Declan at 23 Months

Dear Declan: 1 year and 11 months

You weigh 24.8 pounds 

You are wearing 9-12 month pants and some 18 month jeans (only for the length though, they are adjustable waist and are as tight as we can get them) 18 month shirts,  size 4 diapers size 5 over night diapers and and size 5 shoes.

Your favorite foods are: Banana, blue berries, apples, grapes, oranges, chicken, ketchup, bread, Fettuccine Alfredo, yo baby yogurt, Veggie straws, Cheerios, french fries, crackers, cookies, pizza, breakfast bars (you call them cookies)  and anything that's on our plates.

You sleep from 7:00-7:30pm-6:30am during the week and a  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 8 and later but you usually sleep 11-15 hours and still take a 2 or 3 hour nap.

More words this month!! You now can say bless you, thank you, amen, chicken, hot dog! You can still say cow, pig, horse, cat, bird, Mimi, Poppi, Papa, Gigi, Nana, please, block, broke, car, baby, up, down, momma, milk, more, nite nite, nana(banana), all done, no no, thank you, bubbles, down, duck, bye bye, ball, my ball, book, turtle, dog, cracker, cookie and Mickey, Mooh and Pooh.

You have NO interest in potty training at this point and freak out it if we put you on the toilet.

 

Little man, boy has this year has flown by!! I can't believe I have 31 days until you are no longer a 'baby' and we will have a full blown toddler with terrible twos tantrums and all the fun that comes with growing up! I also can't believe how smart you are. You know how to get around the iPad to get your movies and my phone to get to your games.  Daddy and I took a week vacation a week ago, so YOU got a week vacation! You stayed with Gigi and Pepaw for a few days and Papaw and Nana for a few days. We ended having to cut our vacation short because of hurricane Matthew. At the time I was really upset, we've been planing that vacation for a few years now but the minute we got home and you ran to me with a huge smile and said Mama, coming home early was the best thing that happen on the trip! We were only gone for 6 nights but it felt like a 100 days. Since we had a few days off left from vacation we took you to the Tulsa Aquarium! You were scared at first but we finally got you realize that nothing can get you or hurt you.  I know I say this every time but I love you so much and I have no idea where I would be without you in my life. I love you to the moon and back!

{23 MONTHS}

{trying salad, you didn't like it}

 {first tailgating of the year}

{fun at gulley park}

 {tulsa aquarium}

{miniature golf with papaw and nana while you were on vacation}

{staying with gigi while you were on vacation}

{hair cut at pigtails and crewcuts and then dinner at steak n' shake}

{watching the razorback game}

{sleeping in the car while we run around town}

{helping us with the recycling}

Happy 23 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