Luke is 18 months!

All about Luke:

-He still runs roughshod over his siblings. They are very anxious to stop his cries, no matter what the personal consequence.

-He talks constantly and gets frustrated when we don't understand what he is telling us.

-His favorite toys are his shape sorter and his blocks, he can stack 9 blocks!

-He has truly perfected the somersault.  It is amazing to see (at least to us).

-His favorite thing to say is "stop it" (staaa iiiiit). He shouts this at anyone who does anything he doesn't like.

-For words, he can say all of his family member's names.  He also says: hi, bye, water, tower, night-night, no, yes, all done, thank you, ball, book, you're welcome, and others I'm sure.  He likes to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, which according to him goes "baaa baaa little star".

-Luke only thinks he likes books.  He will bring you one, position himself comfortably in your lap, allow you to read a page or two and then flip to the end and pronounce "all done."  He has been doing this for months and we keep waiting for the day when we get through an entire story (we came close on Brown Bear once).

-He has a bizarre fear of bugs.  I say bizarre, because how many 18-months old are scared of a caterpillar?  He will let out a little scared cry whenever a bug comes near him.

-He will drop whatever he is doing to answer the door or the phone.  

-The highlight of his day is still greeting people when they get home.

-When he brings you his shoes, it means he wants to go outside. NOW! Ignore this "request" at your own peril.

-When angry, Luke hits or throws himself on the floor in protest. Or both.

This particular fit was after I incomprehensibly refused to let him play with the toilet brush.

-He loves to feed himself and has gotten pretty good with a fork and spoon. However, he prefers to eat 20+ snacks throughout the day rather than whatever I have prepared for a meal.  He will often refuse to eat much at meal time, only to go the cabinet and grab whatever is in his reach. He still doesn't understand that the box of Bisquick does not contain pancakes and gets angry (see above) when we won't allow him the contents of the box.

-He loves to accessorize.  Sunglasses, hats, headbands and bike helmets are among his favorites.