19/20 Months!!

I really need to be on time with these posts, but life is just busy!  I cannot believe our son turned 20 months old on the 3rd.  That's just crazy!!  Here's what he's up to....

Height:  Last month he measured 35 inches at his dr. appt which was right at or above the 100%

Weight:  He had actually lost a little bit of weight (probably because of his growing taller and a 1/2 week of sickness) but he weighed 29 lbs. 8 ounces (around the 90%)

Likes:  You love to be outside!  You love to read, jump, wrestle with Daddy, watch the Wiggles, work on puzzles, go to the library, help Mommy clean, play with cars, build towers with your blocks.  You point out everything you see and are very observant and verbal.  You still love all kinds of animals, trucks, bulldozers, tractors, and you love shouting out what color things are, or what shape they are.  You love to find numbers and letters on everything!  You love to read Bible stories with daddy and have mommy sing songs about Jesus to you.  This month you have liked Tis So Sweet, Jesus Name Above All Names, Step by Step, Trust and Obey, Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho, and Jonah to name a few.

Dislikes:  You do not like it when you don't get your way, ha!  I know this is normal but it's quite funny to watch your little meltdowns.  Okay, maybe not funny!  You don't like holding mommy or daddy's hand when we are in a parking lot, you prefer to run on your own.  And this month you have decided you don't like to sleep very much but more on that later.  You are better about getting your face washed and you don't cry at all when getting your teeth brushed.  You only cry a little bit getting water dumped on your head for baths, but usually only when you are really tired.

Eating:  You have had quite the appetite lately!  You still love vegetables of all kinds, and have really been into apples this month, even eating them like a big boy.  You love macaroni, chicken nuggets, vegetable soup, noodles of all kinds, olives, cheese, popsicles, chips, grapes, blueberries, homemade applesauce, sausage mcmuffins from Mcdonalds and chocolate!  You're still not a huge sweets person but you will eat a bite size candy bar making quite the mess.

Sleeping:  About a month ago I would have said you were sleeping great!  You went down without a fuss and slept from 8:30 until 7:30 with a nap from about 1 until 3.  This month you have decided to not fall asleep until 9, you cry when I leave the room, and you either jump around like crazy or cry for more songs about Jesus.  You have been waking up sometime between 6 and 7 in the morning which is not fun.  And you fight your naps with the same crying/jumping routine and have only been sleeping a little over an hour.  Let's hope this is just from the teething I know you are doing (because your teething bibs are SOAKED) and that it ends soon.  Mommy (and daddy) are tired!  You also started using a big boy pillow are really seem to like that and of course you still have your 2 floppy's and your blankets for bedtime.  Daddy reads bible stories to you and mommy sings to you.

Personality:  You are so much fun at this age!  You are just so smart and talkative and observant.  You're a little bit shy mixed with being a little bit of an attention ham.  You can count to about 14, you know all the main colors, you have lots of lines from books memorized.  You don't fuss at all when we take you to nursery.  You're always talking to yourself and are always in your little play corner working on a puzzle or reading books to yourself.  You're starting to want to do everything by yourself and don't want any help.  You like to run away from mommy in stores.  You love to be tackled and tickled.  You're still not sure about other babies but you love to kiss your baby brother in mommy's tummy and tell him "I love you brother".  You're stubborn and independent and I'm learning how to best direct and discipline you through this.  You give great squeezes and kisses and you really recognize all your immediate family members now.

Highlights:  Poppy & GongGong came for a visit and we went camping twice.  You had your first non-family or non-Zderad babysitter while we went out for our anniversary.  You now have a big boy pillow.  You've learned sooooo many words and concepts.  You can now get air when you jump.  You had your first haircut in a barber shop.  You went to your first pumpkin patch. 

I cannot believe that in less than 4 months you are going to be 2 Benjamin!  That is just blowing my mind.  It is an absolute blast to watch you learn and you are so fun to be with each day.  Each morning I tell you that I love you to the moon and back, that I love you with all of my heart, and that I love you so much.  And your daddy and I mean every word......we love you Benjamin!