carter brian,
wow! you've changed A LOT this past month! sadly, it's not ALL for the good!
you...
...require 18 month size pants these days and now wear size 6.5 for shoes!
...have developed quite the friendship with Elmo (and a handful of other stuffed animals).
...throw your cup and occasionally food/utensils during mealtimes.
...are transitioning pretty well between the fall and winter seasons. you say "manga man" (=snowman), "anta" (=santa) and "rismis" (=christmas). you try to say nutcracker too, but mommy can't even try to type out how you say it because it's that far off! :)
...understand directions but do not comply. AND DO SO WITH A SMIRK! mommy needs to freshen up on "Love and Logic" to get a handle on things.
...have done a good job trying the new meals mommy's been preparing for dinners with all the fresh greens from our first CSA box! you didn't love bok choy or cabbage, but you ate three bites of each as required!
...LOVE soup (especially roasted red pepper and corn soup)! too bad daddy isn't a soup guy. but we might very well turn him into one because making (and freezing) soups for another day is AWESOME! mommy can't believe it's taken her so long to realize it!
...prefer ice cold water over milk!
...visited santa at international mall. all the parents last year were right...you cried! :) but that's okay, it's part of it! maybe next year you'll be back to smiling at the man in the red suit.
...say "goo" (=goose) with the same face you say "nikki"! ;)
..."run" (more like springy walk) EVERYWHERE! i don't know where you get all of your energy, but mommy needs to come up with some ways to help you spend some of it. (christmas will be good for you--hopefully the tricycle from mommy and daddy will help out with this!)
...forced mommy to set a passcode on her iphone because you have learned how to unlock it and tap on things randomly, including call people mommy doesn't mean to call, surf safari (which is not good since mommy doesn't have unlimited data) and have been found in the itunes store seconds from purchasing something mommy doesn't want!
...go into daddy's office every chance you get to click the mouse and bang the keyboard connected to the mac mini!
...like sitting in your-size furniture, including but not limited to your picnic table and the rocking chair that was mommy's when she was little.
...request to "co" (=color) at your picnic table daily, but if mommy doesn't sit with you, it's pretty much guaranteed that she'll be plucking you off the bench and putting the picnic table outside because you've chosen to stand on the table!
...and...
...are loved VERY VERY MUCH but MANY people! :)
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we went to christmas lane on your 20 month birthday. you were much more into this year than last, as we suspected you would be!
other photo favorites from the month
