Life With the Glendye's: 16 Months

On the 11th, sweet Brooks turned 16 months! This little guy is on the go these days! He is a professional walker now, and he just wants to be down and exploring all of the time. He has become very opinionated lately, and believe me, he makes his opinions known! He is a loud little thing. Brooks is also a dare devil, and is not afraid to dive into new things and literally, climb to new heights. This is much different from his more cautious big brother, Reives. This month, Brooks has grown alot of blonde curls all over his head, picked up speed and is walking everywhere, and has probably at least doubled his vocabulary. He is really beginning to communicate to us with his words. For instance, when he wants milk instead of water he will say, "nilk." He is also beginning to say "please" sometimes when he wants something, and just yesterday he started saying "thank you" when you hand him something. He also loves to wave and say "bye bye" alot these days. He is still a pretty laid back little guy, but he has had some rough days lately as his eye teeth are coming in. They still have not broken through his gums, but they are coming any day now. Brooks has become a better eater this month, but he is still pretty picky at times. He loves the pool, playground, and we also discovered that he loves cats (thanks to living with Grammie and Grandaddy for 6 weeks.) He is a bit scared of dogs these days, but he will chase after a cat in a heartbeat. Brooks and Reives area really starting to play and laugh together lately. They have been doing this for a while but you can tell that Brooks is interacting with him more and more. I love listening to them laugh and play, until is turns into pushing and crying and squealing (which is usually the case.) Brooks is still obsessed with cars, trucks, and tractors! He pushes them EVERYWHERE!!

Other things about Brooks:

-loves cookies and crackers (definitely his favorite foods)
-has made the transition to 1 nap a day
-LOVES cold milk from his sippy cup and it pretty much acts as his coffee in the morning (bad mood until he gets it)
-saying alot of words and even some phrases. This morning he said "rain coming down" as clear as day when we were talking about the rain
-starting to try and sing some songs like "Old McDonald." He loves making animal sounds
-loves to climb on anything and everything
-would probably jump into the deep end of a pool if he could
-loves going on slides
-does not like sprinklers or showers
-his feet have had a huge growth spurt lately and he is outgrowing his summer shoes
-just as sweet and cute as ever!
-has become a bit rude to people lately. He will turn his head, squeal, and hold his hand out when people try to talk to him sometimes (embarrassing!)