The Emrick Braden Sorensen Quarterly Report: Year 2, Quarter 2

Can you believe that Emrick is 18 months old? That’s a year and a half! In six months, he’ll be two! Actually, it isn’t that hard for me to believe. He is so stubborn and spunky sometimes that lately I find myself thinking, This kid is only 18 months old? rather than This kid is 18 months old already? That’s the truth.

Anyway, here is what Pookie has been up to:

1. He talks a lot, though we aren’t sure if he is saying actual words or not.  He definitely understands more than he says. He understands the names of most common objects, the names of all the rooms in the house, most foods and drinks. He understands when I say we’re going to do certain activities (“let’s change your diaper”, “let’s get some breakfast,” “let’s get your shoes on”). And of course, he understands Mommy, Daddy, and No. And Mommy, Daddy, and No are the only words he actually speaks clearly and consistently, with No being pretty much his favorite word ever. In fact, the ratio of Mommies to Daddies to Noes in his daily average output is probably something like 2:6:37. No joke.

2. When Emrick used to get a hold of my phone, all he wanted to do was push the buttons. But now he holds it up to his ear and says, “Oh?” … or “Dada?” Soooo cute.

3. Emrick is eating non-pureed vegetables again. Hallelujah! He stopped eating whole veggies after his first birthday for some reason, but now he’s all over the green beans and the baby carrots. His new favorite food, however, seems to be banana. He gets more excited about bananas than he does about the occasional cookie we allow him.

4. While Emrick is learning to like vegetables again, he seems to be getting lukewarm about his old favorites. Goldfish don’t excite him anymore, and this morning when I said, “Do you want a fruit bar?”, his late morning snack of choice for a good month now, he burst into tears. I took that as a “no”.

Emrick weighs just over 23 pounds and measures about 30 inches tall. He’s my most favoritest baby in the whole world.

We love you, Pookie Bear!