22 Months Old

22 Month Facts:

• I currently get a running commentary from you all day long. From the time you wake up until you go to bed it's non-stop talking, and I LOVE IT!!! Here is our typical conversation on our way out of the house "out" as we open the door "nana fooo" as we give Nana her breakfast, "cole or hot" (cold or hot depending on the temperature outside) "grah" (grass) "waher" (water, you no longer say "lala" which I miss but your language development is increasing literally by the day) "rock" "throw or eat" (depending on his mood and if we have read his dinosaur book where the dinosaurs eat rocks to digest their food recently) "han" ("yes Cooper you have to hold my hand when we go in the street") "lock" as I unlock the truck, "fireruck" and "blamblam" (fire truck and ambulance, we live right next to the fire station so you get to see them everyday and you're obsessed. As I buckle you in your car seat you say "pooper!" (Cooper, because you have to help me buckle it now). As we drive you tell me everything we see "light, greeee, reh, lellow" (green, red, yellow) and then we talk about what each one means. And the talking continues as we pass places or things you know; "train, choo choo" (the choo choo in a higher voice than train) "eyesh" (ice-cream) as we drive by Farr's, "chickeh" (chicken nuggets by McDonalds, thank you Ryan), and then of course if you see a motorcycle you say "mowtah" or trucks, i'm telling you, you don't stop talking, and it's so fun!!!
• You've started nodding your head in a yes motion while you're asking for something that you want, it's so dang cute and hard to say no to you when you do this, you little stinker, you know your parents too well.
• You have a new favorite food, chili, who would've guessed?! You downed it and asked for more.
• You are getting very good with associations and have become even more observant; for example, when we drive to MaeMee and Boppa's house you say "deeer!" because you saw some a few weeks ago and remember it.and "cree" (creek) because you throw rocks in their creek.
• You love jumping on the tramp you say "jump and boun" (jump and bounce) the second we get out of the truck at MaeMee and Boppa's, we'll have to get one when we get our new house.
• You have also been loving "pahcor" (popcorn) since we got our airpopper you ask for it almost daily, you'll eat it plain and if you're sharing with me butter and salt, yum!
• You started trying to jump with both feet off the ground and have succeeded quite a few times, you still love jumping into pillows on our bed or on the couch.
• You independence has also come with some attitude, you tell me "away!" when you want me out of the room. You've started doing this when you are pooping, you love to be alone to do your business.
• You are finally saying the right colors when I ask you what color something is!!! Everything isn't "greee" anymore, you're such a little smartie pants!
• You are big enough that we flipped your car seat facing forward and you love it! This could be another reason you are such a little chatter box in the car, because there is more to see.
• You love the sandbox that Daddy built for you and the chalkboard wall Momma made for you and will play with them even if it's only 50 degrees outside, sometimes I have to get creative to talk you into coming inside the house.
• You are so fun and we love you more than you can imagine, you are growing up way too fast and we just want to freeze time!!