18 months

I can not believe that my little boy is a year and a half old today!! It is so unbelievable to me!

Jake Ryan, at 18 months...

You weigh 28 lbs (89%)

You are 34.5 inches tall (greater than 97%)

You say so many things-I can't even catalog them all anymore!

You call your Pop "Bop", and your Nena "Neen" or Neen-Neen".

You call Quincy "Bency".

You are wearing mostly sizes 24 months/ 2T.

You wear size 5/5.5 in shoes

You have all 4 of your one year molars making your grand-teeth-total 12.

You have just this week started working on your canines.

You love to play outside, but this summer it has been WAY too hot to play anywhere but in water.

You have grown to absolutely love water and playing in the pool. You even jump off the side into our arms! You're a little bit crazy!!

You LOVE to jump off of things... the couch, the side of a pool, anything where you can land.

You still love your blankie and Mr. Bear. 

You have also grown QUITE the love for Elmo, whom you refer to as "Melmo".

You still LOVE Yo Gabba Gabba. You sing the songs all the time.

Your favorite song is "Hold Still"... it's a Yo Gabba original.

If you want to watch Yo Gabba, you find the remote and bring to us and start singing "Hold Still".

You love to play in the play room, or just follow around after mommy making messes where you go. :)

You can walk upstairs (not climb up them like you used to...walk up them). You are SO big!!

You really like to be read to. Often times, you will bring us a book to read to you.

You play a game with yourself that we call, "Oh no". You say "oh, no!! oh, no!! awwwwww" and throw yourself to floor. This came to play while watching Wipeout and hearing your Daddy say this while we watched it.

You used to sweetly talk after you woke up from a nap or in the morning. Now, you've taken to yelling our names very loudly until we come and get you. It's cute.

You still have not climbed out of the crib... for which I am VERY thankful!!

You are such a BOY! You love to play rough!!

You are still the friendliest little kid ever. Everywhere we go, you insist on making friends with everyone.

You've gotten your first and second hair cuts! A handsome man, I must say!! We are trying to grow it out a little bit without looking silly in the meantime.

Jake with his Pop in Branson.

Your daddy and I feel so blessed to be your parents. You are such a smart, strong-willed, (very) energetic, happy, fun and lovable little boy. We love you a million times a million, and that's too many to count!!!

This video completely encompasses the amount of crazy this kid contains!!!

Happy Saturday, friends!