18 months!!!

We had quite the half birthday celebration around here this weekend. If you didn't already know, I LOVE birthdays and holidays! A lot! Somehow our tiny baby boy has turned into a 1.5 year old laughing, running, toddler and he's quite the show these days! We wanted to make sure he had a super fun birthday weekend so we did some special things together. Our weekend agenda: Friday night- pizza, popcorn, and movie picnic in the living room. Check! Saturday- maternity/family pictures {ok, more out of necessity than fun for Porter, but he had fun playing outside} and dinner at Mac's {one of our favorites! smoked chicken wings and the best macaroni and cheese you've EVER tasted!}. Check! Sunday- special birthday breakfast {sprinkle donuts, what else!} church, afternoon baseball game at the Charlotte Knights stadium {if you're wondering, yes it did include cotton candy and ice cream with sprinkles} and dinner out on the porch. Have I mentioned that I'm so unbelievably thankful for our little family? Well, I am. I sometimes wonder why God chose to bless me with such an amazing husband and precious boy and even though I can't seem to come up with any good reasons, he did and I am eternally grateful for such a giving God.

Porter and Daddy at the baseball game

Birthday donut breakfast

Popcorn and a movie

Pizza party!

Relaxing with Daddy

 

 

Some 18 month stats:

(He goes for his actual 18 month check up on Wednesday, so I'll give you more then)

*According to his growth chart, in his room, he has grown about 6 inches since his 1 year birthday!

*Dog Dog and Nigh Nigh are his essential items and seem to go EVERYWHERE these days.

*Current favorite food (it changes weekly): Popcorn. He's obsessed! Green beans and cheese are also high on the list.

*Favorite movie: Elmo. He's in LOVE!

*Favorite show: Mickey Mouse. Morning snuggles in Mommy and Daddy's bed while watching Mickey Mouse is the highlight of his mornings! (And mine!)

*Favorite shirt: Yes, he has a favorite shirt. His Piggly Wiggly t-shirt that we got on vacation. You should see his face when I pull it out for him to wear it!

*Favorite toy: His vegetable pot that he got for Christmas. He loves to stir his 'soup' and feed it to any willing soul (or stuffed animal) that will sit still long enough. Adorable!

*Favorite things: trucks/tractors, dogs, balls. The 'he's all boy' saying is quite appropriate!

*Favorite room in the house: Sissy's room! He escapes to it any chance he gets. He loves to look around, touch her things, and play in 'his' drawer of toys in her room. We'll see if he still likes it as much once it's occupied ;)

 

I can't wait to see what the next 6 months has in store for us! Happy half birthday to the sweetest, most loving, most adventurous little boy I know! Mommy and Daddy love you!