Today is the day. Mason is 18 months old. One and a half. And for some reason, that is striking me as a real milestone. You would think I would have had these feelings when he turned one, but at one, I think babies are still babies. He was walking, but still wobbly. He was eating on his own, but not very well. And now, in these past six months, the boy has changed before our very eyes from a baby to a genuine toddler. Here are some of my general thoughts and reflections on who we like to affectionately call "the boy"...
You have so much energy. Just watching you run (not walk, full on run) from room to room or toy to toy wears me out.
You love trains, especially Thomas. You play with trains every day at your sitter's house and then all night and weekend long with us.
You are getting more and more words every day. For awhile I thought you would never speak, but rather only communicate in animal noises the rest of your life. You have proven me wrong, and now you regularly say Mama, Dada, Gramma (arguably the funniest one!), Grampa, Papa, Bebe (my sister Betsy), Minnie, shoes, cheese, choo choo, uh oh, football, and basketball. You didn't learn those sports words from us, kid.
Speaking of animal noises, you have those down, too. You know lion, tiger, bear, dog, cat, owl, birdie, goose, sheep, cow, horse, fish (the best), elephant, giraffe (the other best), crab, seahorse, and snake. You know what each of these animals are and can identify them in books as well as a frog, duck, and raccoon.
When you eat, you take a bite and then throw your fork or spoon on the floor immediately. We are working on that. Because of this, we haven't pushed their use, but recently you fed yourself a couple of bowls of cereal as well as applesauce, and you kept your spoon in hand!
You are very romantic. When I ask if I can have a kiss you turn around and lean back with these romantic eyes and give the best open mouth kisses. We are going to have to talk to you and address your technique before high school, though.
You still don't sleep through the night. And you know how to be naughty. Yes, you really know how to be naughty. For example, sometimes you hit the dog. When you have done it time and time again and haven't listened to me, I will tell you, "Mason if you hit her again you are going to get a spanking." So what do you do? You hit her, incredibly softly. I am constantly finding myself having to decide if you did something wrong or if you are just tricking me. Sometimes I just look at you and tell you that we had you to make all of our parenting mistakes on so that if we have additional children, they will be perfect.
You love trains, especially Thomas. You play with trains every day at your sitter's house and then all night and weekend long with us.
You are getting more and more words every day. For awhile I thought you would never speak, but rather only communicate in animal noises the rest of your life. You have proven me wrong, and now you regularly say Mama, Dada, Gramma (arguably the funniest one!), Grampa, Papa, Bebe (my sister Betsy), Minnie, shoes, cheese, choo choo, uh oh, football, and basketball. You didn't learn those sports words from us, kid.
Speaking of animal noises, you have those down, too. You know lion, tiger, bear, dog, cat, owl, birdie, goose, sheep, cow, horse, fish (the best), elephant, giraffe (the other best), crab, seahorse, and snake. You know what each of these animals are and can identify them in books as well as a frog, duck, and raccoon.
When you eat, you take a bite and then throw your fork or spoon on the floor immediately. We are working on that. Because of this, we haven't pushed their use, but recently you fed yourself a couple of bowls of cereal as well as applesauce, and you kept your spoon in hand!
You are very romantic. When I ask if I can have a kiss you turn around and lean back with these romantic eyes and give the best open mouth kisses. We are going to have to talk to you and address your technique before high school, though.
You still don't sleep through the night. And you know how to be naughty. Yes, you really know how to be naughty. For example, sometimes you hit the dog. When you have done it time and time again and haven't listened to me, I will tell you, "Mason if you hit her again you are going to get a spanking." So what do you do? You hit her, incredibly softly. I am constantly finding myself having to decide if you did something wrong or if you are just tricking me. Sometimes I just look at you and tell you that we had you to make all of our parenting mistakes on so that if we have additional children, they will be perfect.
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they grow so fast! such a cliche but true. he is adorable!
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