How Big Are You?
You are holding steady at about 30 lbs but you have sprouted up in the last couple of months.
What’s Your Temperament?
You can be the sweetest little boy and the next minute you are throwing a fit on the floor. You can be a little challenging but mom blames a little bit of that on you cutting your two year old molars. You love to read books and we read at least twice a day but sometimes more often. You love to play with your blocks, magnets, trains, and your play food.
What Are You Eating?
Everything we put in front of you, pretty much. You have developed a love for Greek yogurt and blocks of cheese lately. You still like hummus, peas, and cinnamon graham crackers a lot.
What Are you Sporting?
2T pants and shirts. Pajamas you are now exclusively in 3T. You are really stretching it to wear 2T PJs.
How Are You Sleeping?
You have done pretty well adjusting to all of the new surroundings we have put you in over the last month. You are still taking a 2-3 hour nap during the day but sometimes we let you skip it or let you sleep in the car so that we can do fun things.
Guyon Likes + Dislikes:
Likes
– Snacks….. all day, every day.
– Mommy and Daddy playing on the floor with you.
– Putting Mommom and PopPop in the plastic container when they are on FaceTime.
– Facetiming with your Uncle Sam and Uncle Andrew
– Reading
Dislikes
– Playing by yourself
– Being told No
– A lot of things when you are tired.
Toddler Talk
Words are becoming a lot more easy to understand. You are actually starting to communicate with us a lot more.
– Oh no!
– Dig Dig Dig (We have video of you reading “The Diggers” to us.)
– I don’t know.
– Daddy
– MomMom PopPop
– Andrew
– Allie
– Alphabet
– some of the words in your 1st words book
– Milk
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Sign language you currently use:
– Please…. even though we make you sound it out now and use the word instead
– Thank you
– I love you
– Yummy
– Food
Fun Moments, Favorite Notes, Guyon Quirks + Milestones:
-Selfies with the whole family before we left to go back to Maryland.
– Vacuuming
– More snow and using the blower to clear some of the snow.
– Playing while trying to keep the house clean in case someone wanted to come see house.
– We visited Granny, Grandpa and Uncle Daniel for a little bit. We took a walk with Widgeon.
– We built lots of cool railroad layouts.
– You helped bury St. Joseph to help sell our house.
– We spent the day with Granny and Grandpa because their were several showings of our house. We went to dinner as well.
– You wore Mommy’s boots and thought it was hilarious.
– You made a box a race car.
– You tore up “The Diggers” one morning and we had to order you a new book.
– You started climbing the stairs while carrying things in your hand.
– You channel your great grandfather a lot in the car when you through your leg over the arm of your car seat.
– You helped us pickup the u-haul trailer for our big move.
– We started packing the u-haul, took the cars to be transported to Indiana, and played one last day in the house!
– The packers came and packed the house. You spent most of the day with daddy running errands and then watching trains. You didn’t have much of a nap so you were very ready to go to sleep that night.
– You got your last bath in the Maryland house in mommy and daddy’s bathtub. You loved every second of that bath.
– We had our last breakfast in the house, a Wawa breakfast and then the movers came to start packing the truck.
– You helped clean the house and watch the guys pack the truck.
– We said goodbye to the house.
– As we pulled out of the driveway, you decided it was time to take a nap.
– We stopped in West Virginia for the night and then finished the drive the next day to Indianapolis. You were a great little traveler.
– You have been really good at the AirBnB house but you have places you like to get into that are not baby proof. We have to watch you extra careful during the day.
– We went out to a great seafood restaurant in Zionsville and you fluffed your napkin with daddy.
– You like to watch the squirrels. You even like to show the squirrels to TatTat, your lion.
– We went to visit the Fox family for Super Bowl and you played with Stella.
– You made your own Lil Murph pizza for dinner.
– You painted Valentines for a lot of family members.
– You like to hide in the cabinets in the kitchen.
– Your two year old molars are coming in and making you very fussy.
– You like to play with the humidifier and the vacuum parts to create a volcano
– You and daddy went to watch trains in Avon. You liked it a lot and asked for more immediately when you got home.
– You played in the trash can one day until you tipped it over and hit your head.
– You had a doozy of a day when you started the day off with smearing lotion all over the place and in your hair. You got a bath in the kitchen sink so we could do it quickly. Then you decided that you were not going to nap. You did sit in your bed and play for a while but you did not nap. Then you were super fussy and not wanting to listen to your mother at all. You were sound asleep by 7pm.
How Big Are You?
We will see how much bigger you are at your 2 year old appointment. Maybe, we should weigh you…..
What’s Your Temperament?
You have definitely hit the trying twos. You need to be redirected or told no a lot more often these days. You don’t like to be told no though, you break down pretty much every time we tell you no. You do have a very sweet side though. You give great hugs and kisses and have started signing “I love you” to mom and dad. You love to learn and you are a very curious little boy.
What Are You Eating?
You love hummus, pretzel chips, peas, green beans, potatoes, chicken and steak. You eat most everything we put in front of you. The only exceptions we have found are mushrooms and onions, even though you did gobble the french onion soup we just recently had for dinner.
What Are you Sporting?
2T pants and shirts. Pajamas you are starting to wear 3Ts depending on the type of pjs. You really like to wear sweatpants, like mom and dad.
How Are You Sleeping?
When you are at home in your bed, you sleep like a champ. Most days during naps, you fall asleep before mom walks out of the room. You like to be rocked and read to before you lay down to go to sleep.
When you are in the pack in play, you don’t sleep the best. You typically wake up at least once during the night. At Mommom and PopPop’s house, you end up in bed with mommy a lot more than you are allowed to do that at home.
Guyon Likes + Dislikes:
Likes
– Snacks
– Mommy and Daddy playing on the floor with you.
– Listening to the piano player at the Homestead.
– Dancing in the Main Dining Room
Dislikes
– Playing by yourself
– Being told No
Toddler Talk
Words are becoming a lot more easy to understand. You are actually starting to communicate with us a lot more.
– Oh no!
– Dig Dig Dig (We have video of you reading “The Diggers” to us.)
– I don’t know.
– Daddy
– MomMom PopPop
Sign language you currently use:
– Please
– Thank you
– I love you
– Yummy
– Food
Fun Moments, Favorite Notes, Guyon Quirks + Milestones:
– Uncle Sam came to visit overnight
– You like to get the tupperware out and you like to play with the muffin pan.
– You enjoyed opening your Thomas countdown calendar.
– We made cookies with Granny’s help.
– We went out for Daddy’s birthday at Harry’s seafood grill.
– You visited Longwood Gardens with Daddy, Granny, Grandpa, and Uncle Daniel. Mommy was home sick.
– Daddy did a great job of taking care of you for a couple of days while mommy was not feeling well.
– You discovered mommy’s crazy fuzzy scarf.
– Christmas photos with the family!
– We celebrated Christmas in our house. Granny, Grandpa, and Uncle Daniel came over later in the day as well to celebrate.
– We visited the Homestead. You loved the Gingerbread house, making cookies, seeing all of your cousins, and watching the worker vacuum the Great Hall. It was bitterly cold out though so we didn’t spend much time outside.
– You and Mommy flew back to Indiana to visit with family. Daddy then joined us for Uncle Tony’s funeral. You were a rockstar at MomMom and PopPop’s house and gave lots of family hugs that were much needed. 
How Big Are You?
We will see in a couple of months but you have gained some weight, that is for sure!
What’s Your Temperament?
You are up and moving all of the time. You don’t like when you get told no. You have learned what time out is and you don’t like it at all. It takes lots of organization on mom’s part to make sure you have enough to do during the day.
What Are You Eating?
Everything and anything. You eat about five times a day and love graham crackers and animal crackers as snacks. You also love applesauce and especially from a packet.
What Are you Sporting?
2T everything but your pants still are a little long. You have started to wear 3T pajamas because of your big belly!
How Are You Sleeping?
Now that you are back home in our Maryland house, you have slept sooooo much better. You were very happy to be back home in your bed!
Fun Moments, Favorite Notes, Guyon Quirks + Milestones:
– You like to play with Pop Pop after he got home from work. Many nights all of the trains ended up all over the floor.
– You starting playing with the colander and pipe cleaners.
– You enjoyed spending mornings playing and laughing with Mom mom.
– You like to ride Uncle Andrew’s car.
– You spent an overnight with Mom Mom and Pop Pop while mom and dad looked for a new house.
– You moussed your hair with caramel one day.
– We enjoyed Thanksgiving at Great Grandpa’s house with lots of family.
– You watched Home Alone for the first time surrounded by lots of family.
– Uncle Andrew and Allie came to visit.
– Back home to Maryland the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
– You love being home with mom in Maryland and with all of your toys.
– Family photos at our house!
– Spending lots of time with Granny and Grandpa.
– We picked out a Christmas tree. We didn’t get to cut it down this year but we still went and explored the farm a little bit.
– We took lots of fun Christmas photos. Lights, bells and more!
– You love playing with the train under the Christmas Tree.
– We celebrated St. Nick day.
– We took a picture in front of the crab pot tree in Chesapeake City before dinner out with Granny and Grandpa.
– You played with the camper for the first time.
– You helped daddy fix the train at his makeshift work station in the kitchen.
– You started rocking your Thomas robe again.
– It snowed for the first time this season and you played in the snow with daddy.
– Playtime at the Bel Air library.
– Gingerbread man hunt in the house. You loved that we hid them and you found them and we re-hid them again!
– Color paint in the bathtub and you were covered in blue!
– You dressed up in a Santa outfit,
– You started your countdown to Christmas. You got a Thomas calendar to countdown and you enjoyed it a lot.
How Big Are You?
About 30 lbs and no idea how tall.
What’s Your Temperament?
You were a champ while traveling. There were a lot of changes and a lot of strange places but you took them in stride.
What Are You Eating?
Anything and everything and all the time. There have been days where I really question if you have a hollow leg.
What Are you Sporting?
You wear mainly 2Ts but the pants are still sometimes too big. 24 month pants fit you a little better for the length. You wear 2T pjs and are in size 4 diapers if wearing paper diapers.
How Are You Sleeping?
This month was crazy. You woke up a lot at night. You were also sleeping in the play pen for the whole month at Mom Mom and Pop Pop’s house.
Guyon Likes + Dislikes:
Likes
– Building train layouts
– Spending time with PopPop
– Eating
Dislikes
– Fried food and ice cream together
– Being in unfamiliar places for
Fun Moments, Favorite Notes, Guyon Quirks + Milestones:
– You spent a couple of days at daycare while mommy and daddy took care of a few things at home to get ready for the big move.
– Trains on the couch.
– We packed the car and drove to Grandma and PopPop’s house to spend some time there while Daddy had adventures in Indianapolis, Des Moines, Asheville, and home.
– You spent a whole day with PopPop while mommy and daddy looked at houses.
– Your first five or six days were a little rough.
– You got car sick on our first day of travel.
– You got sick on our first night at Grandma and PopPop’s house. You had fried
chicken nuggets and Ice Cream at Polly’s for dinner and you didn’t do well
with that.
– You were ok for Saturday and Sunday.
– We went to Indianapolis to meet up with daddy while he had to go to meetings.
– Monday you decided to stay up for a long time at night. Daddy didn’t get much
sleep and had to sit through meetings all day.
– Tuesday night you also got sick multiple times. Daddy decided that it was
time for you and mommy to leave so we came back to Grandma and PopPop’s.
– You rode on the cart at the hotel in Indy and you had the bath of a king.
– We had lunch with some of mommy’s college friends in Indianapolis.
– It got really cold, really quickly. Outside play was limited.
– You got your first haircut!
– We explored Mt. St. Francis.
– Grandma got you a vacuum cleaner.
– We went to the Halloween Party at the Louisville Zoo.
– You played with Uncle Andrew’s mixer truck. PopPop didn’t like you sitting on it though.
– You like to swing in the garage.
– You had your first Lunchable. It was cheese pizza.
– We painted a pumpkin.
– You played with homemade slime. You were not a big fan of it at all.
– We made mummys and monster eyes for Halloween dinner.
– You were a train engineer for Halloween.
– You met the Wimsatts for the 1st time.
– You like playing with Grandma’s pumpkin that lights up, running through the leaves, and riding around on the car.
– You went out to lunch with Grandma and her friends.
– You like to put the puzzle pieces in the right places and read books.
– Uncle Sam came to visit for a couple of days.
– There was no electricity on a Sunday morning and we went outside to play because it was so nice out. You wore PJs and boots.
– We visited the library. You played with the blocks and we got some books.
– You painted with leaves and colored some pictures.
– We went to brunch with the Whites, Aunt Jeannine, Uncle Sam and your grandparents. You loved watching the trains at the restaurant.
– Daddy sent us your heavy coat and you were able to go outside.
– Train layout after train layout after train layout.
– You made a banner for daddy when he came back after all of his other adventures.
– You love playing with Winnie the Pooh and rocking him in the little chair.
– You love swinging in the garage!
– Lots of time playing outside and riding the car around the driveway.
How Big Are You?
28lbs 14 oz at your 18 month appointment.
30 1/2 inches tall.
What’s Your Temperament?
Pretty chill. You do whine a lot more especially if you aren’t getting your way though. We did have to start sitting you in timeout for very short periods of time.
What Are You Eating?
Anything and everything. I don’t think there was anything that was out of the ordinary this month.
What Are you Sporting?
24 month pants, 2T sleepers, 24 month – 2T shirts
How Are You Sleeping?
You still sleep like a champ.
Guyon Likes + Dislikes:
Likes
– Pointing at airplanes.
– Playing with friends at daycare
– Building train layouts
Dislikes
– Being told no
– Not getting what you want
Fun Moments, Favorite Notes, Guyon Quirks + Milestones:
– So much fun at daycare this month. You painted, played outside, dressed up in pretend clothes and so much more.
– Pirate week at daycare.
– We finally had your 18 month checkup. A little late!
– You helped celebrate mommmy’s birthday
– A visit from your grandparents and days at home with them. They took you to the park, played outside and brought you a new sweatshirt.
– We also visited the Wilmington Children’s Museum.
– We had all of the grandparents over for dinner and to play.
– We made the hard decision to move to Indiana.
– We rode a small open air train on part of the Ma & Pa Railroad. You loved it!
– You got lots of special treatment at daycare. You helped deliver snacks, play in the big kid room at the train table and more.
– We stayed at the Red Caboose in a caboose for a weekend. We explored Cherry Grove Adventure park and rode the Strasburg train.
– We had lunch for all of your teachers at daycare.
– You had your last full week at daycare.
– We went to Trunk or Treat at daycare and all of the older kids recognized you.
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