18 months old!

HAPPY HALF BIRTHDAY!

So much is changing around here! Daddy now drives downtown every morning! The boys are consistently sleeping in until 7:45 am. (Bedtime is still 7pm) And I am working out again! (My last workout was November of 2008. Sick. I know.)
I just made their 18 month appointment, so I have no stats yet.
ONE YEAR AGO:

This is kinda long and boring, and once again, just for the baby book... so feel free to stop reading!


Hudson:
But my theory is Hudson will be an inch or so taller and weigh the same. The kid eats an entire plate full of spaghetti but burns it off 10 minutes later.
He comes bellowing around the corner and Brandon says, "He looks like he has just been shot out of a cannon."  And he really does, he has two speeds. Full speed and Book Speed. He is either running around the house or in your lap reading books.
He can say all the animal sounds, even special ones like owl!
He LOVES to shout Share at anyone who is playing with something he wants.
He is obsessed with steering wheels. Loves to pretend drive.
Loves water and has to fight Luke for 'front row' next to the faucet.
He kisses all the animals in his books. Every. single. page. And sometimes we have to turn back a page and give them a double kiss.
He still LOVES his Papa more than life. Tonight when putting him to bed, he laid down and got in his little nook and whispered a long quiet Paa-Paa.
He can get both feet off the ground and jump.
He loves dancing to music, and hates the pause in between songs.
He hates brushing his teeth, and he hates bedtime. But goes down after a few yelps. Update: He loves his new battery powered toothbrush!
Eats everything. Except olives. Hates olives.
He is really good at using a fork and a spoon!
He loves showing off all his tricks for anyone new he meets. Little showoff!

Luke:
I predict he will also be an inch taller but weigh around 26lbs or so.
Luke is a slow and steady eater. He takes his time. A very long time. But gets it all down!
He is a picky eater compared to Hudson. He waits until he realizes nothing else good is coming and then he will eat it.
He loves bath time too. He LOVES putting his entire face in the water. He likes swimming on his tummy and he loves splashing water everywhere. I really think I will have him swimming this summer.
He can throw a ball far. NOT EVEN KIDDING. He uses both his left and his right hand. He loves balls!
He loves to drive cars too! And loves spotting out all the airplanes.
He is really strong. So much so, that he doesn't know his own strength. He tries to hug Hudson and it turns into a body slam.
He likes to dance and act silly.
He loves to laugh and make people laugh.
He can make almost as many animal sounds as Hudson.
His favorite words are BALL and DOOR.

My kids are a year and a half... and their first real word other than ball, milk, door, mamma, daddy, papa:

SHARE

As you can tell, they don't share very well.

 Don't let Luke fool you, he pushed his way in.

 And Hudson is about to be pushed out! Poor Buddy!