I can't believe you are officially 18 months old!
Yesterday was your first day in nursery all by yourself! As soon as we walked into the nursery room at church, you wiggled out of my arms, SO excited about all the toys and kids around. You spotted a car and ran over to it...I watched you for a minute before deciding I should leave. "Abram, mommy's going to class...you'll have fun in nursery...bye-bye!" But you were pretty oblivious to me as you concentrated on your car. I walked out, looked back, and caught a peek of your blonde, shaggy hair before the door closed. I wanted to cry! My baby's in nursery? Will he miss me? Will he even know I'm gone? Of course, your nursery leaders said you did great. Daddy and I were SO proud of you.
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| "Marching" in your new sandals! |
-CARS (toy cars and real cars)
-DOGGIES
-Going to the park and observing people...and doing some playing on the side.
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| Your secret hiding spot... |
You're saying a lot of new words lately! Here's the master list:
bye bye ("bah bah")
please ("pss")
thank you ("day-doo")
blankie ("ess")
sippy ("ess")
doggie ("dodder")
boat ("bow")
all gone/all done ("ga ga")
all better ("ah errer")
blueberry ("buh boo")
bubbles ("buh buh")
yeah ("yah" or "nah")
no ("no")
whoa ("WHOA!")
wow ("WOW")
mama ("ma")
dadda ("dadda")
hot ("hhhaa!")
amen ("men")
everything else: "errrrrarrr" (you're very good at the "r" sound)
...and you usually attempt anything we ask you to say!
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| Quite the morning hair...wish I had that much volume! |
head, nose, ears, mouth, eyes, belly, fingers, toes
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| Climbing on the table to snatch some fruit! |
You refuse to wear a bib.
You're still in love with blueberries and overall a good eater. You feel like such a big boy when I give you your very own apple slice or carrot stick. You also love dissecting snap peas and eating the treasures you find inside.
You still LOVE to stare out the window at cars going by.
I call you my sweet baby boy about 100x / day.
You give mommy and daddy kisses.
When you get into something you know you shouldn't, you run to the bathroom and hide beside the toilet to play with it.
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| Playing laundry basket cars with Mommy |
You love swimming in the pool.
Every time we spot a fish in a book we're reading, you turn around and wait for me to give you "fishie kisses."
You have a very calm, go-with-the-flow personality (although you have your moments, of course)
You are very independent and good at entertaining yourself--usually with a car.
You love playing peek-a-boo and hide-and-go-seek. Out of nowhere, you'll slap your hands on your face and "hide" or you'll go run behind the couch or curtain and wait for us to find you.
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| Grandpa Alan's hamper getting put to good use :) |
I love you so much! You are such a sweet, sweet boy! I feel so blessed to spend time with you every single day.
