19 Months

My Tater,

You turned 19 months on October 19, 2011.  

Yes, I know that was weeks ago, but better late than never, right? 

You are close to 34 inches tall and just a little over 27 lbs.  You are wearing mostly 2T size clothes, but some 18-24 month clothes will still fit you.  You are wearing size 8 shoes.  We were blessed to receive most of your fall and winter clothes from friends and it's exciting to dress you everyday, knowing that you are wearing clothes from friends. 

You wear size 5 diapers and as soon as we finish up with the ones that we have, we are going to move you into pull ups.  You made it through the day Thursday with only one accident in your diaper and that makes me one proud mommy. 

You talk all the time now and I love hearing you say new things.  Just the other day, I asked you what happened and you said "happened?".  The other night, we were playing catch and you had a small ball and a big ball.  We asked you which one you wanted to play with and you quickly said small ball.  You pick up on sooo many words and I love listening to you learn. You are starting to use more phrases.

You still love your books and your toys.  You are really into trains and cars at the moment.  I have a feeling we are going to see lots of those around Christmas time.  You sometimes even pretend that your goldfish snacks are cars and you'll race them around.  I love it!

You are still a gross motor skill kid.  You love to run, jump, hop, gallop, bear crawl, do front rolls, go up and down the stairs, and more.  I love how advanced you are in this, but man, you wear me out. 

You are still teething.  Those lovely molars are taking forever to come in.  You have 18 teeth and the other two molars are poking through the surface.  I am looking forward to the day when you aren't soaking your shirt from the drool. 

You are still a great eater!  You love food, especially fruit and yogurt.  You also adore pancakes and ask for them by name and say "cancake".  You also love M&M's and call them "em E em's".  You also love chocolate milk, which you call "mil milk".  You've gotten pretty good at using your spoon and you're getting better with the fork.  Growing up way too fast. 

You are still a one nap kid.  You take a nap in the afternoon, usually 1-2 hours. 

You sleep pretty well at night and go to bed anytime between 7:45-9.  You are great at putting yourself to sleep, but some nights, after reading a few books, you ask me to rock you.  How can I resist rocking my sweet boy???  I sing a few songs while rocking you and it is such a sweet time.  Sometimes, we even talk about your birth story and about Joy.  :)

You do love some tv shows, like "Melmo" (Elmo), "Babba" (Yo Gabba Gabba). "Hot Dog" (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse), and "Besh Beat Band" (Fresh Beat Band). 

At 18 months, you were really struggling with pushing, but for the most part, you are getting so much better at that.  It took a ton of time outs, but we're getting there. 

We're still pretty sure that you're left handed.  You love to color, paint, draw, and play with playdough.

You are still such a people person.  With my new job and you spending lots of time with me, I was worried that you would get too attached and not want to hang out with others.  I should have known that you were too much of a people person for that.  You still love other people and love going into the nursery at church. 

Just a few minutes ago, you left to go spend a few days on the farm with Papa and Nana.  I am so excited that you will get to spend time with them and I'm looking forward to some "free time", but I'm so going to miss you.  You have become my life and without you here, our house just feels empty. 

Tater, 

I love you in the morning and in the afternoon.

I love you in the evening and underneath the moon.

Love,

Mommy