18 months

This cute little boy turned 18 months this weekend.  Here are 18 quick facts about Bradan at year and a half:

1.  He is a cuddler.  The first 5-10 minutes of his day is spent in his mom's lap which is a great start to both of their days.
2.  When he wakes up, he always grabs his piggy and blanket.
3.  He loves shoes and hats.  His sister has trained him to go her shoes in the morning. 
4.  His favorite place to be is outside, rain or shine. 
5.  He would stand on the stool in the bathroom and brush his teeth for hours if you let him.
6.  Words he is saying right now are ball, mama, dada, grandma, grandpa, kitty, out, thank you, to name a few.
7.  He will back up to sit on your lap with a book in hand.  Tractor and the touch and feel books are his favorites.
8.  All animals are kitties and say Woof Woof.  He loves to pet Elsie and always tries to give her hugs.
9.  He loves his sister dearly except when she gets into his personal space.  One minute he will be laughing at her and the next he will be screaming because she touched him.
10.  He likes to hold the phone up to his ear and say Hello except when somebody else is on the other line.  Then he just likes to push buttons.
11.  When he is tired, his middle and ring finger on his right hand goes in his mouth.
12.  Favorite toys are balls and cars.  He will push around Shelby's Barbie cars all over the house.  When pulling up to daycare I hear "Ball Ball" from him because he knows that they have the big exercise balls that he can play with.
13.  Favorite foods are fruit especially grapes and bananas, crackers, cheese and chocolate.
14.  He loves to spend time in the shop with Daddy and get into things he shouldn't.  His favorite spot is in the back of the Ranchero.
15.  He hates to drink milk but would drink juice all day if you let him.
16.  Is wearing size 18 months clothing and size 5 shoes.  He is going through a growth spurt so that will be changing soon.
17.  B is extremely ornery and stubborn.  He wants to do things by himself like eating with utensils.  His favorite game is to take off running when he has something he shouldn't or has done something he shouldn't.
18.  Weighs 26 pounds and is 33 inches tall.