Jared's 18 Months Old!

Gosh, we all just love this kid!  From his growling as he hugs you tight, to his thumb-sucking blanket-carrying Linus side ~ he is awesome!  Here's some fun facts about Jared:

• Height: 33" (68%)
• Weight: 25lb 7oz (67%)
• Head: 48.9cm (87%)
• He has 16 teeth (four of those are just now poking through)
• He doesn't say much - just momma and sometimes daddy.  He can also say "nana" for banana
• He loves to hug his sisters in the morning when he sees them.
• He likes hugging Mommy and Daddy a lot.
• When he's tired he likes to suck his thumb and have his blanket with him.
• He is very attentive to noises, so he stops everything if he hears an airplane or helicopter or loud truck/motorcycle.  He waves as it passes by.
• He loves to wrestle!  He will crawl all over you, jump up and down on you and just flat out wrestle with you.
• He's got some moves whenever music is turned on and he likes to clap.
• He likes to hold hands when we pray and he claps anytime he hears the word "Amen".
• Thanks to the girls ~ he likes to crawl around and act like a dog or a horse.
• He knows "please" in sign language and says/motions it with the sweetest sound.
• He likes throwing things in the trash.
• He likes to wipe his highchair tray, which is good because it is destroyed by the time he is done feeding himself! :)  (See pictures below)
• When he is hungry or it's time to eat he will go to the highchair and pull it to you.
• He's pretty cute when he "exercises"! 
• He understands just about everything we say to him.
• He likes jumping in his crib. He loves jumping on the bed with Vivian.  He likes playing with his sisters and is keeping up with them pretty well!
• He is trying to give up naps.  Yikes!  :(  I still try to lay him down every day.
• He has no interest in the potty. 
• He loves bathtime.
• He likes to give high-5's.
• Taught by his sisters, he can pound-it with a "bah-la-la" afterwards (reference to Baymax on the Big Hero 6 movie).
• He does very well going up and down stairs by himself.
• He likes to eat cooked veggies, cheese, plain Brown Cow yogurt, applesauce, bananas!, avocado, bread, apples, oranges, strawberries & cottage cheese, granola, cream of wheat, cheerios, and more.

He loves piggy rides from Shelby!

He just had to be in the diaper box with Vivian.  :)

We sure love you, Jared Ryan!!!