Dominick - 16 Months

Dominick turned 16 Months on January 3rd and these pictures are from January 1st.
 
+You weigh 24.4 lbs and are 31.5" as of 12/23

+This month has definitely been a trying month for us. You hit yourself & others, bite, throw yourself on the floor and head butt. This is definitely a work in progress and it really, really bothers us.
+On the 7th you went to a superhero themed birthday party and we got to make a cape. I made this for you and you like to wear it around.

+You were big on Papa this month. You said his name constantly, want to talk on the phone to him and love to skype. You made him very proud and your Gigi very jealous, but you loved both when you were visiting. You even call the iPad, "papa"

+You hurt your toe in the beginning of the month and you make sure we know about it. Your daddy will often ask you if you hurt your toe and you'll point to the hurt toe and say, "toe, toe". Sometimes you'll walk up to us and show us and just start saying, "toe". Very dramatic.


+You also hit your head on something (you're quite clumsy) and we said "ouch" and you rubbed it. So now you'll rub your head too and say, "ow"

+You have at least 6 teeth on top and I think more than that on the bottom. They just keep coming. We can tell more so than not because you won't eat as well. I believe you have almost all of your teeth in now (15+)

+You're still a picky eater and will throw what you don't want onto the table or the floor. It frustrates us, but hopefully it's just a phase. You have also become more interested in using utensils which is a new thing. Some meals you do really good and others not so much. You LOVE applesauce (preferably homemade) and chobani yogurt.


+Our friends had an ugly Christmas sweater party you had so much fun with your friends. You were a party animal and actually stayed up until 9:30-10:00 which is usually unheard of.

+When you get in trouble you cover your face or put your head down. It's super sweet and sometimes you can be very sensitive. Normally though you're very, very tough.

+You have the silliest and spunkiest personality and I just love it. You are constantly making your daddy and I (along with other people) laugh and laugh.

+You really are very, very sweet. You give kisses and hugs and will occasionally cuddle. Your sweet days outweigh your bad, definitely.

+You really, really love Calli and Rocky. Some days you'll just go up to them put your arm around them and huge them for no reason. Just walking by. You also love to give them kisses and hugs, play fetch or just pet them.

+If we tell you to lay down you will do so. Depending on what it is you will cry, but most of the time you are really good at listening.


+You call EVERYONE momma. I think you do it because you get attention.

+You love being outdoors. You always run into the street though so we have to give you our undivided attention.

+You are in almost all 18 month clothes and size 6 stride rite shoe.

+I can tell you to say cheese and you will stop what you're doing, look at the camera and then smile. It's the cutest thing EVER. Ever, I say! I can also say, "go stand by ____" and you will. I love that you love having your picture taken.

+You haven't been a fan of swim class this month. Most nights you cry and want to be done when class is going on, but as soon as it's over you want back in the pool.

+Your bedtime is still between 7:15-8:00 during the week. You are just so tired by bedtime that you normally just fall right to sleep. You vary from 1-2 naps depending on how long they are. You will nap for a total of 3-4 hours TOTAL throughout the day.


+You met Santa twice this month and wasn't a huge fan of either.

+You got your first haircut at Mrs. Katie's house. It needed to be evened out. I didn't take any pictures, but I will at your first time in the barber shop/salon. :D

+We took you to the Air Force museum on base and you loved all the planes.

+We took you to the Children's holiday party on base with Colette and you two had such a fun time together.

+You had another ear infection (12/23) and it was just the beginning stages. While in Michigan you got another (I'm assuming the first never really went away) and you had a double ear infection and blisters in your ear. Poor guy. I felt horrible. We took you to your regular dr, the ER AND a pediatrician's office.

+You really loved the Christmas tree this year. You would run up to it and point and look at the decorations.

+You learned how to jump this month and when you're excited or waiting not so patiently for something you'll jump around. You are also a dancing machine. You spin around in cirles until you become super dizzy.

+When we have something and you want it you'll try to grab it and say "ma" (mine). Most of the time it's things that aren't yours. :)

+This month you say toe, uh oh and ow a lot. You also know Lo (Lauren), Ta (Tanner), Pe (Please, you say this while signing), ca (color), Bake (Blake), Kora, ma (mine) and sometimes when you see your friends it sounds like you have a version of friend too.

+You know what a lion, dog, sheep, snake and cow say.

+We started saying ma'am and sir a lot more (yes ma'am, no sir, etc) this month. You haven't grasped it, but we want you to use that.

+You LOVE to play peek a boo. If we ask you where Dom is you'll cover your face and say boo.

+You're becoming a little slow to warm up to new/old people. You never were like that before, but now you take your time.

+You still love cars, trucks, motorcycles, airplanes and trains. Any transportation vehicle of any sort you love to play with. You make noises for everything and will play for a very long time.

+You love playing with balls. You learned how to kick this month as well as catch and are becoming much better at throwing. You LOVE to play catch.

+You are VERY adventurous and love to climb. You constantly make me nervous. You got a train table for Christmas and you love to climb on it and lay down or sit and play with your trains.

+You are quite the handful and we know you will be giving us a run for our money.

+We started time outs with you. We do anywhere from 30 seconds to 1 minute. At first you didn't understand, but I think you're now grasping it more. We sit you in the same spot every time and now you know. Sometimes you'll look back as if asking, "am I done?", but mostly you just sit there until I stand you up. We talk to you (mostly "we don't hit our friends/momma/daddy") and then hug you and you get to go play again.

+You went sledding for the first time and really got to experience snow. You were SO interested in it and watching it fall. You LOVED sledding.

+You took your 7 (and 8th happened in your next month) airplane ride. You SCREAMED nearly the entire flight. It was AWFUL. There was nothing we could do to sooth you and were VERY happy when we landed. We felt horrible for you. (spoiler - you did AWESOME on your 8th).

+You had your FOURTH visit to Michigan and that post is to come. We had an uneventful trip, but you loved being around your cousins and our family.

+For Christmas you woke up bright and early. We woke up daddy and got to work on presents. You still weren't all that interested and only wanted to play with one or two toys that you got and that was good enough for you. We had lunch at the Thompson's and you got to play with your friends. We went to bed fairly early since we were leaving for Las Vegas early the next morning.

+For New Years Eve you ALMOST made it until midnight on Eastern Standard Time, but you weren't quite feeling up to par so you were in bed by 11/11:30. You had so much fun playing and being a little "party animal". We stayed in, but you got lots of attention from Gigi, Papa and Uncle Wayne and Aunt Sherry.