Sixteen Months

{This post is going to be long, so if you want to skip through and just look at the pictures, I won't be offended}

Today, John is 16 months!

I can't remember life without this little guy, and I mean that in a good way. He's so much fun to have around!

At 16 months John will sit for hours and play with his Cars. He likes to line them all up and then push them around all over the place. A lot of times I seriously think the boy will grow up to do something with cars. He's already taken apart a few of his Hot Wheel cars which aren't supposed to come apart, and with his bigger cars and trucks he always has them standing up so he can see what's going on underneath them and spin the wheels.

He does eat really well, but he prefers to snack. Some days it feels like all he's done for the day was eat! He seriously loves gummy snacks. When we're over visiting with my parents he will go through a box, and he'd probably eat more if we let him. If anything shows his love of food it's his ability to hear a microwave go off in any room of any house. He thinks that when a microwave beeps that it means he gets food. I could write an entire post about his favorite foods because there are so many, but let me just say that the boy can eat and leave it at that!

This boy is a water baby! He's generally a very happy and easy-going little boy, but he's his happiest when he's in the water. He absolutely loves bath time. Occasionally, now that he's big enough to do it, he will climb in the bathtub in the morning and pretty much camp out in there until I strip him down and turn on the water. He also loves the pool, and I can't wait to take him to the beach next week!

At 16 months John can say or sign (I'll indicate which words he signs):
-Mama
-Dada
-Nana
-Cat
-Car {John says 'rrrmmmmm' most of the time though}
-Love {signs}
-Eat {This one he doesn't say or sign. He blows air out like he's blowing on his food.}
-Thank you
-You're welcome {he just says 'come'}
-Bye
-Go
-Dog {He barks through his nose most of the time.}
-All done {signs}
-More {signs}
-Please {signs}
-Ball {signs}
-Come here/Pick me up {signs}
-Yes {nods his head}
-No {shakes his head}
-Baby {signs}
-Dagum
-Want that/this / What's that/this {sounds like wadat/wadis}
-Moon {he points to the moon and says 'mmmmm'}
-Good {He always says 'gum'}
-Yum
-Night Night