O is 18 months

Important

• Finally walking! Took off walking 1,5 week before turning 1,5 years after we more targetly started supporting him around the ribs and motivating him walking from the table to the chair etc.

• Interests: cars, wheels, anything moving. He likes to ride them around all the time. Also loves the cats and his big sister the most.

• He loves being outside, especially with his bike. He brings it to the door and starts riding against it, wanting to go outside.

Language developement

• Words: okou, taadaa (dag-dag?), die/didi (occasionally), mämm-mämm, nana (sister), mama, dada. Uses okou the most.

• Understands instructions/commands.

• Can make himself clear non-verbally, he points, shakes his head and nods

Motor development

• Walks pretty steadily now and is very proud of himself

• rides a tricycle and a little car he has, walks behind a wagon

• squats and stands up from sitting

• eats with a spoon/fork

• likes to stack blocks and other things

• Has started putting less things in his mouth. Is interested in coloring/drawing when his big sister does it. At daycare he has done some crafts with glueing and coloring.

Social-emotional development

• Is very social, makes contact with everyone, offers his things to them.

• Loves doing anything his big sister is doing. She is the best!

Sleeping

• The schedule is the same like last time, he sleeps once per day (1-2 h), at daycare usually outside, at home in his crib, on the go he sleeps in the stroller that needs to be moving

• Goes to sleep around 7 pm and sleeps until 7 am (usually)

• He doesn't like waking up and is grumpy and will cry.

• Still has his paci for the naps and night sleep but we want to wean him this upcoming month as he is pretty keen on using it.

Eating

• he likes to eat! He eat fruit and/or yoghurt for breakfast, he doesn't like his porrige last couple of months. He has fruit or baby snacks for snacks, has a warm lunch or some bread (likes this less than warm meals) for lunch and then a warm dinner. Likes the vegetarian ham and sausages.

• Favorites: all the fruits, especially grapes, melon, pears

Statistics: wears size 86 now, shoes size 21 (he got his first pair of shoes this week!)