Nineteen Months

19 Months

• Sam's preschool is in full swing so that means twice a week, we get the mornings just me and you. I do try to get some cleaning done during that time, but I try hard to make sure that we have our special time. While the weather is warm, you enjoy going for walks in the strollers, we read books together, you enjoy getting pushed on the swings and sneaking fruit from the backyard. I really love having that time just me and you.
• We have been helping out in Maggie's class once a week. The first time, you were so shy that you stayed in the stroller eating your breakfast for most of the time. Since then, you have warmed up and explore more. I pack your backpack with snacks, coloring books, and board books. It is so cute seeing you walk down the school halls with your little backpack on.
• Your words are increasing each month. You are getting better at saying words to help you communicate your needs/wants. You say "sneak" when I am making dinner and you want to eat some of what I am cooking. You come up to me and say "bonk" when you get hurt and want a kiss. You say "stuck" with your foot gets caught up in the straps. My favorite is when you say "nah nah nah" when Daddy is wrestling with you and you are trying to get him to chase you.
• You absolutely love fruit. I probably have mentioned this before, but now that the second plum tree is ripe, we are back into eating 5 plums a day along with apples and pears. 
• We went fishing as a family and you were constantly moving. You were going up the hill, then down the hill, into the cooler for food, playing in the tackle box, back over in the plums, playing with the fishing poles, trying to touch the water, up the ramp, sticking your head over the bars, down the ramp, back into the food. This continued the whole time. It is rare that you just sit still.
• You are always dirty. It doesn't help that your nose has been runny for the last month or two, but since you are always on the go, you got dirt all over your hands and face, food in your hair and dripping down your shirt, and mud on your pants. It is rare for you to have a clean face.
• This post makes it sound like you are a bit wild, which is very true, but you are also so loving, kind, and just plain fun to be with. You run and give the biggest hug to whoever greets you at the day. I love the times that I find you jumping and laughing up in your crib after nap time. And I really love when you get one of your books and snuggle with me on the couch and read it together.