I am 23 months old! Let the count down to 2 begin!!

Oh the monthly pictures........the good news for me is I only have to do it on more time! I said I would do it until he is 2. I will still take a ton of pictures of him, but the sitting in the chair with lamb is coming to a close! I really can't believe I almost have a 2 year old! Here are some facts about for at 23 months!

*The "terrible 2's" came a month earlier at our house! It seems like we are battling Ford on almost everything lately! He is still such a sweet and happy boy, but he has definitely figured out how to push the limits! He is definitely a little stinker!

*He has a really good memory and surprises me all the time with how well he remembers things!

*He is still so sweet and loves to kiss and hug Erik and me.

*He is so friendly! He is always saying "Hi" or "Bye bye" and blowing kisses!

*He is super wild and into everything!

*He is a speedy little runner and runs on his tippy toes!

*He has discovered shadows, but hasn't discovered it's him (:

*He played in the rain for the first time the other day and loved it!

*He is talking a ton! I am usually the translator, but his vocabulary has just exploded in the past few weeks!

*He is finally repeating what we tell him to say. For so long we would tell him to say something and he would just stare at us!

*He still won't say Ford!

*He is putting together 3 and 4 word sentences! He loves to say "Mama try bubbles/fall/truck.....he loves for me to "try" everything!

*He loves to tell us "I cry" in a really sad voice!

*He's really into fake falling and saying "I do fall"!

*He is trying to count things now, but usually he just says "two, nine, two"! I think 2 and 9 are just his favorite numbers!

*He still calls his blankie his "nah" and his George "ha", but now he is also calling Cooper "Ha"! I have no idea????

* He talks about trucks all the time! We sometimes joke that every 7th word out of his mouth is truck!

*He has recently gotten into Thomas the Train and calls him Tom!

*Eating is still a constant battle and at times is worse than ever! I seriously don't know how he keeps weight on! 

*He did 8 sessions of swim lessons this past month and he did really well. I wouldn't say that he loved it, but he did have fun!

*He loves to be around other kids, and is really sweet and gentle when he plays.

*He tells us every time he goes "poo poo", but I still don't think he's ready for potty training (and neither am I :)

*He still is obsessed with bugs and thinks every speck of dirt is a "buck"!





Here is our sweet boy at 23 months! We don't know how it's possible, but we keep falling more and more in love with you!

Hmmmmm....I wonder what they are going to get me for my birthday???

Some outtakes........He is such a mess!

I love that little dimple!

iPhone pics

It's been a while since I downloaded pics from my phone so some of these are kinda old!

 

Ford LOVES to swing and I can't push him high enough!

 

Getting him started young!

 

Curious George or "Ha" as Ford calls him plays a big role in our house! He's even good a playing the piano!

 

"Nah" his blankie and "Ha" his curious George are must haves for naptime and bedtime, well I guess I could say they are must haves anytime!

 

The triple threat...Ha, Nah and his firetruck!

 

We have so good snuggle time after he wakes up from his nap especially if he's grumpy!

 

I love this one because he's wearing monkey, holding monkey and watching monkey!

 

Suckers are hit at our house!

 

He loves his doggie!

 

Oh how my heart already breaks for the day he doesn't want to hold my hand anymore!

 

Dada's shoes!

 

 "Doe Dee Doe" also know as spinning in circles!

 

Morning bubble bath in Mama's tub!

 

George all snuggled in!

 

This was a treat for Ford!

More Summer Fun!

We have been having so much fun this summer and the weather has been close to perfect!

 

Here he is at his first day of swim lessons! He got right in the pool and did great! He wasn't much for the swim teacher taking him away from me, but he has gotten use to her and is doing great! Last week he went under water for the first time and he didn't mind it too much (:

 

My friend Dawn and I took Ford and Brian to this awesome park that has a little steam engine train and the boys loved it! I love this picture because you can see the concern on Ford's face because the train had just blown it's horn, and Brian put his hand on Ford like "it's ok Ford"! Brian is a year older than Ford, but they play so sweet together!

 

 

Fun playdate with two of his favorite girls Annike and Sommer! He calls them "Anka" and "Sushi"!

 

We also had the our triplet buddies over to play too! Hudson, Griffin and Landon just turned one and Ford refers to them as the babies!

 

They loved Coop!