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Archie At 18 Months

Archie At 18 Months

I took these pictures of Archie the day he turned 18 months and they really capture everything about hes cheeky personality and boundless energy at this stage. Im going to do a full video for his 18 month update soon, so watch out for that. But I just wanted to share these pictures with you and document some of the little things about him at this age.

At 18 months hes really starting to develop his individual personality, and I find myself looking at him so often thinking that my baby is now a little boy! He has the cheekiest of smiles but boy can this kid frown! I guess he takes after me for that one judging by the lines Im getting on my forehead! Hes very sweet and kind natured, and is so gentle with our dogs Miley and Pip, and likewise them with him which is such a relief! He loves to give them treats and often throws them food from his highchair which he thinks is hilarious!

Archie was never the cuddliest of babies, as Ive mentioned a few times before, hes is CONSTANTLY on the go, never wanting to sit down and goes from one thing to the next every few minutes, which according to his Nan, I have Rik to thank for that! But over the last month or so, Ive noticed hes slowed down a little, he has a slightly longer attention span and will even sit and watch something on the TV for about 10 minutes at a time! The best thing though is Ive suddenly got a very cuddly boy! I dont know if its due to him being ill a few weeks ago which made him realise that sitting and having a cuddle is actually quite nice, or the fact that hes worked out that kisses and cuddles get him things! (Im all for bribery!) Whatever it is though Im enjoying it and hope this continues!

Hes walking really well now, although he still sometimes resembles a tiny drunk man, especially when hes tired. One of the things Im really enjoying is seeing his language develop! I cannot wait for the day when we can have proper little conversations. for now his favourite words are; Beebies (Cbeebies), Chitchen (Kitchen) Pat Pat (Hes Great Gandad) and most recently MUM!. Hes said mama since quite an early age but for a while everything was Daddy, so Its nice to feel important for once.

Weve been incredibly lucky with hes sleeping. (I know how annoying that must sound if youre struggling with this at the moment). He just loves his sleep and generally goes to sleep at around 7:00pm and sleep through the night until 8:00am. I have just completely jinxed myself by writing this down though. Especially as I know were about to hit another teething stage.

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