February 16, 2011

Nineteen Months . . .

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Ollie has been with us for nineteen months.  He’s busier than ever.  I need to keep a record of his accomplishments since he’s adding to his arsenal almost daily.  At nineteen months he:

  • Doesn’t want to sit in a high chair anymore, preferring to kneel on a big chair instead.
  • Feeds himself, making a colossal  mess EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
  • Stands at the back door and calls out “squirrel?” while looking for his favorite back yard friends.
  • Wants to watch Blues Clues and talks about letters, mail, clues and Steve all day.
  • Knows that all the adults in our house are “Dada” and all the children are “Hannah”.
  • Clings to my legs whenever he thinks I’m going to leave to go somewhere.
  • Loves real doggies and kitties {aack!} and playing with stuffed animals.
  • Can build a very legit lego or block tower, which he will promptly destroy.
  • Says lots of words, like juice, milk, want, please, love you, ball, uh-oh, no no, yes, good, night night, dog, cat, bath, up, down, in, off and on.
  • Makes funny faces like his Daddy.
  • Joins us for prayers on his knees with his arms folded.

We all love Ollie!  He is the light in our home.  The Hubby and I sit and stare at him while he sleeps, marveling that God saw fit to send us one more little spirit to care for.  He’s a gem!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

19 months? The time is just flying past in a blur!

I love the last picture with the spoon to Ollie's temple. He looks like a mystic using his special spoon to predict the future.

Stacey Gerlach Moe said...

He sure is a gem!

Emily said...

Oh how time flys, can't believe he's nineteen months already!

Apis Melliflora said...

Dada,

Obviously you're doing lots of things right; he seems completely healthy and happy to me!

squeezeme said...

Darling, darling boy! Keep holding on to every single moment.....even the messy ones!

The Queen Vee said...

He's got me hooked around his little finger.

Kasey said...

Oh I bet he is so cute when he says Squirel too! My kids say it a lot too, after watching UP. He's a handsome little guy.