19 Month Update

Oh Griffers, I haven't forgotten about your monthly updates, we've just been so super busy getting back into the post holiday routine, that I didn't blog about it. It's safe to say that a good chunk of our business is due to you being so curious and into just about everything......which is a great thing! You are growing by leaps and bounds and blossoming into a little inquisitive being just ready to figure out what lies ahead.

At 19 months:

Favorites:
My FAVORITE, all time FAVORITE thing you do is telling secrets. You have learned how to whisper and when asked to give a secret, come up and whisper jibber jabber, baby babble into our ears....something only YOU know what you're saying. It gives me the chills to feel your sweet baby breath and hear your baby talk, not to mention that it makes us all laugh so hard.

Your favorite bedtime song is "Baa Baa" as you call it, or Baa Baa Black Sheep. You also like Twinkle, Twinkle and Hush Little Baby while we rock and snuggle.

Still going strong with the pacifier....ack, which only makes it all the more harder to take it away.

You love bath time and could spend hours in the bath with Sis. You particularly like to make the mermaids, animals and little people jump off the side and splash into the water.

You love anything with wheels that can vroom, vroom. The other day I thought it was so cute how you and Ava were playing doll house. I peered in the closet to see Ava playing and you seeking out the lawn mower and wheel barrow to vroom across the floor and up the wall.

Oh, and dancing, you still love to bust a move when you hear any sort of rhythm, be it music, clanging or whistling.

Words: You aren't using TOO many words, but know quite a few. Let's see.

Mama, Dada, Gigi, Grandma ("Gmmaw"), Boo, Boom Boom (doggie), hi, bye bye, sissy ("geegee"), poo poo, pee pee, thank you, beebo ("bibow"), pa pa ("baa baa"), ball, no no, yeah, yay, oh, uh-oh, good ("goo"). There are still a lot of signs, sounds and motions to tell us what you want. For example, if you want an airplane is "Mama, vvvvvvvvvvv" to tell me you what your airplane. You are doing great at comprehension and relaying your needs.


Phases:
However, you have really gotten into a hitting phase (PLEASE tell me it's only a phase!). Understandably, You'll hit when you get frustrated or don't get your way. And the true temper tantrums have continued. It's fairly easy to either distract you or ignore until we can talk to you once you've calmed down. You are great about showing gentle and giving kisses to make it better.

Personality:
You are such a friendly guy. Waving to people and saying hi and smiling and flirting, the whole nine yards. You continue to be my little snuggler and cuddle up and rock before bedtime. It's great downtime for either daddy or myself to have with you and we will always cherish and remember it. You love to laugh and have a good time, while making being silly and making people laugh. You have just about the sweetest face I have ever seen and terrific enthusiasm and passion for the world around you.