19 Months

Ryan,

It seems like every time I turn around I am writing you another monthly letter.  Time is going way too fast, but like usual I am trying to pack it all in and we are living life to the fullest.  We have done so much this summer and I have loved every second of it!!  You are my little buddy, like the coolest, smartest, funniest, little guy ever.  You keep me laughing all day long.  You have a zillion words and we almost have conversations, at least we know what each other is talking about.  You amaze people that meet you and you say hi and show them all of your stuff and tell them about all of your animals and trucks and little sistur and then say byebye and give everyone kisses.  When we were leaving Wegmans the other day you said "byebye" to everyone on the way out the door!

You are huge!!  When Emily was born all of the sudden you were all grown up.  You are so big and grown up it is crazy, sad, exciting, and hillarious!!  You are taking one nap a day after lunch-sometimes for 3 hours, size 5 diapers, eating has been a bit more picky this month, you have taken up sucking on pacifiers haha and playing in the jungle gym mat thinggy.  You know everyone's names, especially all your lady friends.  You always point to Ginny and Aubrey's pictures on the fridge and say their names.  You know who everyone belong with, when we say Whitney you say "Galen."  You love Gabba and tell us when you want to watch it and talk about Muno and Tootie allllll the time.  You get a little extra tv these days, easy way for me to keep you in the same room when I am feeding Emily.

You are also in a stage of testing the limits.  We don't say no to much but one of them is standing on the furniture.  You really only do it when you know we are watching.  Sometimes you will stand on the couch when I turn away and be peeking around the corner waiting for me to see you.  You definitely have your little temper tantrums when told "no."  And your new thing when I say no is to say "gwwwwama," it's very hard not to laugh at you when trying to discipline.  We did start time out, you have spent about 15 seconds in your little stool a few times and laugh at us the entire trip to the seat.

You are a great big brother, ask to hold her from time to time, ignore her most of the time, but when you do notice you love to give her hugs.  You always find pacifiers on the floor, chew on them for a while, then bring them to me for sister.

We are so so so so so lucky to have such an amazing little kid.  You really are like awesome and wonderful and all of those things!

Love you so much,

Mommy and Dada!