Felix at eighteen months

Do you remember what it is like having an eighteen month old at your house? Well, usually one conveniently forgets until you HAVE to remember again. I guess it is the same reaction about having a newborn, you feel a bit betrayed. "You mean people have been having babies all this time and never told me how hard it is?" Or you think it is just your kid?
Well, Felix has been super active and into everything since he was nine months old. He is by far the hardest eighteen month old I have had.
I will just name a few things we have encountered this morning. I had to turn the DVD player to the wall because he was pushing down on the exit door. I had to unplug the T.V. because he kept turning it on and turning it up. I have to keep ALL toothpaste and toothbrushes under lock and key because he will eat them all. Also, he tried to eat Travis's shaving cream. After I had replaced all the books in the bookshelf, he took them all out. He climbs onto the table and island. He was throwing a play computer off of the table. I had to turn the computer off because he pushes all the buttons on the monitor (because I lock the keyboard) and one time pulled the monitor onto himself.
I really am not neglectful. He is really fast.

Are you exhausted just from reading that? Yes, he is a handful. Also super cute. He really loves to dance. He likes to read books. He likes to do the action songs (itsy bitsy spider, wheels on the bus, popcorn popping, etc.). He loves when his Daddy sings to him at bedtime. He is a Mommy's boy. We tried to take him to Nursery last week and he was traumatized, so he won't let me out of his site.
He is communicating. He has some words and lots of signs he still uses. His main form of communication is still screaming and whining, but I can usually get him to try to explain what he wants.
So, how did I find time to write this? Naptime!





This little video is a brief sample of his dancing and some of his talking. I love when they have lots to say but all of it is incomprehensible.