Eighteen Months Old...

Joel is 18 months old today. I can't believe how time has flown by! That sweet little tiny peanut baby is now a stubborn, independent, busy, busy boy who gets into everything. He has a very strong personality and definitely wants to do what he wants to do when he wants to do it! Mommy lost her temper for a minute tonight and put him in "Time Out" in his crib. I know he's too little to get the concept, but Mommy had had enough! Anyway, when I went back to get him 10 minutes later he was sound asleep and slept for another hour. I think all the new teeth he is getting have caught up with him. His cold is much better. We took him to the Fulton County Fair last night with Grandma, PawPaw, and Aunt Lisa. He rode the giant slide with Daddy again. He smiles a lot when they do that! Mommy wanted him to ride the live ponies, but he absolutely refused and screamed when Rob tried to put him on the horse. He also didn't seem to like the merry-go-round, which is odd because he has ridden them before. He really liked the little cars. He rode those by himself twice and was full of smiles for that! Today he went to his first birthday party. My friend Lindsey's little boy turns three next week and the party was today. Joel spent most of the time chasing balloons and messing with their goat. He did let Carter give him a hug good-bye, though, so he wasn't completely anti-social! :0) He was supposed to get his pictures done at Sears today, but they messed up and double-booked our appointment so we are going next week instead. That will give his head another week to heal! That's all for now....I will try and post fair/birthday party pictures soon. I'm going to bed before Joel wakes up! More later...