18 Months!

Ruston goes almost nowhere without his sippy cup!

And he really wasn't much for smiling yesterday...

 But I managed to catch one good smile!

I can't believe Ruston is already 1.5 years old!!  He was such a trooper at the doctor's office, and got a ton of compliments about his good looks, long eyelashes, and charming personality!
His stats at 18 months:
Weight: 29 pounds 8 ounces (between 75th and 90th percentile)
Height: 32.75 inches (between 50th and 75th percentile)
Head circumference: 51 centimeters (above 95th percentile)  Kid's got a big head! :)

I also mentioned to the doctor that I was noticing that Ruston doesn't say as many words as most other kids his age (he says simple things, mama, dada, nana, baba, baby, cheese).  I did also mention that I felt like he was still okay because he seemed VERY observant, and just seemed to not want to say anything unless he thought he could for sure say it!  The doctor said not to be worried, but if he doesn't start to talk more by the next well-check, then we might be more concerned... so we'll see what happens, but I'm not really worried about it.

March Madness!

We have had some crazy weather this March.  We went from needing sweats and warm clothes...

 ...to decent park weather as long as a jacket was handy... and even times when we could take the jacket off.

Since the weather warmed up, we decided to take a trip to the park.  Ruston LOVES being outside, so the park was good fun for him, and I had to literally carry him kicking and screaming back to the car in order to leave! Haha.... poor kid.

He really enjoyed swinging, would ask to get out, and then as soon as I would set him on the ground, he would ask to get back in the swing. :)

He also had fun running around on all the toys and dirt... dirt is good fun for a boy!

I think he could very well be a model someday. :)

Lastly, our weather went clear to the point of shorts and sandals.  Unfortunately, Ruston was refusing to look at the camera that day!

So I caught him in the car when he didn't have much choice but to look at me! :)  This was also one of the few times he actually kept his hat on!

He really looks like a big boy in this picture... makes me sad because he's grown SO much!  LOVE HIM THOUGH!!