and totally ALL BOY.  He is so rough and tumble and messy and loud...and anything else you think of when you think of little boys.  Definitely nothing left of the little baby in him anymore - all toddler....all boy!

•Loves to hear his own voice and can squeal and scream until your ears are ringing.  We are obviously trying to encourage this to stop - but he thinks its the funniest thing ever!

•Also continuing with the above point, being that he is so active, we have had our share of boo boo's already.  Im sure its just a small taste of things to come.  We've had a bloody lip from running and falling face first onto the floor tile downstairs, we have tumbled down the entire flight of stairs from the very top to the very bottom - and thankfully came out of it with just a scratch.  Unfortunately didn't do anything to slow him down when it comes to the stairs - didn't even phase him. He has fallen off his sister's little toddler trampoline and landed on his head, on the tile floor....fallen off pretty much all the beds in the house.  And yes....in case you are wondering, he is closely supervised but he still manages to get into these predicaments in record time.  Life with boys I guess. 

•Loves to climb on anything that he can - I have found him climbing on top of our kitchen table, climbing up on a chair that he has pushed to the counter to reach something that was not meant for him, swiping forks and knives off the table - he seriously is such a handful!

•Has adjusted wonderfully to going to school 3 days per week - no more tears after about the 2nd week when he first started.  Now he barely acknowledges me when I drop him off - he is already telling me 'bye bye' before I am walking out of the room.  But luckily he is always so excited to see me in the afternoons when its time to get picked up.  Brooklynn will always run ahead of me to give him a hug, and he just pushes her aside to get to me.  Definitely a Mama's Boy!

•He is also definitely testing his limits and boundries with us.  He will do something he knows he is not supposed to do and turn around and look at us and continue doing it and laugh.  We are working on learning discipline - fun times let me tell you!

•Performed in his first Christmas program at school - and totally surprised me.  Of course they really didn't sing esp since most of them are barely talking, but Cannon was up there on stage dancing and goofing off - such a ham!

•Celebrated at school with his first Christmas party.  None of the kids really had a clue at that age, but they were all so happy to have their mom's there that day to help celebrate.  Of course he was being a little stinker and getting into mischief - although his teachers assured me that he normally isn't like that when I'm not there and does listen most of the time.  I sure hope so b/c I can just imagine the phone calls we will be getting from the principal's office in the future *gulp*!  He was definitely the most "energetic" one in his class that day...

•His eating is really hit and miss.  He was really picky for the longest time since the last update, then finally seemed to be turning the corner and eating most meals most days...then he got sick about a week ago and now we are back to the picky eater.  Our only sure bet on days like this is fruit - at least its a healthy choice.

•His newest obsession is Mickey Mouse.  I have DVR'd several episodes and that is the first thing he wants to watch every morning.  When we are out shopping, if he spots anything with Mickey Mouse on it, he will start shrieking until we move closer to where he can get his hands on it.

•Loves electronics - loves to play with Grandma's iPad or my phone and play games....and will throw an epic temper tantrum when its time to put them up.

•Hates being in the car and being strapped down in his car seat.  Also hates to wear shoes and socks and will remove them the minute I shut the door after strapping him in his car seat.  I have no resorted to just bringing him out in bare feet and just putting them on whenever we get to where we are going.

•Still a great sleeper and gets 12 hours of straight sleep during the night - although when he is sick he is like a newborn all over again - up all the time....poor guy just doesn't do well with sleep when he isn't feeling great

•Still takes 1 nap a day - usually around 1:30 and goes for about 1.5-2 hours hours on average so that has been cut down a little since last update. He also is napping at school on his napmat like a pro - they said he is normally one of the first ones to fall asleep - definitely depends on his naps after all the mischief he gets into on a daily basis.

•Immitates everything his big sister does - from brushing his teeth, to coloring, to playing with babies - he tries to be just like her.

•Despite the fights that happen between his big sister and him, he really does worship the ground she walks on and wants to be right beside her all the time.  He loves his big brother too and is so excited when he gets home each day from school.

Here are the pics from his 21 month old mini shoot.  I only got 1 decent 'standard' pic of him on his chair with his sign - and it was the first one I snapped luckily b/c he very quickly jumped down from the chair and proceeded to go looking for trouble - LOL!

I even tried to bribe him to stay and pose for pics with all his Mickey Mouses.....

Of course that lasted all of 2 seconds before he was off....

And into the wipe container he goes....one of his favorite pastimes....pulling out ALL the wipes and then shoving them all back in - makes for interesting diaper changes trying to pull just one wipe out!

Of course, it was hard for me to tell him no - he just wanted to help clean/dust his shelves....which they desperately needed anyway - ha!

I HAD to get a close up of his hair - it is SOOOOO CURLY!  I love it!  Its time for another haircut again - its right on the border of becoming out of control again hahahaha!

Busy playing on his laptop and his piano....

Then he sat down with his favorite person and just watched her play with stickers.....

I think he was probably thinking "What in the world is this girl doing now????"

Then of course he thought she was the funniest thing ever!

My 2 goofballs...they are always cracking me up - I love this pic - such a sweet pic of the way they love playing each other and the fun they have

Then he thought he was the luckiest boy alive - he got some of the stickers too!

And this was the end result.....

And this......

So although I didn't get as many of the standard monthly pics I usually get, these pics definitely show more accurately my days with Cannon and all that he is up to :)