An 18-month old Holden...

An 18-month old Holden...

• Looks like this:

• He sometimes looks like this:

• Or this:

• But usually looks like this:
  

An 18-month old Holden...

• loves being outside
• loves giving kisses
• hates (really hates) when dinner takes too long (in fact, it's the only time he's ever really upset)

An 18-month old Holden...

• loves when his dad swings him through the air:
• and can go down slides all by himself:

An 18-month old Holden...

• walks up and down stairs all by himself
• will not let anyone else feed him. Ever.
• likes to point out your nose by, quite literally, sticking his finger up your nose before you can stop him

An 18-month old Holden...

• says "up" a lot:
  
  
• his favorite word is "more" and he does the sign-language sign for "more" and says "more" at the same time just to make sure he gets his point across...the point that he wants more
• has a mean arm and if he happens to be holding something, chances are very good that he's going to throw it...in your general direction (I've actually been hit with a small pumpkin before)

An 18-month old Holden...

• is quite the funny guy (at least he thinks so):
• has a favorite movie - Walt Disney Hercules
• will always remove his left shoe and sock while we're driving - always the left, never the right - and he'll usually throw it somewhere in the van and we'll have so much trouble finding it that we debate whether he had 2 shoes on when we left the house

An 18-month old Holden...

• loves his big sister and will follow her around and copy what she's doing every second they're together
• thinks it's funny to keep doing something after you've asked him to stop
• will ALWAYS put his plate on his head after he's finished eating

An 18-month old Holden looks like this...