my baby is a toddler! how can this be?? his birthday was about a week and a half ago but my goodness, this past month has been beyond crazy! it all started with family visiting, followed by youth conference, followed by more family, followed by 2 1/2 weeks of band camp, intermixed with more family visiting, and evan's birthday/party- finally getting to blog is awesome. matt is back at work and evan and i are just hanging out watching pbs- the way life should be at 9 in the morning!
so about my new toddler. he is wonderful, as you already know but allow me to update you on his latest stats:
he weighs 24lbs 3.5oz, which means he is slowing down because he is now only in the 70%
he is 31 inches long, again only in the 70%
his head is still in the 90-95%- what can i say, he's got a dunnam head like his mommy
he also has really big feet. i already knew this because he is wearing a 5 in shoes, but the doctor confirmed it.
he has a few of obsessions: first and foremost, his mimi. if my mom is around, i might as well not exist- he only wants her! she says it's cause she is the biggest monkey for him and does pretty much whatever he wants, which is probably true. plus they just love each other tons! his second is a book katie made him for christmas. we read it at least 600 times a day. third he LOVES to go outside with my mom to her backyard and scoop poop. i know it sounds crazy, but he points to the door saying "oo" "oo" (out) and then points to the stairs grunting, then points to the shovel grunting, and then laughs and smiles every time she scoops something (he sits on her shoulders). we did get rid of one obsession- the pacifier. he did really well with that considering how much he loved it and i am really glad to see it gone.
he also now hates a few things namely the bath and any food that is even a little bit warm. he also hates baby food but the good news is that he loves pretty much all regular food so he is really easy to feed. although he is not crazy about this switch to milk, but neither matt or i like milk so that's not terribly shocking.
he has gotten so smart! he knows a lot of words, even though his speaking vocabulary is fairly small. he has a word book (that he is also pretty obsessed with) and you can ask him to find a lot of things and he will point to them. in the book katie made him, he can point to a lot of his family members if you ask him. he knows what he wants and he is not afraid to ask for it. he will point you in the direction of what he wants until he gets it.
other things he loves: going outside, books, playing with trucks, playing with balls, yogurt, ice water, mickey mouse, balloons, iPhones, remotes, lions, elephants.
i love evan so much. i cannot imagine my life without him. he brings me the greatest joy i have ever known. i am so blessed to have watched him grow into this curious and bright little toddler this past year and cannot wait to see what year 2 brings!
the best one i could get this month...
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