You are one month away from being 2 years old! You are such a fun little character. We just love every stage you go through and love watching you learn and grow.
You've spent this month in Park City, UT. Mommy is on bed rest until your twin sisters are born, so Grandma Jill and Aunt Maren are helping take care of you while mommy can't get up very often. You are in heaven here. One week Grandma Terry came out and played with you constantly. This week Rulan and Annie are here visiting and you just love Annie. You two giggle at everything the other one does. You ask for her every morning first thing and you even cry going to bed because she's not with you.
You at 23 months
- You carry your school bus (boo bus - with a lisp) everywhere and a little micro machine ambulance which you call the baby bus.
- Your train is your other favorite toy. It's electric and goes around a track. You love having it go all over Grandma's hardwood kitchen floor.
- You love milk and choose it over juice any day.
- You could watch school bus videos and sing "Wheels on the Bus" all day.
- When you count, it's "One, two, one."
- You're a little cautious, when other kids jump off the couch, you like to jump to somebody. We appreciate as we don't have to worry too much about what risks you'll take.
- You always "see" a rabbit everywhere, in cupboards, corners, closets.
- You love animals. You love looking out the windows for birds. You love smashing ants. You'll lay down on the ground to get a closer look at any bug. You're going to the zoo tomorrow and I know you'll just go crazy for all the animals there. The other day at a museum you started crying when you saw stuffed bobcats and other big animals because you were so scared.
- You love belly hugs. You life my or dad's shirt all the way up and lift up your shirt then you lay on us with our bellies touching. It's so sweet.
- You're still a momma's boy, but you ask for daddy a lot more these days since mommy got boring and just lays on the couch all day on bed rest.
- You love hugs, kisses, and cuddles. Many other moms comment how their kids won't cuddle with them the way you cuddle with me, all the time. You like to hide your mouth with your hands when we ask for kisses.
- You love being tickled all over.
- You love using your vocabulary and will narrate everything. "Tickle" "Burp" "Cough" "Funny" "On" (when the tv turns on) "Coon" (cartoon) are just a few of my favorites.
- You're starting to connect more words, but still not many sentences.
- You have the bounciest run and love to walk around on tiptoes. You even bounce sideways in a sase move like dancing.
- You love jumping and turning 180's in the air.
- You're into sound effects for cars, crashes, airplanes, trains, going down stairs (uh, uh, uh, every step), etc.
- You're very polite with please and thank you.
- You love sundried tomato and basil wheat thins, clementines, strawberries, and cookies.
- I love when you run into my arms for a hug.
- It's sad because I can't carry you with my pregnancy right now and it breaks my heart when you just cry to be picked up. At least we still get plenty of cuddle time lying down.
- You're quite a bit taller than Annie (who is one month younger than you) and only a couple inches shorter than Rulan (who is 1.5 years older than you). You look much older than you are.
- You have such a sweet personality. You get shy around new people and chat like crazy around people you know.
- You love laughing and making funny faces.
- You know a lot of the letters of the alphabet by sight.
- You're very obedient and most the time will stop doing something if I ask you to.
- You don't like to share. If Rulan comes in the room, you will quickly pick up all the cars you can and hide them behind your back so he can't have them.
We love you, of course. We love you more every day and will always love you for just being you. Happy 23 months!
Love,
Mommy & Daddy
