Declan at 19 Months

Dear Declan: 1 year and 7 months

• You weigh 22.5 pounds 
• You are wearing 6-9 and 9-12 month pants, 18 month shirts, size 3 diapers (size 4 overnight), size 4 and 5 shoes.
• You have 14 teeth!! Your upper left and right canine finally popped thru.
• You've been sick again this past month, another ear infection and an upper respiratory infection and you've had a cough and runny nose this past week.
• Your favorite foods are: Banana, blue berries, apples, grapes, oranges, string cheese, hamburger, chicken, ketchup, bread, Fettuccine Alfredo, yo baby yogurt, Veggie straws, Cheerios, french fries (we only let you have a couple) anything that's on our plates.
• You sleep from 6:30/7:00pm-6:30am during the week and 1 nap from 12-2 sometimes until 2:30; on the weekends we are usually running errands and eating dinner late and visiting friends and family so you don't get to be until 7 or 8 but you usually sleep 11-15 hours and still take a 2 or 3 hour nap.
• You can say dada, momma, milk, more, nite nite, nana(banana), all done, no no, thank you, bubbles, down, duck, bye bye, ball, my ball, book, turtle, dog, you can finally say Mickey!!!!
• You have a mirror you can look at yourself when we are in my car.... you like to 'talk' and look at yourself. You also like to yell/scream/talk very loudly while in the car.... I have to tell you inside voice all the time!
• You LOVE ketchup! You like to dip everything you can in ketchup, even your fingers and hands and then lick it off. It's so gross but you are so funny!
• You want to big so bad! You love watching big kids play and you want to run and play with them but you're still so little!
• You can point to your nose, ears, and hair/head... we are working on eyes, mouth, and tummy...
• We are starting traveling almost every weekend summer. So far you've done great! Only a few meltdowns and you were just very tired or hungry or both. We fixed it asap!
• Branson, MO - Silver Dollar City
• We took you to Silver Dollar City Friday of Memorial Weekend and you got to ride 2 rides, play in the playhouse and sand table area. We also got to see the Willis Clan, you were so good during their performance!
• Tulsa, Ok - Hot Air Balloon Festival
• The line for cars to get into to park was at least 2 hours so we drove around and finally found a place across the interstate where we could see the balloons but not have to pay to get in or wait! You had fun playing in the gravel and throwing rocks.
• Dallas, Tx - Yearly visit to see family on your Nana's side
• We went down early to see your cousin's in Austin and you stayed in Dallas with your Papaw and Nana and Nana's family. You had so much fun with all your cousins! 
• Beton/Hot Springs - Magic Springs - Family Weekend for your Pepaw
• Pepaw's company has a family day at a park in Hot Springs every year, we rode a bunch of rides, played in the water, had lunch and listen to some music! 

{19 MONTHS}

 {magic springs - pool time}

{dallas  - pool time with papaw and cousins}

{your favorite things to do at daycare..... swing and draw on the sidewalk}

{reading to yourself}

{waiting to see some hot air balloons in tulsa}

{first rides at silver dollar city}

{dipping food in ketchup}

{loving the park and watching the workers changing the lights}

{making brownies with mooh}

{taking your own temp}

{really upset that they were mowing the field behind the park} 

{you have something on your head}

{mimi's birthday dinner}

{mimi's surprise birthday party}

Happy 19 Month Birthday Baby Boy!

I'll love you forever

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

My baby you'll be.

xoxo

ac