Month 20 already!  I can’t believe it.  And yesterday, on the actual date, I posted about Squirt.  Oh well, chalk it up to my pregnancy brain.

The past month has been a lot of fun for you.  You had your second Christmas and you were very into opening the gifts this year.  It was great watching you open your gifts and wanting to play with each item right away.

I think the best time was at Bobbi and PaPa’s house.  Everyone was there this year.  That means there were six kids ripping into gifts all at once.  It was chaotic but fun.  I know that Bobbi and Papa really enjoyed it too.

As usual you got a lot of gifts and you really like all of them.  You got your first baby doll and all the accessories to go with her.  You also got a fun tent for the playroom as well as a neat puzzle with magnets so you can ‘fish’ the pieces out of it.  What amazes me is that after doing this puzzle only a handful of times, you knew exactly where all the pieces went.

We really did see a lot of family at Christmas and friends too.  You enjoyed your time with everyone.  Especially the time with your cousins.  You took a while to warm up to all of them, but once you did you were right there in the thick of the chaos.  I think the most fun you had with them was at night when all of you were in your jammies and you were wrestling.  You jumped right into the pile of bodies and flailing limbs.

One thing you really enjoyed about the holidays was all of the outdoor lights.  You would oooh and ahhh as we drove at night.  If we passed a house and there wasn’t another one right away with lights we would hear, “more, more” from the back seat.  Then when another house would appear we’d hear squeals of delight from you.

Something wonderful that has FINALLY happened is that your room is no longer a horrid mangled mess of blues and boy decor.  You now have a pretty purple (which you say like a champ!) room.  It took Mommy & Daddy a while to find stuff for the walls (who knew that would be the hard part?) but you do love the flowers on the walls.  Your bathroom has also been painted and you seem to like that new decor as well.

You still like to lift Mommy’s shirt and rub the baby.  You have started to give her more kisses recently too.  It’s pretty cute when you decide to do it.

And speaking of kisses.  You have now turned giving kisses to us into a game.  I asked for a kiss one morning as I put you into the car.  You said no and turned your head.  After that you proceeded to give Lambie loud kisses all the way to daycare.  I called Daddy to tell him about it and he said you do the same thing when he brings you home from daycare.  You really do crack yourself up with this game.  So when we finally do get some kisses from you it’s a big deal.

This past month has been really fun.  I have a feeling the next few months may not be as fun with the arrival of Squirt.  You do love babies though, especially Baby Molly – your cousin who you were very gentle with.  We hope you are like that with Squirt when we bring her home.

Love,

Momma

This past month has been a blur.  With the holiday upon us the days are just flying by.

We had a fun Thanksgiving at our house with Bobbi & Papa.  The only hint of anything traditional were the dried cranberries for our salad.  We decided to have a seafood feast and you had a fun time watching all of us make a mess cracking things open and dipping them in butter.  It was such a fun meal that we may just make it a new tradition.  Maybe next year YehYeh & NiNi can join us!

We put up our Christmas decorations and we have been pleasantly surprised at just how much you don’t go near the tree.  You will point at it and smile, but other than that you pretty much don’t care about it.  Christmas morning should be fun when you realize there are presents under there for you.

We took you to see Santa Claus and this year was much different from last year.  Last year you just looked right up at him and smiled.  This year you had a bunch of fun waiting in line to see him.  Then as soon as I put you on his lap you cried.  Daddy wasn’t too happy that we waited in line for that photo.  I had to remind him that all families have a few of those in their photo albums.  Maybe next year you will be fan again.

Lately you’ve been going through some separation anxiety when it comes to Momma.  Dropping off at daycare has been touch and go.  I think this week there was one day when you didn’t cry as I left.  We’re not sure where it came from, but we are ready for it to leave town.  STAT!  I read that it peaks at 18 months, so since you are now 19 months I’m more than ready to have the switch thrown to make it go away.

We have a wonderful girl who comes to babysit you once a week for a few hours to give Momma & Daddy some adult time prior to the new baby coming.  As soon as she walks in the door you start to cry.  You are one smart cookie.  You know that her walking in means that we’re about to leave.  The nice thing is that you do settle down pretty quickly and you have a fun night with her.

Speaking of the baby you are still lifting my shirt to rub/pat the baby.  You also now say “baby” when pointing to my belly.  It’s fun to watch you but we all know that you have zero understand of just what it means is coming for our little family.

I’m very much looking forward to your second Christmas.  This year should be a lot of fun for you.  Last year you were only interested in the bows.  I think this year you’ll actually care about opening the gifts and playing with them.

Love,

Momma