17 Months - A little Late

Your newest tricks:

• When Jay says "Down" you take your stance then wait for him to say "set-hut" then you RUN RUN RUN. It is hilarious. You run like someone is really after you. I know Jay is super excited b/c you are starting to run and tackle! Oh, the life of a football coach's son! ha. Your run is so funny. You bend your arms and pull them up even with your arm pits then swish them back and forth as you run. I'm not sure if I should be concerned!


• You can stand on one foot. Meme taught you that one. You also try to jump... we clap for you but you don't exactly get off of the ground!


• When someone says "One" you say "TWO!" That's a Granny trick.


• You try to fold your hands to play "Here's the church, Here's the steeple, open the doors, there's all the people" but you just get the church & steeple. There are no people in your church yet!


• I think you are learning the ABC song and Jesus Loves Me. You seem to recognize them and hum a tune... You blabber something but it's not really the words.


• You show me what the babies on the bus do and what the mommys on the bus tell the babies... that is TOO cute. I taught you that one!


• You know so many animal sounds that I have started to have to make up sounds for animals I don't know sounds for... Rhinoceros, Crabs, Spiders... you remember them though. The cutest ones are the skunk, you hold your nose and say "PEW WEE", and the alligator, you use your hands to make the biting motion and whisper "Chomp Chomp" I don't know why you think alligators whisper
• You have been telling me you pooped lately. I thought it was a fluke but you say "Poop" and say "Uh Huh" when I ask if you really did. I had a serious talk with you about poop and asked you to tell me BEFORE you poop next time. You said "uh huh." Sunday, you came to me and said "poo poo" so I asked if you pooped to which you responded "no." Then you said, "poo poo" so I checked your diaper and said, "Nope... you didn't." So you looked at me and pooped. GREAT! So maybe mommy is stupid but you sure aren't! I guess it doesn't matter much anyway b/c when I try to put you on the toilet, you turn into an unbendable board.
• You are talking alot alot these days but I think I'll spare everyone and post them for 18 months. (I know you can't wait...)
• You try to roll over but you pretty much only succeed in putting your head to the ground them falling to the side.
• You love to sit in chairs like a big boy and, if I don't watch closely, I find you standing on the kitchen table.

You are getting big but I don't know how much you weigh or how tall you are. I do know that your feet are finally growing. I was getting worried that we had a problem for a while.

You still only have 8 teeth. I'm not sure if I should worry about that... you seem to eat everything just fine though (except lettuce).

Your hair is thick and grows super fast. Who knew that you had to get boy's hair cut every couple of weeks!? What a pain.

You are a good sleeper and still take 2 naps if you are home with me. You have always played with your hair when your sleepy but now you twist it in a knot. I guess if you got haircuts more often that wouldn't be possible. Ha.

You still love other kids and like to hug. You did start saying "MINE" to everything and that drives me crazy. I am trying hard to teach you to share. Hopefully it's just a phase.

That's all I can think of right now...

If you're hungry...

My friend, Mel, has a friend who has a really awesome food blog. Check it out: http://elizabethsedibleexperience.blogspot.com/ She posts great pictures and gives you step by step instructions/visuals. I have ventured out of my comfort zone and purchased ingredients I would have never considered. These are some of her recipes that I have tried and LOVED:

Turkey and Artichoke Stuffed Shells with Arrabbiata Sauce

Blueberry Cream Cheese Breakfast Pastry

Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup

Sentences?

Monday night, Lennox woke up crying so I went in to check on him. He was sitting in the middle of his bed and I said "What's wrong man?" He looked at me and said mid cry "I POOOOOEEEEDDDD!" I said, "You pooed?" He nodded his head and said "uh huh." I checked his diaper. Sure enough, he did pooh. So there it is... his first sentence!

This week he is also fond of saying "I want Nack!" (snack) It reminds me of Titan and makes me laugh when he says it.

Nobody puts Lennox in the corner...

except Lennox!

Yesterday Lennox was especially tired after Colt's birthday party but it was too late for a nap and too early for bed. I was trying hard to keep him entertained but he had several meltdowns anyway. Have I mentioned that he's a hitter? (kidding) Well, something didn't go his way so I got a good whack on the head. I put him in the corner and after several rounds of mama vs. Lennox, his timeout was complete. About 10 minutes later, Lennox decided he would try to hit me again. I grabbed his arm and sternly said, "Do you want to go to the corner? Do you like time out?!" He promptly threw himself on the ground, swatted the air, got up and ran to the corner, and threw himself down. He yelled a loud fake cry like he was just so disgusted and outdone with me and the corner! ha. It was so funny I couldn't help but laugh. I wish I had that one on video. What kind of kid puts their self in the corner?!!

Christmas List

Last year, I think I did a pretty good job of limiting my Christmas shopping for Lennox since what he really wanted to play with was wrapping paper and boxes. This year is a different story. I want to buy him EVERYTHING!! He's just a such a fun age right now. I cannot wait to see him open his presents. If you have any suggestions on what your kids actually play with, that would be great. If there is one thing I hate, it's wasting money! I would hate to fill up my house with toys that are not going to get any attention. So far, I am pretty sure I'm going to get him these things:

• A broom set because he is constantly getting my broom and knocking it on the walls as he carries it through the house. Jay thinks he won't play with the tiny broom but we'll have to see about that.

• An outdoor play set. I think this one looks fun and big enough to keep his interest for a couple of years. Alot of the others I have looked at were so tiny. I think he might be too big for them in a few months.
  

• A kitchen set! I know some of you think this is a girl present but he loves to play with cabinets and open doors and put things inside. I'm not dead set on the Dora kitchen... it has alot of pink.
  
  

And so it begins...

the dreaded banging & yelling at the bathroom door during shower time. Awesome. I knew it was coming but I really hoped I would be able to enjoy my shower in quiet for a few more months! Such is life with kids in the house.

This Month...

• You rode in the car for 9 hours because you love Avery so much and needed to be with her. You were pretty good... considering!


• You brought Aunt Leah a broken piece of basket and said "uh oh" and she said "you broke it." Your response was "OH MAN!" then you stuck it in her arm "OUCH!" we thought you were so funny!


• I left alot of these off the list last month because they aren't exactly clear words but you definitely say something for thank you, Hey, Hello (sort of like Lello), Blue (boo), Balloon (bayoooo), Meme, moo, AHHHH when you drink your drink, No, spider, gooble gooble, Something for Lennox but it's not the way I pronounce it!


• You like the broom & the vacuum. Maybe you'll be better at cleaning than I am.


• When you find a tissue you put it to your nose and blow.


• You can finally climb onto the couch and you get down feet first (good thinking)


• You are still extra huggable & lovable.


• You bit Everett on the hand. That's the first time I know of that you have bitten another child. I got on to you and made you hug Everett. Your "hug" was a hit but then you got the picture and gave a good hug. When you got in trouble, tender hearted Everett cried and you ran away playing... what's wrong with this picture?!

• You immediately try to give hugs when you know you're in trouble & sometimes you hug (sorry) to other kids around their neck and refuse to let go. I'm not sure if you know what a head lock really is yet!?

• You have started to bring me stuff that goes in the trash... bits of paper, anything laying on the floor, chewed up granola bar, dirty kleenex. You also throw away clean diapers. I guess you don't know the difference in clean and dirty yet.


• You got your first hair cut and now you look like a big boy! You really, really needed it though. I let it go too far. You also had your first sucker as a bribe for the hair cut.


• You love your books so much. Your favorite are the My First 100 Animals, My First 100 Words, Rip Squeak's COLORS, ABCs touch and feel, and My Daddy & I. You sit in your room and look through them for a long time and we can't sit down without getting a book in our laps!. You point to cat, dog, shark, fish, frog, spider, cow, horse, duck, bear, camel, crab, bee, snake, and sometimes the wolf and zebra. You are starting to bark at the cat though... and you think the mule, donkey, and horse are all horses... I guess that's understandable.


• You still eat just about everything which make me very happy. You don't like milk very much so that keeps our septic tank full of healthy bacteria from all of the rotten milk leftover in your sippy cups. (yes, that's random I know)

• You are kind of obsessed with writing with pens. I have to hide pens because you can spot them a mile away and you just cry & beg for them and I cannot handle that...

• You are just growing and growing and growing. Everyday I look at you and find something new you are doing by yourself or something new you have learned. You understand so many things that we tell you even if you don't do alot of talking back. Your legs are getting longer and you can really tell when you are in just a diaper.