Motor Skills - He doesn't walk anywhere anymore, he runs! He has finally figured out how to climb up on the couch and he thinks he is such hot stuff! He will sometimes try to walk up the stairs but still prefers to crawl (he moves much faster that way). He knows how to jump and kick a ball. He still will only go down one or two steps if he's holding our hand (he'll say, "hand" and reach up for it, I think it's so cute!) but if there are more than a few steps he'll just ask to be held (by saying, "hold you?") and won't even attempt it. I love the healthy fear he has of stuff like that, we don't even have to have baby gates up because we know he won't attempt it. Chase on the other hand is completely opposite, so it's taken some getting used to!
Speech - This age is so fun!!! I have been trying to write down all of the words he says in the right context and clearly enough for me to understand but every time I turn around he says something new! It's so exciting. Here is the list I have going but I'm sure I'm leaving off quite a few:Car, bus, train, happy, ball, baseball, kitty, doggie, shower, hat, home, mess, color, juicy (what he calls his juice plus vitamins), toast, O's, blue, two, milk, wipey, poop, diaper, trash, purse, keys, picture, project, truck, shoes, elmo, hammer, uh oh, M&M, watermelon, toast, peas, drink, cheese, ba ba (for Chase's bottles), hug, chair, plane, hot, birthday, bird, cookie, fish, hop hop (for bunnies), hand, seriously, circle, outta here, again, clean, bath, book, hold you, done, hi, bye bye, sad, cry, help, eat, hungie (for hungry), outside, icky, stinky, burpies, shirt, shorts, baby, girl, boy, back, shut, off, candy, feet, leg, toes, head, neck, cheek, teeth, ear, couch, vacuum, nana (for bananas), eye, beep beep, honk honk, pup, up, ladder, peanut, snake, hurt, gross, wheel, pepper, salt, flower. He also knows the names of everyone we see on a regular basis. He surprises me daily by saying a word, articulated perfectly and pointing at it. I know it's something every child does and a phase all adults have been through but as a mom it is the most miraculous thing. I love that I can have a conversation with him now and we understand each other.
Food: He is a picky toddler now but here are a few of the foods I can get him to eat...watermelon, goldfish, peas, chicken, veggie burgers, toast, cheerios, pasta, cheese.
Sleep: He still takes a nap in the afternoon (anywhere from 2-3 hours) and sleep about 11 hours straight at night.
Play: He is still completely obsessed with cars, trucks, trains and planes. He loves pushing his cars or wagon full of cars around the kitchen. He is also obsessed with the vacuum! He loves it, the noise scares him but at the same time he is amazed by it. He has the same weird obsession with the lawn mower. He has discovered coloring and it's become one of his favorite things to do. He loves to be outdoors, my mom planted some trees in our yard that we are watering daily and he loves it. He loves to hold the hose, to sit in the grass, to dig in the dirt, to play with the rocks...everything about being outside. He loves it when I sing to him, lately 'happy birthday' and the 'ABC's' have become his favorite songs. Another favorite past time is to take the silverware out of the drawer and disperse it though out the house, I have no clue where this comes from!
He has so much personality and it's emerging more and more each day. It's been really amazing to watch this little person emerge. He is shy and timid but when he's in an environment that he feels comfortable he makes himself at home by talking and running around like a crazy man. He is not really a mama's boy or a daddy's boy he loves us both equally. He loves his little brother and as soon as he gets up in the morning or from a nap he asks for him. If Chase is still in bed he'll run into Chase's room and get him up. Colby loves to be held, hugged and kissed and is very affectionate. What a blessing he is for Jason, Chase and I!
Our little green eyed boy...
This is what happens when we get him undressed for a bath and get occupied with Chase...naked boy on the run! Here he is looking for treasures in our bathroom...
He made a detour to play with his cars for a few minutes before he was caught!
He plays hard and sleeps hard, here is my little sleeping angel...
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What a handsome boy!
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