18 Months Old!

This post is a bit late because Cohen was sick when he turned 18 months, but better late than never :)

Our 18 month old Cohen is still as sweet and easy going as ever and is so much fun as he continues to gain more skills.  His fine motor skills have really improved in the past three months because one of his favourite activities is colouring (and taking off and putting back on the marker lids).  He still loves music and dancing and his dance moves are evolving and becoming more intricate.  But his favourite activity is reading books, sometimes by himself, but especially with Mommy or Daddy.

For Christmas Santa brought Cohen a Thomas the Train Duplo train set.  Cohen LOVES playing with it and has really started to like putting together the Duplo blocks.  Daddy and Cohen play Duplo together almost every day.

The biggest change for Cohen since his 15 month update is that he's no longer nursing.  This has changed his sleeping patterns for the better and he now often sleeps through the night (sometimes as long as 10 hours in a row!).  It has been a fantastic change because Mommy is working full time now, so the extra sleep is very much needed.  He doesn't seem to miss nursing, and continued to ask for it every night for the first two weeks, but was happy to take the bottle of cow's milk that was offered instead.

Cohen is still a terrible eater and Mommy is constantly trying to find new ways to get healthy food into him.  He'd survive on bread and milk if we let him.  His latest thing is wanting to sit at the big table like Mommy and Daddy, but unfortunately it doesn't make him want to eat any better.  He looks really cute sitting at the big table and I wonder if he can even see what's on his plate because he's so small.

Cohen's understanding of English is amazing.  He understands nearly everything we say to him and can respond appropriately when we give him commands.  Unfortunately his speech hasn't progressed at all, but he communicates very well using gestures, so he has little incentive to start talking.

We can't wait to find out what the next three months have in store for our little guy and to see what he'll learn during that time.