18 Month Update - At Last!

This weekend Tony and I made the trek south for a long-overdue family visit. Having not been 'home' since March/April 2012 (and Tony not visiting since December 2011), I was pretty eager to get back and see everyone. Since my last visit, some things changed quite a bit (my nephew has grown by leaps and bounds; there's now a family dog in the picture; the guest bedroom has a comfy new mattress) and some things remained the same (my mom still makes the best sausage gravy in the entire world; drivers know how to yield to faster traffic in the left lane; my niece is still a girlie girl and is cute a bug). It was a wonderful visit. Over too quickly, but wonderful.

Monday mornings are usually tough, especially following a weekend away and a late night, but the email stalking finally paid off! We were sent PDF pictures of Oliver (we assume the hard copies are following by mail, similar to what they did for his first birthday), along with an 18 month update.

He is doing really well, and looking very healthy (the cut on his chin is just a little boy boo boo). Check out all of those teeth and that big grin!

According to the update, he "is a good eater with a hearty appetite" but refuses to give up the bottle. He likes to interact with others and play outside. He is "highly mobile and energetic....doesn't want to sit still" but yet he "has good concentration skills and engages in self play." While I don't know from personal experience, it sounds fairly typical for a toddler. 

I can't wait to meet him! We received 4 pictures today, so click over to his page for more.