2008.08.17-Ia n.01.jpgIan loves his ice cream, there’s never been any questioning that. Especially when it involves chocolate.

Ian has accomplished a few things. First off, we’ve been trying to get it so he doesn’t throw his food at mealtime, so we started something new and it seems to be working really well. Instead of putting him in his booster, he now sits at the table in the chair, just like mama and daddy. No booster or any kind of height adjustment. He’s not belted in and he’s able to get up whenever he wants to. Since we started having him sit in the chair normally, he really hasn’t thrown food. It’s been awesome. He’s not entirely clean about eating yet, but neither am I and I’ve had years of practice. We had noticed that he started throwing his food when he was done, so now, instead of throwing anything, he just gets up. We’ll have to break him of leaving the table whenever he wants to later, but that’s so much more acceptable than having him throw food to let us know he’s done.

Speaking of dinner, we found out that Ian likes peas and pork chops. We’re starting to get a little tired of chicken and beef all the time, so I picked up some pork chops yesterday and we grilled up some tonight. Ian devoured the chops and didn’t leave a single piece behind. The same goes for the peas as well. I think I ended up giving him 5-6 spoonfuls of peas and he ate them all like candy. It was amusing watching him continuously popping them into his mouth.

We’re also starting to realize that he’s a lot taller than before. Ian is now able to reach stuff on the countertops, even though he can’t see what he’s reaching for. He’s already pulled down one pie, so we’re being a little more careful with what we’re keeping close to the edge.

Something else amusing, and irritating, is Ian knows where his favorite foods are. Namely the chocolate chip ahoys and oreos. If we have any in the house, they are usually in the small travel containers that you can buy and they get left out on the counter. Well, Ian has started pulling me into the kitchen and taking me to the counter and wanting to be lift up. Once I do, he starts pointing to things he wants. I played with him a little tonight by picking up everything but what I knew he wanted and each time he told me NO and kept asking for what he wants. We’re starting to hide his snacks now because I don’t want him to continually eat and not eat at mealtimes. However, this is making it nice to figure out when he’s hungry because he will pull me into the kitchen and either point at the counter or at the table. I can ask him if he is hungry and he’ll shake his head yes at me.

Have I mentioned that he is comprehending a lot right now? You can ask him a question and he’ll know to give you an answer. Granted, the answer will more than likely be NO right now, but he’s understanding that a response is necessary. We can also have him to find something or go get something and he knows exactly what we’re talking about.

He’s also obsessed with counting right now. He’ll walk around the house or point at things saying 1-2. That’s it. It’s just 1-2, but for 18 months, that is really good.