Almost 20 Months and Baby on the Way

Wright is almost 20 months 0ld, I can't believe how close to 2 that is! We are so excited that he is going to be a big brother, but I have to say it is really hard to imagine loving ANYONE like I love him! I think the whole pregnancy thing is making me more emotional about him growing up, I will catch myself looking at him and thinking, please don't get big too fast!

Anyways, here are some cute things he has been doing recently.

- He runs around the house and says "See Dow" all the time which we finally discovered meant "Lucy Dog". She is still his favorite playmate.
- He says and sings his ABC's. I would say he knows about 8 letters total but he at least knows what order they come in the alphabet. He also knows about 5 numbers from 1-10 and when we count, he chimes in when we get to 1, 2, 5, 9 and 10.
- He has a great sense of direction. When we get near our house, he starts saying "house, house". When we drive down Royal by my mom's he says "Mimi house" and when we keep going on Royal, he says "Max, Yuuuuke".
- We started swim lessons and he can hold his breath for 6-7 seconds. He loves going under water and jumping to me from the side. He hates going to the teacher and floating on his back!
- He is obsessed with counting to three before he does anything...jumping off the stair, throwing himself on Lucy's dog bed, getting out of the bath or high chair, jumping into the pool, etc. His counting is hysterical, he says something like "Bah, two, weeeeeeeeeee".
- He is into babies and loves to check them out wherever we go. And whether it is one or three, he says "babies".
- He sings along to music in the car and acts out songs with motions. He loves "This little light of mine", holding his candle and blowing it out. He also loves "5 little monkeys", especially the part where you say "No more monkeys jumping on the bed". He gets this angry voice and points his finger saying "dah do bah boo dah doo da" (or something like that).
- He is still a big dancer and loves getting down to any music.
- He is still way too into tv. He says "show" a hundred times a day. And when he watches the shows, he knows the songs and dances. The other day he was watching Blues Clues and the guy said "Our handy dandy..." and then paused for the kid watching to answer and Wright screams "nobook" (aka notebook). I could not tell if that was smart or just plain sad that he watches tv so much!
- And Brendan wants to add that he loves watching baseball with his dad. He says "ball" or "bayball" when its on (which is a lot!)

It Has Been Too Long!

I cannot believe I have not posted anything on the blog in so long. We have had a lot going on the past few weeks. Wright finished his first year of school, which was very bittersweet. I have been really busy with my new gold buying business and prepping for teaching next year. We have been loving the weather here and enjoying the outside all the time.

Wright with Miss Dina and Miss Sharon on the last day.

We went to the Lane's lakehouse this last weekend and had a great time. There were four couples there and all of us have boys close in age. The kids had such a great time playing in the big yard with water toys. They also got to go on the boat, which was not a huge hit for most due to the uncomfortable life jackets.

While we were there, we had a VERY scary incident. Wright was sitting on a bench eating his lunch in his booster seat which was not attached. He must have leaned back because all of a sudden, he flew back and nailed his head on the window ledge behind him. It made such a loud noise that I think everyone in the room was scared. Brendan and I ran over convinced that he had busted his head open, but there was no blood, just a huge dent in his head. He was shrieking and shaking and could not calm down for a while. I think every mom in the room was crying, it was just so traumatic. Anyways, not too long after he had calmed down, he got in my lap and fell asleep which of course freaked me out. So, we had to call the after hours nurse at our pediatrician who told us what all to do to look for a concussion. But after a 2 hour nap, he seemed completely back to normal. We on the other hand were still pretty shaken. It is amazing how resilient these little guys are!

I'm all ready for some lake time!

Jack Henry, Cade, Wright and Jake.

Wright and Jake slip and slidin'

I can't believe that Wright almost looks like he was not crying in this pic - don't be decieved!

On the boat...

Wright and Jack Henry playing with the hammock.

Next to being outside, watching "shows" was of course Wright's favorite activity. He had his blanket because this was shortly after the fall.

Owen, Jake and Wright had a great time in the bath together! Wright and Jake played a splashing game that soaked the entire bathroom.

All the mommies.

Cute buddies.

Yes they are sorta all over the place, but I still consider it a miracle that we got 4 boys this age to sit long enough for a pic!

Since we have been back, it seems like Wright's vocabulary has increased 10 times. I am convinced it is from being around Jake who talks (and even sings) so well all weekend. But today he has been saying so many new words and then remembering them later too, instead of just repeating as we talk about it. Example is that he came in and saw baseball on tv and said football. We said no, that is baseball. Then later it was on again and he goes "baseball". It was like he actually remembered from being told that once. Very cool!

One funny thing he is doing right now is when we ask him to point to mama or dada, he always points to himself. We think it is because when we have shown him who we are, we have always pointed to ourselves, so he is imitating us. But he cannot seem to get this straight - no matter how much we have tried. He is also still way into blowing kisses to EVERYONE. In the parking lot at Sam's the other day, he was doing it to everyone we passed. I am sure he does it because it always gets such a big reaction. :)

He loves wearing this hat and still loves to dance and watch shows.

Not sure if he likes this new water toy we got.

But he loves this one that all his friends have.